La Mainstream Records è una etichetta discografica indipendente statunitense fondata da Bob Shad nel 1964.
Storia I primi dischi della Mainstream erano ristampe dalla Commodore Records. Il suo catalogo è cresciuto fino a includere Bob Brookmeyer, Maynard Ferguson, Jim Hall, Helen Merrill, Carmen McRae, Jimmy Raney, Zoot Sims, Clark Terry e Sarah Vaughan. Janis Joplin, con Big Brother and the Holding Company, apparve per la prima volta sulla Mainstream.
Nel 1978 la Mainstream cessò le attività. Bob Shad morì nel 1985. Nel 1990 l'etichetta fu ripresa da sua figlia, Tamara, e Humphrey Walwyn, l'ex capo della BBC Records. Fu acquistata dalla Legacy Recordings nel 1993 e riacquistata dalla famiglia Shad nei primi anni 2000. L'etichetta è ora gestita dalla nipote di Shad, Mia Apatow, con l'aiuto di suo fratello Judd Apatow.
Discografia Serie 56000/S6000 (LP 12') La Serie Mainstream 56000/S6000 iniziò nel 1964 quando l'etichetta fu fondata da Bob Shad e durò fino al 1971 e inizialmente ristampò materiale dalla Commodore Records e della Time Records, una precedente etichetta di Bob Shad, oltre ad alcune nuove registrazioni jazz, poi colonne sonore, prima di espandersi nel rock psichedelico intorno al 1966. N. Catalogo Titolo Artista Note 56000/S6000The Commodore Recordings 1939, 1944Billie Holiday56001/S6001Begin the BeguineEddie Heywood56002/S6002Influence of FiveArtisti variColeman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Don Byas, Chu Berry56003/S6003Dixieland-New OrleansArtisti variJack Teagarden, Pee Wee Russell, Eddie Condon, Wild Bill Davison & Others56004/S6004Town Hall ConcertArtisti variGene Krupa, Charlie Ventura, Bill Coleman, Red Norvo, & Others56005/S6005The Soil and the SeaArtisti variPete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Peter Hawes, Lee Hays56006/S6006I'm LostDottie Clark56007/S6007Boss of the BluesCharles Brown56008/S6008Chairmen of the BoardArtisti vari Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Joe Bushkin, Mel Powell, Jess Stacy56009/S600952 StreetArtisti variBillie Holiday, Ben Webster, and Others56010/S6010Dixieland-Chicago StyleArtisti variMuggsy Spanier, Russell, & Others56011/S6011Era of the ClarinetArtisti variPee Wee Russell, Edmund Hall, Irving Fazola, Benny Goodman, Tony Parenti, George Lewis56012/S6012Lester Young & Kansas City SixLester Young56013/S6013Two Jims and ZootJimmy Raney, Zoot Sims & Jim Hall56014/S6014The Artistry of Helen MerrillHelen Merrill56015/S6015A Taste of HoneyMorgana King56016The Songs of Kurt WeillFelicia SandersRistampa di Time 200756017/S6017Era of the Swing TrumpetArtisti variEldridge, Hackett, Jonah Jones, Page, Williams, & DeParis56018/S6018Town Hall Concert Volume 2Artisti variKrupa & Ventura 3, Stuff Smith, Red Norvo, Wilson, Phillips, Bert, Rogers, Sachs, Palmieri, Stewart, Powell, Krupa, Ventura, & Walthers 56019/S6019Tenor HierarchyArtisti variColeman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Ben Webster, Frank Wess, Phillips, Don Byas56020/S6020Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton56021/S6021Bahutu Chant & DancersBahutu Chant & Dancers56022/S6022Once Upon a TimeBillie Holiday & Teddy Wilson56023/S6023Expressions EastJohn Berberian56024/S6024LegendEddie Condon56025/S6025Look at YesterdayVari ArtistiStan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Stewart, Paul Quinichette, Jimmy Raney, Wardell Gray 56026/S6026LegendPee Wee Russell56027/S6027LegendWillie "The Lion" Smith56028/S6028Second to NoneCarmen McRae56029/S6029Riverboat JazzJuggy's Jazz Band56030/S6030August ChildSylvia Copeland56031/S6031Color Him WildMaynard Ferguson56032/S6032Organ Out LoudGene Ludwig56033/S6033The Award WinnerFrank Wess56034/S6034Ruth Brown '65Ruth Brown56035/S6035Ballads My WayCharles Brown56036/S6036Corcovado TrumpetsVic Schoen56037/S6037MeditationsColeman Hawkins56038/S6038Sittin' InChu Berry56039/S6039LegendBunk Johnson56040/S6040The BluesLightnin' HopkinsRistampa di Time T/700456041/S6041Tiger TailStanley TurrentineRistampa di Time 5208656042/S6042NowCleo Bradford56043/S6043TonightClark Terry Bob