Chess

About this catalogue entry

Chess is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Original Production.

Source note: US label

Historical entity: the source marks this entity as ended in 1975. This is not an active-status verification.

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Genres & artists

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Associated release artists

Showing 80 of 156 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.

Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.

Selected releases

831 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.

• The Blues, Volume 2 →
  Release date: 1987
• The Blues, Volume 3 →
  Release date: 1990-10-17
• The Blues, Volume 4 →
  Release date: 1964
• The Blues, Volume 4 →
  Release date: 1989
• The Blues, Volume 5 →
  Release date: 1990
• The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert →
  Release date: 1988
• The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals →
  Release date: 1997-08-26
• The Chess Box →
  Release date: 1990
  Bo Diddley
  Bo Diddley · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer · Artist source ↗
• The Chess Box →
  Release date: 1991
  Howlin’ Wolf
  Howlin’ Wolf · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• The Chess Box →
  Release date: 1997
  Willie Dixon
  Willie Dixon · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• The Chess Box →
  Release date: 1990
  Bo Diddley
  Bo Diddley · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer · Artist source ↗
• The Chess Box →
  Release date: 1988
  Chuck Berry
  Chuck Berry · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• The Chess Box →
  Release date: 1989-11-07
  Muddy Waters
  Muddy Waters · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · blues musician · Artist source ↗
• The Chess Box ↗
  Release date: 1988
  Release genres: blues · Genre source ↗
  Willie Dixon
• The Chess Box ↗
  Release date: 1988
  Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
  Chuck Berry
• The Chess Collection →
  Release date: 2006
  Laura Lee
  Laura Lee · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · soul & gospel singer/songwriter · Artist source ↗
• The Chess Records Christmas Album →
  Release date: 2025-11-14
• The Chess Records Christmas Album →
  Release date: 2025-11-14
• The Chess Years →
  Release date: 1991
  Chuck Berry
  Chuck Berry · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• The Complete 50’s Chess Recordings →
  Release date: 1998
  John Lee Hooker
  John Lee Hooker · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist · Artist source ↗
• The Complete Chess Masters →
  Release date: 1997-11-04
  Lowell Fulson
  Lowell Fulson · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• The Complete Chess Masters - Plus →
  Release date: 1997
  The Flamingos
  The Flamingos · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · doo-wop/R&B · Artist source ↗
• The Complete Plantation Recordings ↗
  Muddy Waters
• The Complete Plantation Recordings (The Historic 1941-42 Library of Congress Field Recordings) →
  Release date: 1997
  Muddy Waters
  Muddy Waters · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · blues musician · Artist source ↗

Founders

2 founding relationships reported by MusicBrainz. Dates describe the founding event, not a period of employment or a current role.

• Leonard Chess →
  Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
  Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
• Phil Chess →
  Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
  Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗

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