Talk:4 Star Records

Patsy Cline ???
4 Star was also known for bringing country-crossover star Patsy Cline to fame in 1957.[citation needed] Cline scored a country and pop hit with 4 Star, "Walkin' After Midnight."[citation needed] However, Cline later compained that she had many problems with 4 Star.[citation needed]

I beg to differ with this. According to the Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 7th Edition Pg 136, all 4 of Patsy Cline's Pop Crossover hits including 1957's "Walking After Midnight" were recorded on the Decca label. Walking After Midnight was Decca 30221. So unless Four Star was somehow related to Decca back in 1957... GaryZ45RPM (talk) 19:47, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Patsy Cline was under contract to 4 Star until 1960. However, none of her records appeared on the 4 Star label; all of the issued ones were released on Coral or Decca through a licensing agreement. Decca, and Cline, were very anxious to have 4 Star out of the picture, but her contract with 4 Star was binding. I have a citation for this and will be updating the information here shortly.Pinikadia 20:19, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Sorry it took so long, but I added the Cline material, with references, under a separate header. I also added the header "Label History" so that the Contents box would display in a better spot in the article. I could not keep the following statements from the older version: "Cline scored a country and pop hit with 4 Star, 'Walkin' After Midnight'" and "However, Cline later complained that she had many problems with 4 Star." Problems she had, but that's not specific enough, and it is much harder to source Cline's sentiments regarding her first recording contract. The statement in regard to "Walkin' After Midnight" is true, but to all outward appearances 4 Star's involvement in that hit is invisible.Pinikadia 13:11, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Article title
Was the label known as Four Star Records, as per the current article title, or as 4 Star Records ? I may seem a pedantic point, but the article's title should be factually correct, and there is a current imbalance between the title, and all mention of the company within the article.

A lack of references, and opinionated statements - rather as alluded to in the above comments, also needs rectifying.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:14, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Indeed, 4 Star Records, not Four Star Records, is consistent on its labels from throughout its history. Some exterior references to the label insert a dash, i.e. "4-Star Records." While that certainly looks neater, 4 Star Records it is. And it would be my recommendation as the proper title for this page. Other ailments here need to be treated as well, but the inaccurate page title is truly the biggest sore from the Labels Project point of view.Pinikadia 13:11, 2 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Done.  78.26   (spin me / revolutions) 14:17, 2 November 2015 (UTC)