Kolsky and Kahl sold their interest in Diamond Records in 1968 to the Edwin H. The only consistent hit maker for the label was Ronnie Dove who had a string of pop and easy listening hits for Diamond from 1964 to 1969, mostly produced by Kahl. Romain's 1963 single "Summer's Comin'", which reached number 49. In addition to this label, Diamond also distributed the short-lived Inette label, scoring a minor hit with Kirby St. In early 1964, he was placed on Amy Records' (Stateside label in the UK), and the Berlee label disappeared. The second single, "That's the Way Love Is", did not chart, and Shannon patched things up with his managers soon after. and number 21 in the UK (where Shannon's records continued on the London Records label). Two singles were issued: the apparently Four Seasons–inspired "Sue's Gotta Be Mine" was a moderate hit, reaching number 71 in the U.S.
In August 1963, Del Shannon's relationship with his managers and Bigtop Records had soured, so he formed his own label, Berlee Records, named after his parents, distributed by Diamond Records.
However, the label folded after only four single releases. Kahl then set up the Emit label to release these recordings, with Diamond distributing the records. In September 1962, Phil Kahl purchased 36 master recordings of Dave "Baby" Cortez from his former label, Clock Records. All releases after that had the same logo design as the U.S. Diamond recordings were issued in Canada by Apex Records until roughly 1967, when a Canadian version of Diamond was set up. That record led to a distribution deal with EMI to distribute Diamond recordings on Stateside Records in the UK. Success for the label was slow but they got their first big hit in 1962 with " Loop de Loop" by Johnny Thunder. Another Roulette exec, Kolsky's brother Phil Kahl, joined Kolsky in the venture the following year. For the video game, see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Records.ĭiamond Records was a record label, based in New York City, which was founded in 1961 by former Roulette Records executive Joe Kolsky.
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