Capri Records was a
rock and roll record label established in
Conroe, Texas, by
Huey P. Meaux and Foy Lee in the early 1960s. It started the careers of many Texas musicians and furthered the careers of
Gene Summers, Gaylon Christie, Scotty McKay, and Pat Minter.
Capri was a subsidiary of Crazy Cajun Enterprises, which also owned
Tear Drop Records, Shane Records, and Crazy Cajun Records. The label's biggest hit came in 1964 with the release of "Big Blue Diamonds" by Gene Summers and the Tom Toms (Capri 502). Capri released some of
Steve Tyrell's earliest recordings. Teardrop released B.J. Thomas's first hit, "
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The recording was later bought and released by Scepter Records. Tyrell was responsible for making that deal as an executive at Scepter.
Discography
500 – Gaylon Christie and the Downbeats – Tell Me What's on Your Mind
501 – Ken Lindsey – I Love You a Thousand Ways/Nightly
502 – Gene Summers – Big Blue Diamonds/You Said You Loved Me
503 – Billy Holeman – The Other Side of Me/Where Broken Hearts Live
504 – Gaylon Christie – Wasted Days and Wasted Nights/Tell Me What Is on Your Mind
505 – Bobby Bennett – Who's Gonna Love You/Go on with Your Dancing
506 – Ken Lindsey – If You Got the Money/Is You Or Is You Ain't My Baby
507 – Gene Summers – Alabama Shake/Just Because
508 – Max Lipscomb (aka Scotty McKay) – Dixie Doodle Dandy/Love Is Magic
509 – Weird Beard (Russ Knight) – Christmas Singalong/Weird Night Before Christmas
510 – The Wheels – Yes, I'm Leaving/Meat Balls and Spaghetti
511 – Tony Monte and the Caravells – They All Ask About Joanie/Martha Is Her Name
512 – Jimmy James – Sweet, Sweet Honey/Believe Each Word I Say
513 – Gene Summers – My Yearbook/Jack and Jill's New House
514 – Johnny Evans – You've Got Class/Huey Meaux On the Shrimp Boat
515 – The Fallouts – I Cry Alone/Meet Me on the Corner
516 – Jim Jones and The Chaunteys – Turn on Your Love Light/If You Knew How to Start
517 – Pat Minter – Go on with Your Dancing/Tears in My Eyes
518 – Johnny Evans and The Chantels – Do You Love Me So/Dreaming of You
519 – Billy Holeman – Flip Flop & Fly/Running
520 – What's Left – Girl Said No/Somebody Took a Shot at Me
521 – Bobbi & Susie – We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight/Believe Me
522 – The Sands – Open Your Eyes/Can't Find A Way
523 –
524 –
525 –
526 –
527 –
528 –
529 –
530 –
531 – Mistics – Memories/Without Love
532 –
533 –
534 – Steve Tyrell – A Boy Without a Girl/Young Boy's Blues
631 – The Mistics – Memories/Without Love
C–634 – Steve Tyrell – A Boy Without a Girl/Young Boy's Blues
References
Sources
Billboard
Dallas Observer
"Down in Houston: Bayou City Blues"
Osborne's Record Guide
Texas Monthly
A Guide to the Huey Meaux Papers, 1940–1994
Texas Music Industry Directory (published by The Texas Music Office) Office of the Governor, Austin, Texas