Sonic Records

Sonic Records was formed in 1968 by three college students, Don Adrian Rice; Jim Linsay; and Doug Thurston at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. These students were actively involved in music and had been putting on concerts using local bands in the Western North and South Carolina area. They were working with a local group that had be... en into a recording studio and were looking for a way to get this recording on the radio. Sensing a need, the trio looked into pressing records and found that they could get it done. They then formed Sonic Records. Incidentally, the group that they first put out on record became know as the now world famous Marshall Tucker Band! The trio surmised that there were probably other groups that wanted to put our recordings but had no idea how to - thus Sonic Records. Eventually two other label were added - LeLonnie and Fad - this due to the increasing numbers of groups and artist] that wanted their recording out. After the group graduated from college, they each went their separate ways, Don Adrian becoming a college professor, Jim, a doctor, and Doug, a football player / coach and entrepreneur. The labels lay dormant during the late 70's and 80's. In 1992, Doug again saw a need for the labels as there were countless bands, artist and groups wanting to record and release a productfor air play and sales but not knowing how to do this, were doing inferior production and recording and were being charged exorbitant prices and not getting the service(s) which they needed and had paid for. Sonic branched into the fast rising "oldies" market with addition of the legendary WOLFMAN JACK to the label. Wolfman has 2 CD/Tapes out - Wolfman Jack's Graffiti Gold Vol. #1 & 2 and another finished - "My What Big Ears You Have". The first two projects include several Wolfman cuts , several of the radio skits that make the Wolfman Jack radio show unique and a number of the most famous songs of the age. " My What Big Ears You Have" will have only Wolfman songs on it and features famous guest ...Read More