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This is a label that started in the early 60's. After being closed in 1977/78, the label as revived in december 1987. In 1987 A&R for the label is being handled by Fred Pittman (Who aslo owned KNOB HILL label).
Acts originaly recorded on the VOLT label include the Emotions Otis Reddings , the Mad Labs , The Bar-Kays and the Dramatics.

The Story of VOLT is very close to STAX Records.

The Volt/Stax masters are owned by FANTASY with distribution
by ATLANTIC.

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7" Singles (in VOA 4xxx Matrix)
45-103		Otis Redding			These Arms of Mine
45-112		Otis Redding			Pain My Heart
45-116		Otis Redding			Come to Me
45-118		Dorothy Williams		Closer to My Baby
45-120		Fleets				Please Return to Me
45-130		Otis Redding			I Can't Turn You Loose
45-135		The Mad Lads			Come Closer to Me
45-137		The Mad Lads			I Want a Girl
45-139		The Mad Lads			Patch My Heart
45-143		The Mad Lads			I Don't Want to Loose
						Your Love
45-150		The Mad Lads			My Inspiration
45-151		Jeanne & Darlings		How Can You Mistreat the
						One You Love
45-154		The Bar-Kays			Give Everybody Some
						/Don't Do That
45-157		Otis Redding			The Dock Of the Bay
45-159		Jeanne & Darlings		What Will Later on Be
						Like
45-162		The Mad Lads			Whatever Hurts You
45-163		Otis Redding			Open the Door
						/Happy Song
7" Singles (In VOA-40xx Matrix)
VOA-4002	Jimmy Hughes			I like everything in you
						/What side of the door
VOA-4003	The Mad Lads			So nice/Make room
VOA-4005	Jeanne & Darlings		It's Unbelievable
VOA-4008	Jimmy Hughes			Sweet Things You Do
VOA-4010	The Emotions			So I can love you
						/Got to be the man 
						(1969)
VOA-4016	The Mad Lads			No strings attached
						/By the time I Get
						to Pheonix (1968)
VOA-4021	The Emotions			The best part of a love affair
						/I like it 
						(1969)
VOA-4023	Margie Joseph			What You Gonna Do
VOA-4031	The Emotions			Stealing love
						/When tomorrow comes
VOA-4032	Bernie Hayes			Tribute to a black woman
						(part 1)/same
VOA-4039	Jones & Blumenberg		I forgot to remember
						/same (mono) 
VOA-4041	The Mad Lads			These old memories
						/Seeing is believin'
						(1970)
VOA-4044	Mavis Staples			I have learned to do 
						without you (1970)
						/Since I feel for you
VOA-4045	The Emotions			Heart association
						/The touch of your lips
VOA-4050	The Bar-Kays			Humpin'
						/Montego Bay
VOA 4051	Shack				Too many lovers 
						/A love affair That
						Bears no Pain (1970)
VOA 4054	The Emotions			You make me want to love you
						/What you see is what you get
						(1971)
VOA-4055	Lou Johnson			Frisco, Here I Come
VOA 4056	Margie Joseph			Stop! in the name of love
						/same (mono)
VOA 4058	Dramatics			Thankful for your love
						/Whatcha see is
						Whatcha get (1971)
VOA 4059	Iron Branding			Born too late
						/same (mono)
						(1971)
VOA 4060	Jimmy Hughes			Just ain't strong as
						I used to be
						/same (1971)
VOA 4061	Margie Joseph			That other woman got 
						my man & gone
						/same (mono)(1971)
VOA-4062	The Emotions			If you think it
						/same (mono)
VOA-4066	The Emotions			Show me how
						/Boss love maker 
						(1971)
VOA-4069	Major Lance			Girl, come on home
						/same 
						(1971)
VOA-4071	Dramatics			Get up and get down
						/Fall in Love, Lady Love
						(1971)
VOA-4072	The Leaders			How do you move a mountain?
						/same (mono)
						(1971)
VOA-4073	Bar-Kays			Son of Shaft
VOA-4074	L.V Johnson			Don't chas mess with
						my money, my honey or
						my woman/same (1972)
VOA-4076	Hot Sauce			Bring it home
						/Echoes from the past
						(1973)
VOA-4077	The Emotions			My honey and me
						/same (mono) (1972)
VOA-4078	The Leaders			Which way
						/same (mono) (1972)
