Reprise Records is an American major record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It was mostly inactive from 1976 to 1987. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Bros. Records. (More from Wikipedia)
After the Svelts disbanded, Alice de Buhr started yet another all-woman band called Wild Honey that June Millington and Jean Millington later joined; they eventually moved to Los Angeles. Wild Honey was on the brink of breaking up but made one last appearance at the L.A. nightclub the Troubadour. While there, they met Richard Perry, who arranged to have the band signed in 1969 to Reprise Records. After being signed, Wild Honey recruited keyboardist Nickey Barclay, who had played in Joe Cocker’s “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” musical ensemble.
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John Cale has also had an important impact on music following his time with the Velvet Underground, though mostly behind the scenes. John Cale produced several proto-punk albums, including the first album by the Stooges, The Stooges (1969), and the first album by the Modern Lovers that Reprise Records refused to release; it was later released on Beserkley Records.
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