DIRECTION
The late '60s Soul Music imprint of the CBS company. Direction started life in 1967 and appears to have expired in 1970, after which point Soul issues came out on the two major labels, CBS and Epic. Biggest act on Direction were Sly & The Family Stone, who took the label into the British Singles Chart four times in 1968-69 and had a Top Ten hit with 'Dance To The Music' (58-3568; 1968) in the process. Singles had a '58' prefix; the numbers were shared by several CBS-group labels. Direction was revived briefly in 1980. Thanks to Robert Lyons for the info. Manufactured And Distributed By CBS Records.
67 | Foxx Inez & Charlie | I Ain'T Goin' For That | DIRECTION | 58 | 2712 |
67 | Smith Otello & Tobago Bad Boys | My Home Town | DIRECTION | 58 | 3082 |
67 | Elmer Gantry'S Velvet Opera | Flames | DIRECTION | 58 | 3083 |
67 | Glories | Give Me My Freedom | DIRECTION | 58 | 3084 |
67 | Mickey Finn | Garden Of My Mind | DIRECTION | 58 | 3086 |
67 | Peaches & Herb | Love Is A Stranger | DIRECTION | 58 | 3096 |
67 | Locomotive | Brokan Heart | DIRECTION | 58 | 3114 |
67 | Five Towns | It Isn'T What You'Ve Got | DIRECTION | 58 | 3115 |
67 | Pregnant Insomnia | Wallpaper | DIRECTION | 58 | 3132 |
67 | Foxx Inez & Charlie | (1234567) Count The Days | DIRECTION | 58 | 3192 |
68 | Foxx Inez & Charlie | Count The Days | DIRECTION | 58 | 3192 |
68 | Squibby & Reflections | Friends | DIRECTION | 58 | 3203 |
68 | Chambers Brothers | Up Town | DIRECTION | 58 | 3215 |
68 | Hunt Tommy | I Need A Woman Of My Own | DIRECTION | 58 | 3216 |
68 | Cat'S Pyjamas | Virginia Waters | DIRECTION | 58 | 3235 |
68 | Latter Gene | A Tribute To Otis | DIRECTION | 58 | 3245 |
68 | Motivation | Come On Down | DIRECTION | 58 | 3248 |
68 | Hardy Lavell | Don'T Lose Your Groove | DIRECTION | 58 | 3261 |
68 | Brooks & Jerry | I Got What It Takes | DIRECTION | 58 | 3267 |
68 | Glories | Sing Me A Love Song | DIRECTION | 58 | 3300 |
68 | Pretty Purdie | Funky Donkey | DIRECTION | 58 | 3301 |
68 | Big Maybelle | Quittin' Time | DIRECTION | 58 | 3312 |
68 | Sam, Erv & Tom | Soul Teacher | DIRECTION | 58 | 3339 |
68 | Mason Barbara | Oh How It Hurts | DIRECTION | 58 | 3382 |
68 | Peaches & Herb | Let It Be Me | DIRECTION | 58 | 3415 |
68 | Squibby And The Reflections | Ragamuffin | DIRECTION | 58 | 3453 |
68 | Gantry'S Elmer Valvet Opera | Mary Jane | DIRECTION | 58 | 3481 |
68 | Cat'S Pyjamas | Camera Man | DIRECTION | 58 | 3482 |
68 | Vibretions | Love In Them There Hills | DIRECTION | 58 | 3511 |
68 | Nobles Cliff & Co | The Horse | DIRECTION | 58 | 3518 |
68 | Bandwagon | Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music | DIRECTION | 58 | 3520 |
68 | Taj Mahal | Everybody'S Got To Change Sometime | DIRECTION | 58 | 3547 |
68 | Peaches & Herb | United | DIRECTION | 58 | 3548 |
68 | Sly & The Family Stone | Dance To The Music | DIRECTION | 58 | 3568 |
68 | Reed Vivien | I Wanna Be Free | DIRECTION | 58 | 3574 |
68 | Flavour | Sally Had A Party | DIRECTION | 58 | 3597 |
68 | Jones Palmer | The Great Magic Of Love | DIRECTION | 58 | 3603 |
68 | Squibby & Reflections | Better Off Without You | DIRECTION | 58 | 3606 |
68 | Pretty Purdie | Soul Clappin | DIRECTION | 58 | 3628 |
68 | Glories | My Sweet Sweet Baby | DIRECTION | 58 | 3646 |
68 | Johnson Johnny & The Bandwagon | Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache | DIRECTION | 58 | 3670 |
68 | Chambers Brothers | Time Has Come Today | DIRECTION | 58 | 3671 |
68 | Brenda & The Tabulations | Baby You'Re So Right For Me | DIRECTION | 58 | 3678 |
