Loma is a record label from 1960's Los Angeles. It encompasses "uptown" soul music, Blues, R&B and more. I like Loma so much that I've created a site about it - www.lomarecords.com. The site features quality record scans of original Loma 45's from the 1960's, label data and a few sound clips.
Loma may be an obscure record label to some, and possibly very anoraky, but it's well known to others, particularly those with an interest in Northern Soul, Blues, R&B, 60's "Garage" and psychedelic sounds. All in all, Loma offers the music lover and collector an interesting and eclectic mix of tunes and styles.
In 1964, Warner Bros brought in Bob Krasnow - formerly a promotions man for the King record label (the then home of James Brown). Loma was Warner's attempt to cash in on the burgeoning teen market, and specifically the "race" sector.
The label met with fairly poor results - the majority of the releases not even registering on the Billboard charts. Acknowledging this, the label also tried to broaden its appeal by releasing records aimed more at a young, white audience. However, Loma continued to put out "uptown soul" and R&B tracks .
Loma's attempts to musically please everyone saw them release a handful of R&B and blues tunes (James Cotton, Smiley Lewis and others), but also one country and western single (Don Crawford), a couple of beat group 45's that were recorded in Ireland (The Belfast Gipsies), and a psychedelic prog/rock single (John Wonderling).
For more information about the label including a full discography complete with quality label scans of original Loma releases, visit www.lomarecords.com.
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Compiler - Discography of Loma Records
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Hey, thanx for the add! It seems everyone speaks English on your site, so you might do so too(?)Anyway, what a great initiative to create a Loma site! I've got a nice one by Linda Jones... Love, Anna.
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