Brookmeyer Quintet56044/S6044Haven't We Met?Carmen McRae56045/S6045The Blues RoarMaynard Ferguson56046/S6046YancyEmily Yancy56047/S6047Oud ArtistyJohn Berberian56048/S6048It's Time We MetTerry Gibbs56049/S6049Home Town BluesSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee56050/S6050 VibrationsJimmy Ricks56051/S6051Latin Au Go GoJoe Cain56052/S6052Miss Morgana KingMorgana King56053/S6053The CollectorMaurice JarreColonna sonora di The Collector56054/S6054The Power of Positive SwingingClark Terry Bob Brookmeyer Quintet56055/S6055We Three TrioWe Three Trio56056/S6056Baby the Rain Must FallElmer BernsteinColonna sonora di Baby the Rain Must Fall56057/S6057The Moment of Truth Piero PiccioniColonna sonora di Il momento della verità56058/S6058Wonderful LifeIrene Kral56059/S6059The CreeperDennis Budimir56060/S6060The Maynard Ferguson SextetMaynard Ferguson56061/S6061King RatJohn BarryColonna sonora di King Rat56062/S6062Juliet of the SpiritsNino RotaColonna sonora di Juliet of the Spirits56063/S6063Great Original Soundtracks & Movie ThemesArtisti vari56064/S6064The Heroes of TelemarkMalcolm ArnoldColonna sonora di The Heroes of Telemark56065/S6065Woman TalkCarmen McRae56066/S6066MumblesClark Terry56067/S6067The Lollipop CoverRuby Raksin56068/S6068A Patch of BlueJerry GoldsmithColonna sonora di A Patch of Blue56069/S6069Comic Book HeroesCapes and Masks Orchestra56070/S6070The Square Root of ZeroElliot Kaplan56071/S6071The 10th VictimPiero PiccioniColonna sonora di The 10th Victim56072/S6072That Man in IstanbulColonna sonora di That Man in Istanbul56073/S6073The Trouble with AngelsJerry GoldsmithColonna sonora di The Trouble with Angels56074/S6074I've Lost My Yo-YoBrandywine Singers56075/S6075Pow! Jeannie Trevor Sings!!Jeannie Trevor56076/S6076Award Winning Original Motion Picture Soundtracks & ThemesArtisti vari56077/S6077StagecoachJerry GoldsmithColonna sonora di Stagecoach56078/S6078HarperJohnny MandelColonna sonora di Harper56079/S6079Detectives & the Agents & Great Suspense Motion Picture ThemesArtisti vari56080/S6080Walk Don't RunQuincy JonesColonna sonora di Cammina, non correre56081/S6081The Blue MaxJerry GoldsmithColonna sonora di The Blue Max56082/S6082The Shop on Main StreetZdeněk LiškaColonna sonora di The Shop on Main Street56083/S6083Walk on the Wide SideElmer BernsteinColonna sonora di Anime sporcheRiedizione di Choreo A4ST 56084/S6084AlfieCarmen McRae56085/S6085Bitter AcidMauricio Smith56086/S6086Gingerbread MenClark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet56087/S6087Songs of InspirationBill Brown56088/S6088The Wrong BoxJohn BarryColonna sonora di The Wrong Box56089/S6089Chaplin's Art of ComedyElias BreeskinColonna sonora di Chaplin's Art of Comedy56090/S6090Gypsy GirlMilton DeLuggColonna sonora di Gypsy Girl56091/S6091In Person in San FranciscoCarmen McRae56092/S6092Mira!Hugo Montenegro56093/S6093Soul of a PeopleGordon JenkinsRistampa di Time 205056094/S6094A Man and His MoviesElmer Bernstein56095/S6095Hey, Listen Baby-Let's DanceDavid Carroll e His Orchestra56096/S6096Wine, Women and ItalyItalian Guitars56097ThunderOrquesta Los Hombres de España 56098/S6098Melodies of LoveRichard Hayman56099/S6099Big Brother and the Holding CompanyBig Brother and the Holding Company56100/S6100A Pot of FlowersArtisti variThe Wildflowers, Harbinger Complex, Euphoria e The Other Side56101/S6101Music from CamelotHugo Montenegro56102/S6102The Superfine DandelionThe Superfine Dandelion56103/S6103Jelly Bean BanditsJelly Bean Bandits56104/S6104The Amboy DukesThe Amboy DukesS6105Tiffany ShadeTiffany ShadeS6106Bohemian VendettaBohemian VendettaS6107The Tangerine ZooThe Tangerine ZooS6108The Growing ConcernThe Growing ConcernS6109The Best of Morgana KingMorgana KingS6110Live & WailingCarmen McRaeS6111Slaughter on 10th AvenueHugo MontenegroS6112Journey to the Center of the MindThe Amboy DukesS6113The Art of Lovin''' |The Art of Lovin'
|S6114 |The Best of Pete Jolly|Pete Jolly
|S6115 |Ellie Pop|Ellie Pop
|S6116 |Outside Looking In|The Tangerine Zoo
|S6117 |The Orient Express|The Orient Express
|S6118 |Migration|The Amboy Dukes
