Blue Lake Records

CTL-E-1648 · Institution · label · unspecified

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Sister label to Al Benson’s Parrot Records; operated 1954–1956.

Notes

Created in RELP6 as a supporting entity for RELP-001 enrichment edges.

Relationships

Al Benson — founded by
Blue Lake was Parrot’s sister label, launched by Benson; it operated from 1954 to 1956.

Sources

CultureTechLens batch RELP6 research

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