King Records (United States)
King Records was an American leading independent record company and label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown, it operated until 1975, and now operates as a reissue label.
History
In the beginning, King specialized in country music, at the time known as hillbilly music. King advertised, "If it's a King, It's a Hillbilly – If it's a Hillbilly, it's a King." One of the label's hits was "I'm Using My Bible for a Road Map" by Reno and Smiley. Important recordings in this field were done by the Delmore Brothers and Wayne Raney. The Delmores and Moon Mullican played a country-boogie style that was similar to rockabilly. Several King artists, such as Bill Beach, are in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.Queen Records was the "Race Records" division of King Records and was also owned by Syd Nathan. It was founded in 1943 and was eventually folded into King.
King also owned Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. The label hired Ralph Bass and recorded R&B musicians such as Hank Ballard, Roy Brown, Valerie Carr, Champion Jack Dupree, Ivory Joe Hunter, Joe Tex, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and Otis Williams and the Charms. King also had a long legal battle with James Brown after he repeatedly violated his contract with the company.
King bought De Luxe Records and Bethlehem Records. In 1951, Federal Records made the crossover of an R&B record into the white pop music charts with Billy Ward and the Dominoes' "Sixty Minute Man". It reached number 17 on the Billboard pop chart and number 1 in the R&B chart.
King mixed the country and R&B sides of the label. Many of its country singers, such as Moon Mullican, the Delmore Brothers, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Zeb Turner, covered the label's R&B songs, such as "Grandpa Stole My Baby", "Rocket to the Moon", "Bloodshot Eyes", and "I Got Loaded". R&B artists recorded country songs, such as Bubber Johnson's "Keep a Light in the Window for Me".
During the 1950s, King distributed portable phonographs. King Records was unique among the independent labels because the entire production process was done in-house: recording, mastering, printing, pressing and shipping. This gave Nathan complete control, and a record could be recorded one day and shipped to radio stations the next day in quantities as small as 50. For that reason, King records that did not sell well are now rare.
Seymour Stein, a co-founder of Sire Records, interned at King Records as a high school student in 1957 and 1958 and worked for King from 1961 to 1963.
When Nathan died in 1968, King was acquired by Hal Neely's Starday Records and restarted as Starday and King Records. The songwriting duo of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller bought the label in 1970 but sold it soon afterwards to LIN Broadcasting, which in turn sold it to Tennessee Recording & Publishing, which sold it to Gusto Records in 1974. In 1971, James Brown's recording contract and back catalogue were sold to Polydor Records. Since 2001, Collectables Records has been remastering and reissuing the King Records catalogue.
The former King Records headquarters, at 1540 Brewster Avenue in Cincinnati, is still standing. A historical marker was placed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
Discography
King 500 Series
The King 500 Series of 12 inch LPs were released between 1956 and 1959.| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
| 500 | The Best of Bostic | ||
| 501 | Tiny Bradshaw | ||
| 502 | Moondust | ||
| 503 | Earl Bostic for You | ||
| 504 | Organ Reveries | also released as Giant Organ Magic | |
| 505 | A Concert of Cool Jazz | Quartet | |
| 506 | Modern Jazz Expressions | also released as Modern Jazz | |
| 507 | House Party | ||
| 508 | Mood Indigo | ||
| 509 | Favorite Organ Solos | ||
| 510 | Jazz for Happy Feet | and Band | |
| 511 | Love Is Here to Stay | Shura at the Piano | |
| 512 | Shura at the Piano | Shura and His Trio | |
| 513 | All Star Rock and Roll Revue | Various Artists | |
| 514 | Hot Doggett | ||
| 515 | Altotude | ||
| 516 | Showcase | Trio | |
| 517 | Orchids in the Moonlight | and the Society Orchestra | |
| 518 | Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland | ||
