End

End was established by George Goldner as a label for his growing list of artists whose doo-wop or emerging R&B styles did not 'fit' his Gone Records label. For bootleg and counterfeit releases mimicking official End releases, please use End (2). One such group, signed and managed by Goldner's protegé Richard Barrett, was The Chantels. Their first single, on End 1001 was 'He's Gone'. Barrett then wrote and featured on their hit 'Maybe', released in December 1957. Two further chart-making groups were signed in 1958, The Flamingos and Little Anthony & The Imperials. End was sold to Roulette Records in 1962. See also End Records and End Music Inc.. Prior to the sale the labels had a pale grey background. In 1961 an 'End Music Inc.' credit was added to this 'grey dog' label. After 1962 this label became pale blue, known as the 'blue dog' label with a Roulette credit. Subsequent issues were on the Roulette label until the late 1970s, when reissues by Roulette featured End on an orange center bar on a pale blue background. Compilations of End artists became available on the Murray Hill Records, Rhino Records and Collectables labels