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FANIA
US Labels and Company Sleeve 1964-1987

Labels
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No perimeter print
Large logo
850 7th. Ave.
Large logo
850 7th. Ave.
320 - 1964
to
323 - 1965
423 - 1965
to
455 - 1968
456 - 1968
to
467 - 1968
468 - 1968
to
569 - 1971
Fania Records was founded by Dominican-born composer and bandleader Johnny Pacheco and
Italian-American lawyer Jerry Masucci in New York in 1964.
The label took its name from an old Cuban song by the singer Reinaldo Bolaño. Fania is known for its promotion of what has become known as Salsa music. The label started out as a small venture, but gained popularity after the success of its first official record, Pacheco's "Cañonazo".
The company is still in business.
Small logo
850 7th. Ave.
Small logo
888 7th. Ave.
Fania logo
on Wand label
Distributed by
Wand Records
570 - 1971
to
592 - 1971
593 - 1971
to
655 - 1972
WDF 11236 - 1971
WDF 11236 - 1971
Small logo
No perimeter print
Distributed by
Wand Records
No perimeter
print
656 - 1973
to
757 - 1975
WFJ 11269 - 1974
to
WFJ 11282 - 1974
758 - 1976
to
1000 - 1987
592 - 1971
677 - 1974
Fania and it subsidiary International shared the record numbering system until 1975 when International record series began with 8001.
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Contact for corrections
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Thanks to Jim Ronat, Highland, Illinois for scans in this section
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Thanks to Victor M. Morales Toledo, Puerto Rico for scans and info in this section
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Thanks to Brian Kirschenbaum, Schenectady, NY for scans in this section
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45 Discography for Fania Records from Latin Vinyl Junkie
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