68 | Coasters | She Can | DIRECTION | 58 | 3701 |
68 | Sly & The Family Stone | M'Lady | DIRECTION | 58 | 3707 |
68 | James Boys | The Mule | DIRECTION | 58 | 3721 |
68 | Nobles Cliff & Co | Judge Baby I'M Back | DIRECTION | 58 | 3738 |
68 | Chambers Brothers | Time Has Come Today | DIRECTION | 58 | 3760 |
68 | Barbara & Brenda | Never Love A Robin | DIRECTION | 58 | 3799 |
68 | Foxx Inez & Charlie | Come On In | DIRECTION | 58 | 3816 |
68 | Peaches & Herb | Let'S Make A Promise | DIRECTION | 58 | 3829 |
68 | Gladiators [ Us ] | Girl Don'T Make Me Wait | DIRECTION | 58 | 3854 |
68 | Chambers Brothers | I Can'T Turn You Loose | DIRECTION | 58 | 3865 |
68 | Diplomats | I Can Give You Love | DIRECTION | 58 | 3899 |
68 | Tymes | People | DIRECTION | 58 | 3903 |
68 | Lord Nelson | Michael | DIRECTION | 58 | 3909 |
68 | Johnson Johnny & The Bandwagon | You | DIRECTION | 58 | 3923 |
68 | Gantry'S Elmer Valvet Opera | Volcano | DIRECTION | 58 | 3924 |
68 | Sly & Family Stone | Everyday People | DIRECTION | 58 | 3938 |
69 | Spellbinders | Help Me | DIRECTION | 58 | 3970 |
69 | Foxx Inez & Charlie | Baby Give It To Me | DIRECTION | 58 | 4042 |
69 | Taj Mahal | Ee Zee Rider | DIRECTION | 58 | 4044 |
69 | Maskman & Agents | One Eye Open | DIRECTION | 58 | 4059 |
69 | Peaches & Herb | When He Touches Me | DIRECTION | 58 | 4085 |
69 | Mongo Santamaria | Cloud Nine | DIRECTION | 58 | 4086 |
69 | Edwards Jackie | Why Must I Be Alone | DIRECTION | 58 | 4096 |
69 | Hawkins Screamin' Jay | I Put A Spell On You | DIRECTION | 58 | 4097 |
69 | Chambers Brothers | Are You Ready | DIRECTION | 58 | 4098 |
69 | Johnson Johnny & The Bandwagon | Let'S Hang On | DIRECTION | 58 | 4180 |
69 | Nobles Cliff & Co | Switch It On | DIRECTION | 58 | 4205 |
69 | Anderson Udell T | Love Ain'T Love | DIRECTION | 58 | 4212 |
69 | Sly & Family Stone | Stand | DIRECTION | 58 | 4279 |
69 | Gladiators [ Us ] | Waiting On The Shores Of Nowhere | DIRECTION | 58 | 4308 |
69 | Chambers Brothers | People Get Ready | DIRECTION | 58 | 4318 |
69 | Chambers Brothers | Wake Up | DIRECTION | 58 | 4367 |
69 | Edwards Jackie | Too Experienced | DIRECTION | 58 | 4402 |
69 | Mongo Santamaria | Twenty Five Miles | DIRECTION | 58 | 4430 |
69 | Tymes | If You Love Me Baby | DIRECTION | 58 | 4450 |
69 | Udell T. Anderson | Keep On Loving Me | DIRECTION | 58 | 4459 |
69 | Sly & Family Stone | Hot Fun In Summertime | DIRECTION | 58 | 4471 |
69 | Gladiators [ Us ] | As Long As I Live | DIRECTION | 58 | 4507 |
69 | Jackie Thompson | Bad Women, A Dime A Dozen | DIRECTION | 58 | 4521 |
69 | Taj Mahal | Give Your Woman What She Wants | DIRECTION | 58 | 4586 |
69 | Edwards Jackie | Oh Manio | DIRECTION | 58 | 4630 |
69 | Udell T. Anderson | Don'T Go Away | DIRECTION | 58 | 4645 |
69 | Gladiators [ Us ] | Twelfth Of Never | DIRECTION | 58 | 4660 |
70 | The Steelers | Get It From The Bottom | DIRECTION | 58 | 4675 |
70 | Meters | Look Ka-Py-Py | DIRECTION | 58 | 4751 |
70 | Sly & Family Stone | Thank You | DIRECTION | 58 | 4782 |
70 | Wells Mary | Dig The Way I Feel | DIRECTION | 58 | 4816 |
70 | Chambers Brothers | Love Peace And Happiness | DIRECTION | 58 | 4846 |
70 | Peaches And Herb | Satisfy My Hunger | DIRECTION | 58 | 4905 |
70 | Village Soul Choir | Cat Walk | DIRECTION | 58 | 4969 |
70 | Peaches And Herb | Satisfy My Hunger | DIRECTION | 58 | 4909 |
70 | Chambers Brothers | Let'S Do It | DIRECTION | 58 | 5033 |
70 | Peaches & Herb | Soothe Me With Your Love | DIRECTION | 58 | 5249 |