Song Bird was a gospel label started in 1963-64 as a subsidiary of Duke-Peacock. It went to ABC in
the 1973 as part of the deal where Don Robey sold his labels to ABC. In 1979, ABC was sold to MCA
records, at which point MCA temporarily shut the label down. About a year later, MCA opened a new
MCA/Songbird label, with a new roster of artists, favoring the new Contemporary Christian music rather
than traditional gospel or funk. This new label operated from 1980-1983.
The early SongBird label (far left), used while the label was distributed by Duke, was an aqua color with silver print and no graphics. The first ABC/Song Bird label (near left) was blue with silver print and a pink script logo. Below and to the right of the logo was a pink treble clef with small feet representing a small stylized bird. | ||
Later in 1974, the ABC/Song Bird label (far left) changed to concentric circles of shades of blue and violet, much like the other ABC labels. Print was black. In 1980, the new MCA/Songbird label (near left) was shades of blue at the top fading to white at the bottom. At the top was a heart-shaped logo with "Songbird Records." |