- Notable artists
- Discography 1970 (under AMPEX distribution) 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
- See also
- References
- External links
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| founded = {{start date|1970}}
| founder = Albert Grossman
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| defunct = {{end date|1984}}
| status = Defunct
| distributor = Rhino Records
| genre = Various
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}}Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. Artists included Todd Rundgren, Elizabeth Barraclough, Foghat, Halfnelson/Sparks, Bobby Charles, Randy VanWarmer, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Lazarus, Jesse Winchester, and NRBQ. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's death. Bearsville's initial distributor was Ampex Records. From 1972 until its folding, the label was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in most countries. In the UK it was distributed by Warner until 1979, and then Island until 1981; its last few British releases were licensed to independent labels Avatar and Lamborghini. Rhino Records currently distributes the Bearsville catalog. Many of the artists on the roster recorded at Grossman's Bearsville Studios. Notable artists{{unreferenced|section|date=December 2014}}- Elizabeth Barraclough
- Paul Butterfield
- Jonathan Cain
- Felix Cavaliere
- Bobby Charles
- The dB's
- Foghat
- Jesse Frederick
- Nick Jameson
- Norma Jean Wright
- Lazarus
- Liar
- Willie Mitchell
- NRBQ
- Roger Powell
- Todd Rundgren
- Utopia
- Randy Vanwarmer
- Jesse Winchester
- Sparks
Discography1970 (under AMPEX distribution)- The American Dream - The American Dream
- Gil Evans - Gil Evans
- Great Speckled Bird - Great Speckled Bird
- Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester
- Todd Rundgren - Runt
1971- Jericho - Jericho
- Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
Switched from AMPEX distribution to Warner Bros. using Reprise Records 2000 catalog number sequence. - Jesse Frederick - Jesse Frederick This was the first album to be released by Bearsville under Warner Bros. distribution. This release was a Bearsville / Reprise records release as noted on the back cover but used a Bearsville label on the LP.
- Lazarus - Lazarus[1]
1972- Sparks - Half Nelson
- Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?
- Hungry Chuck - Hungry Chuck
- Foghat - Foghat
- Jesse Winchester - Third Down, 110 to Go
- Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles
- Paul Butterfield - Better Days
1973- Sparks - A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
- Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
- Lazarus - A Fool's Paradise
- Foghat - Foghat (Rock & Roll)
- Jean Yves Labat - M. Frog
- Paul Butterfield - It All Comes Back
- Foghat - Energized First Bearsville release using its own 6000 catalog number sequence
1974- Todd Rundgren - Todd
- Jesse Winchester - Learn to Love it
- Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren's Utopia
- Felix Cavaliere - Felix Cavaliere
- Foghat - Rock and Roll Outlaws
1975- Todd Rundgren - Initiation
- Felix Cavaliere - Destiny
- Foghat - Fool For the City
- Utopia - Another Live
- Paul Butterfield - Put It In Your Ear
1976- Todd Rundgren - Faithful
- Jesse Winchester - Let the Rough Side Drag
- Foghat - Night Shift
1977- Utopia - RA
- Tony Wilson - I Like Your Style
- Jesse Winchester - Nothing But a Breeze
- Jonathan Cain Band - Windy City Breakdown
- Utopia - Oops! Wrong Planet
- Foghat - Foghat Live
- Nick Jameson - Already Free
1978- Foghat - Stone Blue
- Jesse Winchester - A Touch on the Rainy Side
- Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow
- Elizabeth Barraclough - Elizabeth Barraclough
- Liar - Set the World on Fire
- Norma Jean Wright - Norma Jean
- Todd Rundgren - Back to the Bars
1979- Tony Wilson - Catch One
- Randy Vanwarmer - Warmer
- Elizabeth Barraclough - Hi!
- Foghat - Boogie Motel
- Utopia - Adventures In Utopia
1980- Roger Powell - Air Pocket
- Kenny Doss - Movin'on A Feeling
- Randy Vanwarmer - Terraform
- Foghat - Tight Shoes
- Pam Windo and the Shades - It First release using the Warner Bros 3000 catalog number sequence
- Brian Briggs - Brian Damage
- Utopia - Deface the Music
1981- Paul Butterfield - North-South
- Johnny Average Band - Some People
- Todd Rundgren - Healing
- Jesse Winchester - Talk Memphis
- Donald O'Connor - Come Alive
- Willie Mitchell - Listen Dance
- Randy Vanwarmer - Beat of Love
- Foghat - Girls to Chat and Boys to Bounce
1982- Brian Briggs - Combat Zone
- Utopia - Swing To The Right
- Foghat - In The Mood for Something Rude First released to us the 5 digit Warner Bros. number sequence
- Todd Rundgren - The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
1983- Nicole Wills - Tell Me
- Randy Vanwarmer - The Things That You Dream
- NRBQ - Grooves in Orbit
- Foghat - Zig-Zag Walk
1984- Human Body - Make You Shake It
- Freida Parton - Two-Faced
- The dB's - Like This
See also- Bearsville Studios
- List of record labels
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lazarus-mn0001185507/biography|title=Lazarus {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-07-24}}
External links- {{Official website|1=http://www.bearsvillerecords.com}}
- {{Allmusic | id=mn0000936425 | label=Todd Rundgren}}
- {{Allmusic | id=mn0000377892 | label=Nazz}}
- {{Allmusic | id=mn0000837486 | label=Utopia}}
- {{Allmusic | id=mn0000616815 | label=Todd Rundgren & Utopia}}
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