Bear Family Records is aGermany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues ofarchival material ranging
from country music to 1950s rock and roll.
The label has been in existence since1978, founded by collector Richard Weize,started with the double LP Going back to
Dixie from Bill Clifton. It has become known for its extravagant (andexpensive) box sets. The company describes itself as
"a collector's record label" due to its primary business, which isreissuing rare recordings in CD format in small amounts.
The company has also released severalhundred "Various Artists" compilations, organized by theme or genre.These include
such projects as a ten-CD political protest song box set, an eleven-CDset of the Jewish and Yiddish performers of the mid-1930s,
a seven-CD box featuring 195 different versions of the song "LiliMarleen," compilations of music based on and from the TV series
"Bonanza," a four-CD collection of British music hall songs of theearly 20th century, a ten-CD set of late-1930s calypso music, and
a 52-CD "History of Pop Music" set.
Specail Note on Bear FamilyRecords.....
All Bear Family product Ships within 7- 10 Business days.