VOA-4079	Major Lance			I wanna make up (original)
						/(edit) (1972)
VOA-4081	The Bar-Kays			Dance, Dance, Dance
						/same (mono) 
						(1972)
VOA-4082	Dramatics			Toast to the fool
						/same (mono) 
						(1972)
VOA-4083	The Emotions			I could never be happy
						/I've fallen in love
						(1972)
VOA-4085	Major Lance			Ain't no sweat
						/same (1972)
VOA-4086	Mavis Staples			Endlessly
						/Don't change me now 
						(1972)
VOA-4088	The Emotions			From toys to boys
						/I call this loving you
						(1972)
VOA-4090	Dramatics			Hey you! get off
						my mountain
						The devil is a dope
						(1973)
VOA-4091	Jimmy Lewis			Stop half loving these woman
						/same (1973)
VOA-4095	The Emotions			I wanna come back
						/Runnin' back (and forth) 
						(1973)
VOA-4096	Inez Foxx			Crossing over the bridge
						/same (mono) 
						(1973)
VOA-4097	The Bar-Kays			It ain't easy
						/same (mono)
						(1972)
VOA-4098	The Mad Lads			I'm so glas I feel in love
						with you
						/I forgot to be your lover 
						(1973)
VOA-4099	The Dramatics			Fell for You
VOA-4100	The Emotions			Peace be still
						/same (mono) (1973)
VOA-4101	Inez Foxx			I had a talk with my man/
						The lady, the doctor, the 
						prescription (1973)
VOA-4102	The Maffers			Martian gin
						/same (mono) (1973)
VOA-4103	Hot Sauce			Godd woman turning bad
						/same (1973)
VOA-4106	The Emotions			Put a little love away
						/same (1974)
VOA-4107	Inez Foxx			Circuit's overloaded
						/There's a hand	that's 
						reaching out (1973)
VON-4111	The Bar-Kays			Coldblooded
						/same (1974)
VON-4113	The Emotions			There are more questions 
						than answers
						/same (1974)
12" Singles.
3106		Dorothy Moore			Can't Get Over You
						(1988)
		A1. Can't Get Over You (4:24)
		B1. Same
1606		Wild Boyz			I Thought U Knew
1607
1608		Wild Boyz			Q.t Pie
Vinyl Albums (In S-400 Matrix).
S-413		Otis Reeding			The Soul Album
S-415		Otis Redding			The Dictonary of Soul
						(1966)
S-416		Otis Redding			Live in Europe
						(1967)
S-418		Otis Redding			History of Otis Redding
						(1967)
S-419		Otis Redding			The Dock of the Bay
						(1968)
Vinyl Albums (In VOS-6000 Matrix).
VOS-6009	Maceo Woods			Hello, Sunshine
VOS 6012	Margie Joseph			Makes a new impression
		A1. Monolgue: Woman Talk
		A2. Stop in the Name of Love
		A3. Punish Me
		A4. Medecine Bend
		A5. Come Tomorrow
		B1. Sweeter Tomorrow
		B2. Same Thing
		B3. How Beatiful the Rain
		B4. I'm Fed Up
		B5. Make Me Believe You'll Stay
		B6. Temptations About to Take Your Love
VOS-6014	Kim Weston			Kim Kim Kim
VOS 6016	Margie Joseph			Phase II
		A1. That Over Woman Got My Man & Gone
		A2. My World Is Empty Without You
		A3. I'll Always Love You
		A4. Strung Out
		B1. Please Don't Stop Lovin' Me
		B2. I Love You Too Much to Say Goodbye
		B3. Didn't Have to Tell Me
		B4. Takin' All the Love I Can
VOS 6017	Lou Johnson			With you in mind
		A1. There Where Times
		A2. Transition
		A3. The Loving Way
		A4. Nearer
		A5. The Beat
		B1. Who Am I
		B2. Here I Come
		B3. Wrong Number
		B4. Crazy About You
		B5. Living Without You
VOS-6020	The Mad Lads			A New Beginning
VOS-6022	Inez Foxx			At Memphis
Vinyl Albums (In VOS-9500 Matrix).
VOS 9501	Ron Banks 			Dramatically yours
		& The Dramatics			(1974)
		A1. And I Panicked
		A2. I Dedicate My Life to You
		A3. You've Got Me Going Through a Thing
		A4. I Pray She'll Never Go Away
		A5. I Made Myself Lonely
		B1. Highway to Heaven
		B2. Beautiful Feeling
		B3. Toast to the Fool
		B4. It's Hard Tying to Get Over You
VOS 9506	The Dramatics			The Best of the Dramatics
						(1974)
Vinyl Albums (In 3400 Matrix - 1987 Relauched).
3404		Wild Boyz			I Had to Be Done
						(1988)
3405		Dorothy Moore			Winner
						(1989)

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