| 519 | Amen | Wings Over Jordan Choir | |
| 520 | Lonesome Road | ||
| 521 | In the Evening by the Moonlight | and Orchestra | |
| 522 | Borrah Minevitch and the Harmonica Rascals | released on DeLuxe label | |
| 523 | As You Desire Me | ||
| 524 | Free for All | Trio | |
| 525 | Dance Time | ||
| 526 | Jazz with a Horn | ||
| 527 | Billy in the Lion's Den | - Leo Parker Quartet | |
| 528 | After Hours | Various Artists | |
| 529 | Let's Dance with Earl Bostic | ||
| 530 | Big Jay in 3-D | reissue of Federal label LP | |
| 531 | Everybody Dance the Honky Tonk | ||
| 532 | Dame Dreaming | ||
| 533 | A Salute to Ellington | ||
| 534 | Yiddish Songs | and Betty Reilly | released on DeLuxe label - also released as Mink...Shmink |
| 535 | Something Old... Something New | Ink Spots | |
| 536 | Rock'n Roll Dance Party | Various Artists | |
| 537 | All-Time Country and Western Hits | Various Artists | |
| 538 | Rag Beat | ||
| 539 | Triple Threat | ||
| 540 | Piano Variations | Various Artists | |
| 541 | Their Greatest Hits | released on the Federal label | |
| 542 | This Is Lorez | and the King Fleming Quintet | |
| 543 | Adventure with Charlie | ||
| 544 | The Jones Girl...Etta...Sings, Sings, Sings | ||
| 545 | Dance Music for Mom and Dad | ||
| 546 | Meet John Puckett and His Piano | ||
| 547 | Invitation to Dance with Bostic | ||
| 548 | Billy Ward and His Dominoes featuring Clyde McPhatter | and His Dominoes | released on the Federal label |
| 549 | The Platters | released on the Federal label | |
| 550 | Sacred Songs | and Red Smiley | |
| 551 | Sacred Songs | ||
| 552 | Instrumentals by Don Reno and Red Smiley | , Red Smiley and the Tennessee Cutups | |
| 553 | Cowboy Copas Sings His All-Time Hits | ||
| 554 | Grandpa Jones Sings His Greatest Hits | ||
| 555 | Moon Mullican Sings His All-Time Greatest Hits | ||
| 556 | Favorite Sacred Songs | Various Artists | |
| 557 | Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet | ||
| 558 | C'mon and Dance | ||
| 559 | Clyde McPhatter with Billy Ward and His Dominoes | with Billy Ward and His Dominoes | released on the Federal label |
| 560 | Deep River | Wings Over Jordan Choir | |
| 561 | Jazz Goes Ivy League | Trio Plus Three | |
| 562 | Square Dance Music | / Fiddlin' Linvilles / Curly Fox | |
| 563 | Candle Glow | ||
| 564 | Fever | ||
| 565 | |||
| 566 | Jazz with a Beat | ||
| 567 | Sacred Songs | Swanee River Boys | |
| 568 | Moody Blues: Play Only After Midnight | ||
| 569 | Come Home | ||
| 570 | Otis Williams and the Charms Sing Their All-Time Hits | and the Charms | |
| 571 | Bostic Rocks | ||
| 572 | Spirituals Volume 1 | Swan's Silvertone Singers | |
| 573 | Spirituals Volume 2 | Spirit of Memphis Quartet | |
| 574 | Spirituals Volume 3 | Four Internes | |
| 575 | Spirituals Volume 4 | Swan's Silvertone Singers | |
| 576 | Spirituals Volume 5 | Various Artists | |
| 577 | Spirituals Volume 6 | Spirit of Memphis Quartet | |
| 578 | Spirituals Volume 7 | Swan's Silvertone Singers | |
| 579 | Instrumentals and Ballads | and Red Smiley | |
| 580 | Dedicated to You | The "5" Royales | |
| 581 | The Midnighters Volume Two | ||
| 582 | Swingin' Easy | and His Orchestra | |
| 583 | Bostic Showcase of Swinging Dance Hits | ||
| 584 | Swingin' Flute | ||
| 585 | Dance Awhile with Doggett | ||
| 586 | 16 Favorites Volume 1 | ||
| 587 | Hawkshaw Hawkins Volume 1 | ||
| 588 | Songs of the Hills | ||
| 589 | Songs by the Delmore Brothers | ||
| 590 | Sixteen Sacred Songs Volume 2 | Brown's Ferry Four | |
| 591 | 16 Favorites Volume 2 | ||
| 592 | 16 Favorites Volume 2 | ||
| 593 | Steve Lawrence | ||
| 594 | Boyd Bennett | ||
| 595 | Bonnie Lou Sings! | ||
| 596 | Talk to Me | ||
| 597 | Alto Magic in Hi Fi: A Dance Party with Bostic | ||
| 598 | Golden Years in Hi-Fi | ||
| 599 | Big Beat Jazz |
King 600 Series
The King 600 series was released between 1958 and 1960.| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
| 600 | 12 Songs of Christmas | ||
| 601 | Good Songs, Rare Wine Will Live Forever | ||
| 602 | Sweet Tunes of the Fantastic 50's | ||
| 603 | Mister Little Willie John | ||
| 604 | Blue and Moody | ||
| 605 | 16 of His Greatest Hits | ||
| 606 | Uptown | ||
| 607 | Battle of the Blues | / Wynonie Harris | split album |
| 608 | Broadway Beat | Quartet | |
| 609 | Hold It | ||