|S6119 |Stone Circus|Stone Circus
|S6120 |Nucleus|Nucleus
|S6121 |A Spoonful of Cathy Young|Cathy Young
|S6122 |Last Nikle|Last Nikle
|S6123 |Totie Fields Live|Totie Fields
|S6124 |Hour World|The British Casuals
|S6125 |The Best of the Original Amboy Dukes|The Amboy Dukes
|S6126 |Drive It|Lincoln St. Exit
|S6127 |Josefus|Josefus
|S6128 |December's Children|December's Children
|S6129 |Electric Holy Man|Henry Tree
|S6130 |Freeport|Freeport
|S6131 |Katmandu|Katmandu
|S6132 |Lacewing''Lacewing
Serie 300 (LP 12') La Serie Mainstream 300 iniziò nel 1971 quando l'etichetta si concentrò maggiormente su artisti funk/soul e jazz (così come sulla ristampa di LP jazz originariamente pubblicati per la Time Records) prima che l'etichetta chiudesse intorno al 1976. N. Catalogo Titolo Artista Note MRL 300Rated X for ExcitementRon Frangipane & His OrchestraMRL 301Motion Pictures: The NOW GenerationJoe Scott & His Orchestra MRL 302ImagesDean Christopher & His OrchestraMRL 303Blood, Sweat & BrassThe Phoenix AuthorityMRL 304The Music of Laura NyroRon Frangipane MRL 305Hard Mother BluesErnie Wilkins & His OrchestraMRL 306A 65-Piece Rock WorkshopBob Shad & The Bad MenMRL 307A Symphony of Our TimeJoe ScottMRL 308Hometown BluesSonny Terry & Brownie McGheeRistampa del 56049MRL 309Carmen McRaeCarmen McRaeMRL 310Ray Charles, Arbee Stidham, Lil Son Jackson, James WayneRay Charles, Arbee Stidham, Lil Son Jackson, James WayneMRL 311The Blues Lightnin' HopkinsRistampa del 56040MRL 312Charles WilliamsCharles WilliamsMRL 313Hip EnsembleRoy Haynes MRL 314A New Shade of BlueHarold LandMRL 315Blue MitchellBlue MitchellMRL 316Screamin' BluesMaynard FergusonRistampa del 56045MRL 317Dave HubbardDave HubbardMRL 318Hadley CalimanHadley CalimanMRL 319Right OnMaxine WeldonMRL 320Straight No ChaserClark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer QuintetRistampa del 56043MRL 321A Taste of HoneyMorgana KingRistampa del 56015MRL 322Sings and Swings OrganGloria Coleman Ltd.MRL 323David YoungDavid YoungMRL 324Sonny RedSonny RedMRL 325Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in ConcertDizzy GillespieMRL 326Dirty BluesLightnin' Hopkins Ristampa del Time 1384MRL 327Stan HopeStan HopeMRL 328Sun, Moon and StarsLaMont Johnson MRL 329Charles McPhersonCharles McPhersonMRL 330John WhiteJohn WhiteMRL 331Charles KynardCharles KynardMRL 332HomecomingArt FarmerMRL 333Crankin'Curtis FullerMRL 334MatrixMichael LongoMRL 335Strayhorn: A Mitchell-Ruff InterpretationMitchell-RuffMRL 336AwarenessBuddy TerryMRL 337The Guerilla BandHal GalperMRL 338GoldCarmen McRaeMRL 339Chilly WindMaxine WeldonMRL 340A Time in My LifeSarah VaughanMRL 341WishboneReggie MooreMRL 342IapetusHadley CalimanMRL 343Vital BlueBlue MitchellMRL 344Choma (Burn)Harold LandMRL 345Trees and Grass and ThingsCharles WilliamsMRL 346Katumbo (Dance)Johnny ColesMRL 347Angyumaluma Bongliddleany Nannyany Awhan Yi!Clark TerryRistampa del 56066MRL 348The Night Blooming JazzmenThe Night Blooming Jazzmencon Kittie Doswell e diretto da Leonard FeatherMRL 349The Loud MinorityFrank FosterMRL 350Get It TogetherVarious ArtistsCharles Kynard, Charles McPherson, Dave Hubbard, Charles Kynard, Dave and the Jay Jay's, Charles Williams e Johnny ColesMRL 351SenyahRoy HaynesMRL 352In PersonCarmen McRaeRistampa del Time S/2104MRL 353White HeatBarry MilesMRL 354Wild BirdHal GalperMRL 355Cuore di MamaMorgana KingMRL 356Pure DynamiteBuddy TerryMRL 357The AwakeningMike LongoMRL 358Otra VesZoot SimsRistampa del 56013MRL 359DuesMaynard FergusonRistampa del 56031MRL 360 A Time for BluesArbee StidhamMRL 361Sarah Vaughan con Michel LegrandSarah VaughanMRL 362Alice ClarkAlice ClarkMRL 363Dance of AllegraPete Yellin MRL 364YesterdayVarious ArtistsStan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Wardell Gray, Dave Lambert, Benny Green, Allen Eager - Ristampa del 56025MRL 365Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)Charles McPherson MRL 366WogaCharles KynardMRL 367DamisiHarold Land MRL 368Driftin'BluesCharles BrownRistampa del 56007MRL 369SoftlyRuth BrownRistampa del 56034MRL 370Smokin'''