T-Neck was formed by The Isley Brothers (Rudolph, Ronald & O'Kelly) after they left Motown, presumably over disagreement about production. The name of the label comes from their hometown of Teaneck, New Jersey. Their leaving Motown was fairly predictable, as they had recorded for more than a half-dozen labels since the mid-1950s, and never stayed long with any of them. By starting their own label, they apparently subscribed to the philosophy, "If you want it done right, do it yourself."

The move from Motown proved to be successful. They scored instantly with the anthemic "It's Your Thing," the first hit record of a very successful label. Mostly, T-Neck proved to be a vehicle for the brothers' recorded works, with few other artists. The distribution was first managed by Buddah Records, but in 1973, T-Neck switch its distribution to Epic and the label kept on releasing records until the mid 1980s.

The first label was orange with black lettering, with "T NECK" written in white capital letters in a large blue T with blue sidelines at the top of the label. The following text was written in the form of an arc at the bottom of the label: "EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY BUDDAH RECORDS - 1650 BROADWAY N.Y.C." with a small Buddah logo (i.e. the famous " Shiva " statue) in between the words "Buddah" and "Records". The orange color changed slightly (faded orange) over the years, like the text at the bottom of the label, with the address moving to "810 7TH AVE. N.Y.C. 10019".

When the distribution switched to Epic/Columbia, the label changed as well, to a plain and unimaginative orange one with "TNECK" written in white capital letters at the top of the label. Promotional albums for the Epic-distributed albums were plain white with black print.

All releases were stereo only. The track listing below is given in playing sequence whenever this information was available. The songs on the albums whose catalog numbers are marked with an asterisk (*) are given in alphabetical order because the exact playing order is not known to us. We would appreciate this information from anyone who has it.

We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Just send them to us via e-mail. Both Sides Now Publications is an information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have no association with T-Neck Records. Should you be interested in acquiring albums listed in this discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 2000 by Mike Callahan.