| 610 | Please, Please, Please | and His Famous Flames | |
| 611 | A Date with Pate | ||
| 612 | Songs I'm Sure You Remember | ||
| 613 | Dance Music from the Bostic Workshop | ||
| 614 | This Is Otis Williams | and His Charms | |
| 615 | Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys | ||
| 616 | The "5" Royales Sing for You | ||
| 617 | Someone Will Love Me in Heaven | and Red Smiley | |
| 618 | Singin' and Swingin' | and The Midnighters | |
| 619 | Hymns and Sacred Songs | ||
| 620 | Earl Bostic Plays Sweet Tunes of the Roaring 20's | ||
| 621 | Good Old Country Ballads | and Red Smiley | |
| 622 | Memory Lane | Little Esther | |
| 623 | Dancing on Sunset Strip | ||
| 624 | Sweet Love Songs | ||
| 625 | Strictly Country Tunes | ||
| 626 | Here's Lookin' Atcha | ||
| 627 | Battle of the Blues Volume 2 | / Roy Brown | split album |
| 628 | Moon Mullican Sings and Plays 16 Favorite Tunes | ||
| 629 | The Sensational Donnie Elbert Sings | ||
| 630 | The Enchanting Organ of Bob Kames | ||
| 631 | Battle of the Organs | / Doc Bagby | split album |
| 632 | Earl Bostic Plays the Sweet Tunes of the Swinging '30s | ||
| 633 | High and Wide | ||
| 634 | Battle of the Blues Volume 3 | / Jimmy Witherspoon | split album |
| 635 | Try Me! | and His Famous Flames | |
| 636 | Cha Cha Cha | and Orchestra | |
| 637 | This and That | and His Tenor Sax | |
| 638 | All Star Rock and Roll Revue | Various Artists | |
| 639 | Homer and Jethro Will Drive You Nuts with Their Version of the Standards | Homer and Jethro | |
| 639 | They Sure Are Corny | Homer and Jethro | |
| 640 | Sweet Tunes of the Sentimental 40s | ||
| 641 | Big City Dance Party | ||
| 642 | Songs That Will Live Forever | reissue of King LP 535 | |
| 643 | Fresh from the Country | ||
| 644 | Sincerely Yours-Goodbye My Love | ||
| 645 | Sunday Morning Meeting | Stanley Brothers | |
| 646 | A Variety of Country Songs | Reno and Smiley | |
| 647 | Ferlin Husky | also released as Country Songs from the Heart | |
| 648 | The One and Only | ||
| 649 | Hotsy Totsy Organ | reissue of King LP 509 | |
| 650 | Big "J" in 3-D | and His Orchestra | reissue of Federal LP 530 |
| 651 | The Platters | reissue of Federal LP 549 | |
| 652 | Yesterday's Memories, Tomorrow's Dreams | ||
| 653 | Tribute to a Great Composer | reissue of King LP 501 with the addition of 4 songs | |
| 654 | Rock and Roll Revue Volume 2 | Various Artists | |
| 655 | Mellow Blues for the Late Hours | ||
| 656 | Sacred Songs Volume 2 | Reno and Smiley | |
| 657 | The Band Swings - Lorez Sings | with Orchestra | |
| 658 | Dance Music that Hits the Spot | ||
| 659 | For the Evening Hours | ||
| 660 | Music of Mexico | ||
| 661 | The Golden Sound of Joe Howard | ||
| 662 | Musical Pearls | ||
| 663 | Favorite Old Melodies | ||
| 664 | Deck of Cards | ||
| 665 | A Battle of Saxes | / Charlie Ventura | split album |
| 666 | Good Ole Mountain Music | 's Mountaineers | |
| 667 | On Tour | ||
| 668 | Battle of the Blues Volume 4 | / Roy Brown / Wynonie Harris | |
| 669 | Collection of Standard Sacred Country Songs | Maddox Brothers and Rose | |
| 670 | 20 Good Old Songs | ||
| 671 | The Late Cecil Gant: The Voice That Has Never Been Copied | ||
| 672 | The Best of Hank Locklin | ||
| 673 | The Drummer Man with the Big Beat | ||
| 674 | The One and Only Hank Ballard and the Midnighters | and the Midnighters | |
| 675 | Golden Goodies of Old Hawaii | and the Islanders | |
| 676 | Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz | ||
| 677 | Maddox Brothers and Rose | Maddox Brothers and Rose | |
| 678 | The Five Royales | ||
| 679 | 15 Songs of Christmas | ||
| 680 | Merry Christmas from... | Various Artists | |
| 681 | The Many Moods of Moon Mullican | ||
| 682 | Miami March Songs | Miami University Symphonic Band | |
| 683 | Think! | and the Famous Flames | |
| 684 | Gatemouth Moore Sings Blues | ||
| 685 | Mallets of Four Thought | and His Trio | |
| 686 | Favorites of Jimmy Dean | ||
| 687 | The Stewart Family Sings Country Sacred Songs | ||
| 688 | The Five Keys | ||
| 689 | The Great Texan | ||
| 690 | The Stanley Brothers Sing Everybody's Country Favorites | ||
| 691 | In Action | ||
| 692 | R & B Hits Past and Present | ||
| 693 | Hymns and Sacred Gospel Songs | Reno and Smiley | |
| 694 | Music for Romantic Moments | and His Orchestra | |
