20th Century Records

20th Century Fox Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century Records, was a wholly owned subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. The history of the label actually covers three distinct 20th Century Fox-related operations in the analog era, ranging chronologically from about 1938 to 1981. It began in 1958 as 20th Fox Records. In 1963, 20th Fox Records became 20th Century-Fox Records. Comedian Dickie Goodman was president of the label in the early 1960s. The label was dormant from 1970 to 1972 (with ABC Records distributing the label's back catalog during that time) when the label was revived as 20th Century Records in early 1972. The first three acts signed to the 20th Century label were The DeFranco Family, Maureen...