Cameo-Parkway Records - Subsidiary Labels

Subsidiary Labels

Wyncote Records was a budget label started in 1964. It released compilation albums of material by Cameo and Parkway artists as well as new albums of soundtrack and easy listening music. These records were mainly distributed in department stores.

Other related labels, mostly independently owned but distributed by Cameo-Parkway, included

• Chariot, featuring Bob Brady and The Con Chords: at least five singles were released under Chariot's Cameo/Parkway distribution before the label was sold to Amy / Mala / Bell
• Cheltenham
• Cotton
• Fairmount, featuring Lonnie Youngbloodd: At least 27 singles have been released on this label
• Key-Loc: At least one single was distributed under Cameo/Parkway distribution by Sunny & The Sunliners
• Lucky Eleven, based in Flint, Michigan, featuring Terry Knight and the Pack, which eventually transformed into Grand Funk Railroad
• Sentar: Owned by the families of pop group The New Colony Six (the label's only group), four singles and one album were released under Sentar's Cameo/Parkway distribution
• Showplace, featuring The Yellow Payges (at least two singles distributed)
• Tomorrow: Originally distributed by Atco, then by Cameo/Parkway. At least two singles were distributed under C/P
• Vando: Owned by Van McCoy, five singles and one album were released under the label's C/P distribution, mostly by Chris Bartley
• Winchester: Only two singles were released under this label, one by The Tymes and the other by The Spokesmen
• Windy C: Owned by Curtis Mayfield, eight singles and one album were released on this label, mostly by The Five Stairsteps