| 695 | Golden Country Favorites | ||
| 696 | Hawaiian Party | ||
| 697 | Country and Western Jamboree | Various Artists | |
| 698 | For the Good People | ||
| 699 | Swing Your Partner | with Grady Heston and the Texsons |
King 700 Series
The King 700 series was released between 1960 and 1962.| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
| 700 | Mr. Rhythm and Blues | and The Midnighters | also known as Finger Poppin' Time |
| 701 | Country Songs | Reno and Smiley | |
| 702 | Gospel Song Festival | and the Oak Ridge Quartet | |
| 703 | Favorites | ||
| 704 | The Sophisticate of the Piano: Whispering Jazz | ||
| 705 | Earl Bostic Plays Hit Tunes of Big Broadway Shows | ||
| 706 | For Reminiscent Lovers | ||
| 707 | Etta Jones Sings | reissue of King LP 544 | |
| 708 | Let's Dress Up... and Go Dancing | and His Orchestra | |
| 709 | Live It Up! | ||
| 710 | All Time Country and Western Hits | Various Artists | |
| 711 | Charity Ball: Meet Charlie Kehrer and Dance | ||
| 712 | The Don Miller Quartet | ||
| 713 | Shhhhh! The Quiet Man | ||
| 714 | Tragic Tales of Love and Life | ||
| 715 | Mr. Hawkins at the Piano | Trio | |
| 716 | The Big Sound | Sextet | |
| 717 | The Maharaja of the Saxophone | ||
| 718 | Wanted | Reno and Smiley | |
| 719 | The Stanley's in Person | ||
| 720 | Broken-Hearted Melodies | ||
| 721 | T. Texas Tyler | ||
| 722 | It's Christmas Time | ||
| 723 | Back Again with More Bill Doggett | ||
| 724 | Classics Go Latin | ||
| 725 | 25 Years of Rhythm & Blues Hits | Various Artists | |
| 726 | Home Spun Humor | Various Artists | |
| 727 | John Lee Hooker Sings Blues | compilation of 78rpm singles from 1948-1950 | |
| 728 | Easy Livin | ||
| 729 | Organ Bandstand | ||
| 730 | The Legendary Jimmy Osborne Vol. 2 | ||
| 732 | Gwen Bari Sings Intimate Love Songs | with the Leo Norman Strings | |
| 733 | Billy Ward and His Dominoes Featuring Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson | and His Dominoes | reissue of Federal LP-548 |
| 734 | Songs Along the Way | ||
| 735 | Champion Jack Dupree Sings the Blues | ||
| 736 | Let the Church Roll On | ||
| 737 | Hit Makers and Their Record Breakers | Various Artists | |
| 738 | Hank Locklin Encores | ||
| 739 | Sure Things | ||
| 740 | Spotlight on Hank Ballard | and the Midnighters | |
| 741 | Organ with Percussion and Sound | ||
| 742 | Lox, Latin and Bongos | Trio | |
| 743 | The Amazing James Brown | and the Famous Flames | |
| 744 | Square Dance Volume 2 | ||
| 745 | Solo Spotlights | Various Artists | |
| 746 | The Wonderful Wilburn Brothers | ||
| 747 | Polkas, Waltzes, Fox Trots | ||
| 748 | Let's Go Again | and the Midnighters | |
| 749 | 25 Years of Rhythm & Blues Hits Volume 2 | Various Artists | |
| 750 | Old Time Camp Meeting | ||
| 751 | Hot Rod | ||
| 752 | I'll Write Your Name in the Sand | Maddox Brothers and Rose | |
| 753 | Bumper Crop of All Stars | Various Artists | |
| 755 | Mexican Fiesta | ||
| 756 | Folk Songs of the Civil War | Reno and Smiley | |
| 757 | The French Singing Star | ||
| 758 | Yves Montand à Paris | ||
| 759 | Dance Along | and the Midnighters | |
| 760 | The Parker Brothers Choir | ||
| 761 | Songs of Love | ||
| 762 | Freddy King Sings | ||
| 763 | Gospel Songs by the Patterson Singers | ||
| 764 | There Is Only One Paris | ||
| 765 | A Variety Album | and His Mountaineers | |
| 766 | Strange Music | reissue of Bethlehem LP - Mike | |
| 767 | The Sweet, the Hot, the Teen-Age Beat | ||
| 768 | Happy Holidays from Bob Kames | ||
| 769 | Soulful Sacred Songs | 's Mountaineers | |
| 770 | House Party | Orchestra | |
| 771 | Night Train | / The Wobblers / Herb Hardesty / Henry Moore / Hank Marr /Clifford Scott | compilation of instrumentals also released as Twist Around and Jump Around |
| 772 | The Songs They Like Best | and the Clinch Mountain Boys | |
| 773 | Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King | ||
| 774 | Paris Vol. 3 | ||
| 775 | Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs | ||
| 776 | Country Singing and Instrumentals | Reno and Smiley | |
| 777 | Boy - Girl - Boy | , Lulu Reed and Sonny Thompson | |
| 778 | The Many Moods of Bill Doggett | ||
| 779 | Smokey Smothers Sings the Backporch Blues | ||
| 780 | Good, Good, Twistin | and His Famous Flames | also released as Shout and Shimmy and Excitement "Mr. Dynamite" |
