Label Guide: Brother
Brother Records was founded in 1966 by The Beach Boys and their business manager Nick Grillo to give the band more control over their products after a series of disagreements with their label Capitol Records. Brother is now a holding company that still holds the intellectual property rights of The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys' 1967 Smiley Smile album was Brother's first album release, followed by the Carl Wilson produced The Flame album in 1970. That same year, Brother signed a distribution contract with Reprise Records, which led to the label eventually becoming part of the Warner Bros. family of labels.
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1. Label Variation
first Brother label (1967)
This first label variation, when Brother was distributed by Capitol Records, was used only on The Beach Boys' Smiley Smile album.
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2. Label Variation
second Brother label (1970)
The sole album that was released under Starday-King distribution, was The Flame.
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3. Label Variation
third Brother label (1970 - 1971)
The first of the Brother/Reprise labels had no perimeter text, and the record was still manufactured by Capitol Records.
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4. Label Variation (I)
fourth Brother label (1972 - 1978)
When Brother became part of the Warner Bros. family, the bottom rim text changed to Reprise Records, then Warner Bros. Records.
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4. Label Variation (II)
fourth Brother label (1972 - 1978)
A variation of the Warner Bros./Reprise Brother label on light background.
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4. Label Variation (III)
fourth Brother label (1972 - 1978)
A variation of the Warner Bros./Reprise Brother label on light background.