George Panos was an American record company executive and record label founder and owner. He was based in Hollywood, California. Prior to starting his own label and co-founding another, he worked for the Bihari Brothers in various positions with their record labels.
Background Panos, a former navy veteranMilitary.com Veteran Career Network George, Panos was sales manager for Crown Records for a period of seven years, and in 1967, he was the general manager sales chief.Billboard June 8, 1968 Page 6 executive TurntableBillboard March 18, 1967 Page 8 Baharis Aim In 1968, Panos was promoted to the position of vice-president-general manager of the pressing division for the Crown and Custom labels, the subsidiaries of Kent / Modern Records in Los Angeles.Billboard June 8, 1968 Page 6 executive Turntable
Audiomasters Panos was owner and president of Audiomasters,Billboard May 1, 1971 Page 12 Tape CARtridge, Cherry Red In 2 DealsBillboard April 8, 1972 TR-4 Tape Supplies which was located at 7053 1⁄2 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood, California 91605.Billboard October 2, 1971 Page 16 Tape Cartridge The catalogue of Audiomasters was mainly on pre-recorded tape cassettes and eight tracks of the budget variety.Billboard July 8, 1972 Page 30 Tape/Audio/Video, Panos Business Some of the releases included the Exploito type of budget albums such as Linda Richards Sings "Donna Summer" Favorites, and The Neil Diamond Sound "Sung By Johnny Richards".Discogs Linda Richards (2) – Linda Richards Sings "Donna Summer" FavoritesDiscogs Unknown Artist – The Neil Diamond Sound "Sung By Johnny Richards" In addition to pre-recorded and blank cassettes, the company sold accessories such as revolving cassette racks and record stands.Billboard January 20, 1979 Page 6 In 1974, he was at Majestic Hotel in Cannes, Italy, appearing at the MIDEM convention.Billboard January 19, 1974 Page 70 Midem 1974Billboard, Volume 86 Page cli
Cherry Red Records Panos also co-owned Cherry Red Records with Morey Alexander.Billboard May 1, 1971 Page 12 Tape CARtridge, Cherry Red In 2 Deals After leaving his position as National Sales Manager at Crown Records, Panos and Alexander formed Cherry Red Records. Their first release was The Dirty Dozens by Rudy Ray Moore.Billboard July 3, 1971 Page 39 Talent, Alexander, Panos Form Record Co. The headquarters for Cherry Red were located at the same address as the Audiomasters label.StanleyAndBianca.com History Behind the Label, Label: Cherry Red
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