| 781 | The Twisting Fools | and the Midnighters | |
| 782 | Golden Harvest Volume 3 | ||
| 783 | Bob Kames Plays Show-Stoppers | ||
| 785 | 30th Anniversary Album | ||
| 786 | By Popular Demand | ||
| 787 | Banjo Special | Reno and Smiley | |
| 788 | A Collection of 18 Spiritual Songs | ||
| 789 | Changes Mood to Trad Dixieland | ||
| 790 | Playing Corn with Cons on Every Finger! | ||
| 791 | Folk Song Festival | ||
| 792 | Forgotten Million Sellers | Various Artists | |
| 793 | The Jumpin' | and the Midnighters | |
| 794 | Reno and Smiley | Reno and Smiley | unissued |
| 795 | Music of Cincinnati | University of Cincinnati Bearcat Band | |
| 798 | Folk Spiritual Songs | and the Dobbs Singers | |
| 799 | Meet Mexie Marlowe |
King 800 Series
The King 800 series was released between 1962 and 1964.| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
| 800 | Remember How Great These Tunes Were in Years Gone By | ||
| 801 | Gospel Ranger | and the Cumberland Four | |
| 802 | Come On and Join Little Willie John at a Recording Session | ||
| 803 | Spiritual Christmas Songs | ||
| 804 | James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. | and His Famous Flames | |
| 805 | Good Old Camp Meeting Songs | ||
| 806 | Willa Dorsey and the Mighty Faith Increasers | and the Mighty Faith Increasers | |
| 807 | 25 Years of Country and Western Sacred Gospel Spiritual Songs | Various Artists | |
| 808 | All New Hawkshaw Hawkins | ||
| 809 | Rollin' Along with Grandpa Jones | ||
| 810 | Kelly Brothers Sing a Page of Songs from the Good Book | ||
| 811 | Christmas Songs by These Famous Country Artists | Various Artists | |
| 812 | Bob Kames Goes Western | ||
| 813 | Nashville Bandstand | Various Artists | |
| 814 | A Festival of Spiritual Songs | Mighty Faith Increasers | |
| 815 | The 1963 Sound of Hank Ballard | and The Midnighters | |
| 816 | Another Day with Reno and Smiley | Reno and Smiley | |
| 817 | The Country Gentleman of Song | ||
| 818 | Sutmiller's Presents The Hi-Lites | ||
| 819 | A Carnival of Songs | Various Artists | |
| 820 | 16 Great Country & Western Songs | ||
| 821 | Bossa Nova and Blues | ||
| 822 | 16 Sacred Gospel Songs | / Brown's Ferry Four | split album |
| 823 | 14 Academy Award Winning Songs | ||
| 824 | As You Remember Him | ||
| 825 | A Scene Near My Country Home | ||
| 826 | Live at the Apollo | ||
| 827 | Earl Bostic Plays Bossa Nova | ||
| 828 | Folk 'n' Hill | and Bill Napier | |
| 829 | Teentime: Latest Dance Steps | Trio Plus 3 | |
| 830 | Bill Doggett Plays American Songs Bossa Nova Style | ||
| 831 | Bobby Grove Sings It Was for You | ||
| 832 | Big Ben's Banjo Band Sing Along Volume 1 | ||
| 833 | All-Stars of Polkaland, U.S.A. | Polka All Stars | |
| 834 | Folk Concert from the Heart of America | ||
| 835 | In Memory | / Hawkshaw Hawkins | split album |
| 836 | Sing Along Volume 2 | Big Ben's Banjo Band | |
| 837 | Organ Jazz Giants | Various Artists | |
| 838 | Songs of the Fantastic 50's Vol. 2 | ||
| 839 | But Wild | ||
| 840 | Favorite Songs of Texas Ruby | Texas Ruby | |
| 841 | The Polka King's Return | ||
| 842 | The Music that Made Milwaukee Famous: Polkas | ||
| 843 | Howdy Neighbors | ||
| 845 | Do You Remember When Grandpa Jones Sang These Songs! | ||
| 846 | Jazz as I Feel It | ||
| 847 | Nashville Bandstand Number 2 | Various Artists | |
| 848 | Cornier than Corn | Homer and Jethro | |
| 850 | The Legend of Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins | / Hawkshaw Hawkins | split album |
| 851 | Prisoner of Love | ||
| 852 | The Big Blues | ||
| 853 | The World's 15 Greatest Hymns | Reno and Smiley | |
| 854 | The French Singing French Star Volume 2 | ||
| 855 | Surfin' on Wave Nine | Various Artists | |
| 856 | Freddy King Goes Surfin' | reissue of King LP 773 with overdubbed crowd noise | |
| 857 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | - | |
| 858 | Taken from Our Vaults: Volume 1 | ||
| 859 | Turn Back the Clock | Various Artists | |
| 860 | Country Music from the Heart of the Country | and Smitty Smith | |
| 861 | The World's Best Five String Banjo | and Red Smiley | |
| 862 | Hootenanny: America's Finest Folk Singing with 5-String Banjo | Various Artists | |
| 863 | Teenage Love Songs | ||
| 864 | The Country Folk Music Spotlight | ||
| 865 | It Won't Be This Way Always | ||
