Minit Records
Catalog No Release date Title Artist
LP-24005 1966 Turning Point Jimmy Holiday
LP-40007 1967 Like It 'T is Aaron Neville
LP-24012 1968 Flippin ' - The Very Funny Flip Wilson Flip Wilson
LP-24014 Jan 1969 Fly Me to the Moon Bobby Womack
LP-24017 May 1969 The Stinger Man Jimmy McCracklin
LP-24018 Jun 1969 In Person Ike & Tina Turner
LP 24023 1969 Blue All The Way Tina Britt
LP 24024 Dec 1969 Blues Man Little Jr. Parker
LP-24027 Apr 1970 My Prescription Bobby Womack
Selected discography -- Albums
Minit Records was an American independent record label, originally based in New Orleans and founded by Joe Banashak in 1959. Ernie K. Doe, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas, and Benny Spellman were early artists on the label. Later artist included Bobby Womack and Ike & Tina Turner. Allen Toussaint was responsible for much of the label's early success, he wrote, produced, arranged and played piano on a number of tracks. The label's first hit was Toussaint's production of Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part 2 by Jessie Hill in 1960. After making a distribution deal with Imperial Records, the label released its biggest hit, Mother-in Law by Ernie K-Doe reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B singles chart in 1961. When Allen Toussaint was drafted into the Army in 1963, the hits dried up and the label was sold to Imperial. Banashak also owned Instant Records, which he kept. Minit was acquired by Liberty Records in 1963 as part of its acquisition of Imperial Records. In 1968, Liberty was bought by Transamerica Corporation and combined with United Artists Records. Two years later Imperial and Minit were shut down and transferred to Liberty. In 1971, Liberty and its remaining labels (except for Soul City, whose catalog was sold to Bell Records) were absorbed into United Artists.