Minit Records

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Minit Records was an American record label best known for its influential 1960s New Orleans R&B and soul releases, including early hits by artists like Irma Thomas and Ernie K-Doe.

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Minit Records canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label ⓘ
record label ⓘ
associatedWith Aaron Neville ⓘ
Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Benny Spellman ⓘ
Chris Kenner ⓘ
Ernie K-Doe ⓘ
Irma Thomas ⓘ
cityOfOrigin New Orleans ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creativeDirector Allen Toussaint ⓘ
culturalSignificance helped define the classic New Orleans R&B sound of the 1960s ⓘ
distribution Imperial Records ⓘ
era 1960s ⓘ
focus singles ⓘ
foundedBy Joe Banashak ⓘ
genre New Orleans R&B ⓘ
Rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
industry music industry ⓘ
influenced New Orleans R&B sound ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
knownFor early 1960s New Orleans R&B hits ⓘ
early recordings of Ernie K-Doe ⓘ
early recordings of Irma Thomas ⓘ
laterOwnedBy Imperial Records ⓘ
Liberty Records ⓘ
United Artists Records ⓘ
location New Orleans ⓘ
notableRelease “I Like It Like That” ⓘ
“It’s Raining” ⓘ
“Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)” ⓘ
“Mother-in-Law” ⓘ
“Ruler of My Heart” ⓘ
partOf New Orleans music scene ⓘ
producer Allen Toussaint ⓘ
product vinyl records ⓘ
region Louisiana ⓘ
roleInCareerOf Aaron Neville ⓘ
Benny Spellman ⓘ
Chris Kenner ⓘ
Ernie K-Doe ⓘ
Irma Thomas ⓘ
specializedIn regional New Orleans R&B ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
style horn-based New Orleans soul arrangements ⓘ
piano-driven R&B arrangements ⓘ
timePeriod early 1960s ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liberty Records → hadSubsidiary → Minit Records ⓘ
Aaron Neville → recordLabel → Minit Records ⓘ
Allen Toussaint → recordLabel → Minit Records ⓘ
Irma Thomas → recordLabel → Minit Records ⓘ
The Ikettes → recordLabel → Minit Records ⓘ