| 866 | Truck Driver Songs | Various Artists | |
| 867 | Hank Ballard's Biggest Hits | ||
| 868 | Impressions | ||
| 869 | Railroad Songs | Various Artists | |
| 870 | Taken from Our Vaults: Volume 2 | ||
| 871 | Songs of Rivers, Oceans and Seas | Various Artists | |
| 872 | Banjo in the Hills | ||
| 873 | From Our Vaults: Volume 3 | ||
| 874 | The True Meaning of Christmas | and Red Smiley | |
| 875 | Everybodys Favorite Blues | Various Artists | |
| 876 | Western Swing: Famous Western Bands | Various Artists | |
| 877 | More of... | ||
| 878 | The Great Charles Brown That Will Grip Your Heart | ||
| 879 | The Best of Waite Hoyt: In the Rain Volume 1 | ||
| 880 | The Best of Moore & Napier | and Bill Napier | |
| 881 | The Best of Earl Bostic Volume 2 | ||
| 882 | Look Who's Surfin' Now | Various Artists | |
| 883 | Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal | ||
| 884 | Top Rhythm & Blues Artists Do the Greatest Country Songs | Various Artists | |
| 885 | Taken from Our Vaults: A Real Collectors Item | ||
| 886 | Impact! | ||
| 887 | In Memory: The Delmore Brothers | unissued - reassigned as King 910 | |
| 888 | The Other Side of Grandpa Jones | ||
| 889 | Greatest Hits | unissued | |
| 890 | 14 Great All Time Country & Western Waltzes for the Folks Who Like Waltzes | Various Artists | |
| 891 | The Best of Clyde Moody | ||
| 892 | The Very Best of Jimmie Osborne | ||
| 893 | 14 Hit Flashbacks from Golden Group Era | Various Artists | |
| 894 | Hymns | ||
| 895 | Of All the Songs I've Recorded, I Like These Best | ||
| 896 | A Star in Your Eyes | ||
| 897 | Fireside Songs | unissued | |
| 898 | Songs of Zion | Church of God and Saints of Christ Singers | |
| 899 | Live at the Club 502 | Quartette |
King 900 Series
The King 900 series was released between 1964 and 1966.| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
| 900 | A New Sound | ||
| 901 | Favorite Traveling Salesman Stories | ||
| 902 | Latest and Greatest Blooperama | ||
| 903 | The Gray Matter of Paul Gray | ||
| 904 | Saucy Hit Parade | Reissue of Wallis Original WLP 11 | |
| 906 | Golf Par-Tee Fun!: A Collection of Hilarious Locker Room Humor! | ||
| 908 | The Best of Bill Doggett | ||
| 909 | Please, Please, Please | and His Famous Flames | reissue of King LP 610 with a new cover and number |
| 910 | In Memory: Volume 1 | ||
| 911 | On the Road with Reno & Smiley: Songs Truck Drivers Love! | Reno and Smiley | |
| 912 | I'm Tore Up | ||
| 913 | Those Lazy, Lazy Days | and The Midnighters | |
| 914 | Reno and Smiley Sing a Bluegrass Tribute to Cowboy Copas | Reno and Smiley | |
| 915 | Polka Music and Golden Waltzes | ||
| 916 | A Week-End with the Impacs | ||
| 917 | Country Hymnal | and Bill Napier | |
| 918 | Hymns of the Cross | ||
| 919 | The Unbeatable 16 Hits | and the Famous Flames | reissue of Try Me, King LP 635, with a new cover and title. |
| 920 | In Memory of the Delmore Brothers: Volume 2 | ||
| 921 | Earl Bostic Plays the Great Hits Of 1964 | ||
| 922 | City Folks Back on the Farm: 12 Variety Bluegrass Songs | and Bill Napier | |
| 923 | Just a Real Nice American Family | ||
| 924 | The Remarkable Stanley Brothers Play and Sing Bluegrass Songs for You | ||
| 925 | Personally Yours from the Cincinnatians at Christmastime | ||
| 927 | Glad Songs, Sad Songs... | and His Midnighters | |
| 928 | Freddy King Gives You a Bonanza of Instrumentals | ||
| 930 | The Lovable Style of Bobby Freeman | ||
| 931 | Freddy King Sings Again | ||
| 932 | Reno & Smiley's Variety Show | Reno and Smiley | |
| 933 | On and Off Stage | ||
| 934 | Bob Kames | ||
| 935 | The Best of Joe Tex | ||
| 936 | For All Lonesome Truck Drivers | and Bill Napier | |
| 937 | Moon Mullican Sings 24 of His Favorite Tunes | ||
| 938 | Papa's Got a Brand New Bag | ||
| 939 | Swan's Silvertone Singers | Swan's Silvertone Singers | reissue of King LP 572 |
| 940 | Spiritual Songs | Galatian Singers | |
| 941 | Golden Harvest Best 24 Tunes | ||
| 942 | Spirit of Memphis Quartet | Spirit Of Memphis Quartet | reissue of King LP 573 |
| 943 | Fine Singing of Wonderful Sacred Country Songs | Brown's Ferry Four | |
| 944 | The York Brothers Sing 24 Songs | ||
| 945 | The Four Internes | reissue of King LP 574 | |
| 946 | I Got You | ||
| 947 | Memorial to Earl Bostic: 24 Tunes That Earl Loved the Most | ||
