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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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.
- Bad Girl →
Release date: 1959-09-27
- Bad Girl ↗
Release date: 1959-09-06Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Basic Grey →
Release date: 1976
- Basic Soul →
Release date: 1972
- Basic Soul ↗
Release date: 1972
- Bayou Drive →
Release date: 1989
- Beautiful Delilah / Vacation Time →
Release date: 1958
- Been So Long / So Far Away →
Release date: 1982
- Benny Rides Again →
Release date: 1984
- Berry Is on Top →
Release date: 1959-07
- Berry Is on Top ↗
Release date: 1959-07Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Best Of, Volume 1: 1955-1958 →
Release date: 1990
- Best of Chess: Original Versions of Songs in Cadillac Records →
Release date: 2008
- Big Bad Bo →
Release date: 1974
- Big Bad Bo ↗
Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam →
Release date: 1986
- Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam →
Release date: 1962
- Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam ↗
Release genres: blues · Genre source ↗
- Billy Stewart Teaches Old Standards New Tricks →
Release date: 1967
- Billy Stewart Teaches Old Standards New Tricks ↗
Release date: 1967
- Bio →
Release date: 1973
- Bio ↗
Release date: 1973-08Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Black & White: The Little Red Rooster →
Release date: 1988
- Black Gold: The Very Best of Rotary Connection →
Release date: 2006
Founders
2 founding relationships reported by MusicBrainz. Dates describe the founding event, not a period of employment or a current role.
- Leonard Chess →
Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Phil Chess →
Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
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