Bear Family Records: Переиздания из архивов музыки

German record label

Bear Family Records is a Germany based independent record label, that specializes in reissues of archival material, ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks.

The label has been in existence since 1975, founded by collector Richard Weize, started with the double LP Going Back to Dixie by Bill Clifton. It has become known for its extravagant (and expensive) box sets. The company describes itself as "a collector's record label" due to its primary business, which is reissuing rare recordings in CD format in small amounts. Historically, their material has had only limited availability in the U. S, stocked at Ernest Tubb Record Shop, and through mail order sources. Many of their box sets are available through Amazon Marketplace.

The company has also released several hundred 'Various Artists' compilations, organized by theme or genre. These include such eclectic projects as a ten CD political protest song box set, an eleven CD set of the Jewish and Yiddish performers of the mid 1930s, a seven CD box featuring 195 different versions of the song "Lili Marleen," compilations of music based on and from the TV series Bonanza, a four CD collection of British music hall songs of the early 20th century, a ten CD set of late 1930s calypso music, a 52 CD "History of Pop Music" set and a 26 CD compilation detailing the country hit parade from 1945 to 1970. In 1982, RCA combined song sung independently by Reeves and Patsy Cline into duets using three track mastering recorders onto a 24 track tape. New orchestration and new backing tracks were added, and the tracks were then remixed for stereo. RCA's similar album was, Greatest Hits of Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline. These duets appeared on the Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves LP. In 1996, the label released a 16 CD compilation titled Welcome to my World, by Jim Reeves, including more than 75 unissued titles and many demo recordings.