| 948 | Swan's Silvertones | Swan's Silvertones | reissue of King LP 575 |
| 949 | Little Willie John Sings All Originals | ||
| 950 | Hank Ballard Wants You to Hear These Songs! | ||
| 951 | The Trumpeteers / The Nightingales / The Patterson Singers | The Trumpeteers / The Nightingales / The Patterson Singers | reissue of King LP 576 |
| 952 | 24 Hit Tunes | and His Dominoes | |
| 953 | 24 Great Songs | ||
| 954 | 15 Soulful Songs Everybody Loves | Spirit of Memphis Quartet | reissue of King LP 577 |
| 955 | All Hit Tunes | The Five Royals | |
| 956 | Roy Brown Sings 24 Hit Songs | ||
| 957 | 15 Songs You'll Remember Forever | Swan's Silvertones | reissue of King LP 578 |
| 958 | Lonnie Johnson Sings 24 Twelve Bar Blues | ||
| 959 | Bonanza of 24 Songs | ||
| 960\ | Mr. Johnson: 24 Great Songs | ||
| 961 | Mighty Instrumentals | and the Famous Flames | |
| 962 | 24 Songs By the Great Trini Lopez | ||
| 963 | A Collection of Original Sacred Songs | ||
| 964 | 24 Vocals and Instrumentals | ||
| 965 | 24 Country & Western Sacred Songs | Various Artists | |
| 966 | Good Country Singing and Picking | Suratt and Smith | |
| 967 | 24 Great Country Songs That Will Live Forever | ||
| 981 | Hank Ballard Sings 24 Great Songs | ||
| 982 | Country Music Goes to Viet Nam | and Bill Napier | |
| 983 | 24 Great Country Songs | ||
| 984 | Copas & Hawkshaw: 24 Great Songs | / Hawkshaw Hawkins | |
| 985 | It's a Man's Man's World | ||
| 986 | The Admiral's Daughter Sez: Here's Looking Up Your Hatch | ||
| 987 | Davy's Little Dinghy | ||
| 988 | Marry Go Round | ||
| 989 | Red Lights | ||
| 990 | Ubangi Me | ||
| 991 | Oil Man from Texas | ||
| 992 | He Wants A Little....Pizza | ||
| 993 | Bahama Mama | ||
| 994 | 5 String Banjo Pickin' and Singin' | Various Artists | |
| 995 | 24 Country Songs | Reno and Smiley |
King 1000 Series
The King 1000 series was released between 1966 and 1970.| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
| 1002 | Wolf at Your Door | reissue of Fraternity LP | |
| 1004 | 25 Years of R & B Hits | Various Artists | |
| 1005 | 24 Great Songs | Homer and Jethro | |
| 1006 | 25 Years of Country & Western Hits By 24 Great Artists | Various Artists | |
| 1007 | 24 All Time Great Christmas Songs | and the Caroleers | |
| 1008 | 25 Years of Popular Music | Various Artists | |
| 1009 | The Happy Jazz of Osie Johnson | reissue of Bethlehem BCP-66 | |
| 1010 | James Brown Sings Christmas Songs | ||
| 1011 | Hank Marr Plays 24 Great Songs | , His Organ and Combo | |
| 1013 | The Best Loved Sacred Songs of the Carter Family | ||
| 1014 | Spectacular Instrumentals | and Bill Napier | |
| 1016 | James Brown Sings Raw Soul | ||
| 1017 | Gospel and Sacred Songs | Moore and Napier | |
| 1018 | Live at the Garden | ||
| 1019 | Jim Mover and the Moving Acapulco Brass | and the Acapulco Brass | |
| 1020 | Cold Sweat | ||
| 1021 | 1968: Brand New Vocal Country and Western Songs | Moore and Napier | |
| 1022 | Live at the Apollo, Volume II | ||
| 1023 | All Time Hit Sacred and Gospel Songs | Various Artists | |
| 1024 | James Brown Presents His Show of Tomorrow | / Vicki Anderson / James Crawford / Marva Whitney / Hank Ballard / Bobby Byrd | |
| 1025 | Sounds from the Marr-Ket Place | ||
| 1026 | Rhythm and Blues: 18 All Time King Hits | Various Artists | |
| 1027 | Country and Western: 18 All Time King Hits | Various Artists | |
| 1028 | Brand New Country Songs | and the Clinch Mountain Boys | |
| 1029 | A Variety of New Sacred Gospel Songs | , Bill Harrell and the Tennessee Cutups | |
| 1030 | I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me | ||
| 1031 | I Got the Feelin' | ||
| 1032 | Over the Sunset Hill | and the Clinch Mountain Boys | |
| 1033 | All the Way to Reno | , Bill Harrell and the Tennessee Cutups | |
| 1034 | James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul | ||
| 1036 | The New Sound of Bob Kames | ||
| 1037 | Keep on Praying | ||
| 1038 | Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things | ||
| 1039 | Merry Christmas | ||
| 1040 | A Soulful Christmas | ||
| 1041 | Take Your Shot | ||
| 1042 | Living Legend of Country Music | ||
| 1043 | Lonesome 7-7203 | ||
| 1044 | I Know You're Married | Reno and Smiley | |
| 1045 | Sentimental Journey | ||
| 1046 | How Far to Little Rock? | ||
| 1047 | Say it Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud | ||
| 1048 | Harlem Nocturne | ||
| 1049 | Tragic Romance | ||
| 1050 | Radar Blues | Various Artists | |
| 1051 | Gettin' Down to It | ||
| 1052 | You Can't Keep a Good Man Down | ||
| 1053 | I Sing Soul with James Brown | unissued | |
| 1054 | At Home and at Church | ||
| 1055 | The Popcorn | ||
| 1056 | Pattern My Life | Singers | |
| 1057 | Burden to the Lord | Skylight Singers of New York | |
| 1058 | Thank You | Original Calvary Singers | |
| 1059 | Hideaway | ||
| 1060 | Travelin' to California | ||
| 1061 | Greasy Spoon | ||
| 1062 | It's My Thing | ||
| 1063 | It's a Mother | ||
| 1064 | The Country Side of Arthur Prysock | ||
| 1065 | Fastest Five Strings Alive | ||
| 1066 | Where the Soul Trees Grow | ||
| 1067 | The Lord Is My Shepherd | ||
| 1068 | I'm Using By Bible for a Roadmap | and Bill Harrell | |
| 1069 | Hills of Home | and the Clinch Mountain Boys | |
| 1070 | Do You Believe | Gospel-Ettes | |
| 1071 | Journey to the Moon: The Flight of Apollo 11 | and Bob Dunnavant | |
| 1072 | Bare Facts | ||
| 1073 | Pass the Apple, Eve: Part 2 | ||
| 1074 | In a Nutshell | ||
| 1075 | Paris Soul Food | ||
| 1076 | Precious Lord | Harmonizing Four | |
| 1077 | This Is the Right Time | Institutional Church of God in Christ | |
| 1078 | Honky Tonk Popcorn | ||
| 1079 | Live and Lowdown at the Apollo | ||
| 1081 | Free at Last | ||
| 1082 | Messin' Around with the Blues | ||
| 1083 | Tomorrow Night | ||
| 1084 | Blues for Everybody | ||
| 1085 | Moanin' and Stompin' Blues | ||
| 1086 | Good Rockin' Blues | ||
| 1087 | Cherry Red Blues | ||
| 1088 | Fly My Love | ||
| 1089 | We Need Time | ||
| 1090 | The Best of the Delmore Brothers | ||
| 1091 | The Best of Reno and Smiley | Reno and Smiley | |
| 1092 | Ain't It Funky | ||
| 1093 | His Hands | Stars of Virginia | |
| 1094 | A Soldier's Plea | ||
| 1095 | It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In | ||
| 1096 | The Tokyo Happy Coats Live | ||
| 1097 | The Nearness of You | ||
| 1098 | Faded Picture Blues | / Ralph Willis | |
| 1099 | Beau Dollar |
King 1100 Series
The King 1100 series was released between 1970 and 1973.| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
| 1100 | Soul on Top | ||
| 1101 | Ram-Bunk-Shush | ||
| 1104 | Sentimental Mood | ||
| 1105 | Good Ole Bob Doing This Thing | ||
| 1106 | World's Greatest Gospel Organist: His Last and Greatest Contribution | ||
| 1107 | Nobody But You | ||
| 1108 | Soft | ||
| 1109 | Live in New York | ||
| 1110 | Sho' Is Funky Down Here | ||
| 1111 | Movin' Up | with the Gospel Winds | |
| 1112 | This Good Life | ||
| 1113 | New Black Magic | ||
| 1114 | Lord Here I Am | Singers | |
| 1115 | Sex Machine | ||
| 1116 | Alive and Well and Living in... A Bitch of a World | and His C.C. Riders | |
| 1117 | Happiness Is Piano Red | Piano Red | |
| 1118 | I Need Help | ||
| 1119 | Have a Heart | Heart | |
| 1120 | Children of the Mist | ||
| 1121 | Rev. Abraham Swanson and the Bibleway Church Choir | and the Bibleway Church Choir | reissue of King LP 736 |
| 1122 | Swampwater | Swampwater | |
| 1123 | Establishment | Establishment | |
| 1124 | Hey America | ||
| 1125 | Forevermore | ||
| 1126 | These are the J.B.'s | unissued | |
| 1127 | Super Bad | ||
| 1128 | Count Your Many Blessings | ||
| 1129 | Jesus Knows | ||
| 1130 | Hard Luck Blues | ||
| 1131 | Days Passed and Gone | ||
| 1132 | I Cried Holy | Swan's Silvertones | |
| 1133 | Risky Blues | Various Artists | 10 inch record |
| 1134 | Unforgettable | ||
| 1135 | Matinee Idol | ||
| 1136 | Hank and Lewie Wickham with Johnny Dagucon | , Lewie Wickham and Johnny Dagucon | |
| 1137 | scheduled to be James Brown's final album for King Records but was cancelled when his new contract with Polydor went into effect | ||
| 1138 | Patti Kim | unissued? | |
| 1139 | In Memory of Robert Johnson | and Friends | |
| 1140 | Manuel and the Music of the Movies | Manuel | reissue of 1970 Columbia LP |
| 1141 | Manuel and the Music of the Mountains | Manuel | reissue of 1970 Columbia LP |
| 1145 | Jealous | Little Royal | |
| 1146 | The Coasters on Broadway |
Labels associated with King records
- Audio Lab Records
- Bethlehem Records
- De Luxe Records
- Federal Records
- Festival Records
- Queen Records
- Starday Records