Golden World

Golden World Records was a Detroit, Michigan, USA-based record label owned by Eddie Wingate and his wife Joanne Jackson Bratton. Golden World operated from 1962 to 1968. [a687958] had been manager at the label after spending four years at Motown. In 1966, he moved to [l68942].

The label and its subsidiaries were purchased by Berry Gordy in 1968, and folded into Gordy's Motown Record Corporation. The [url=/label/837919]Golden World studio[/url] became [url=/label/2784569]Motown's "Studio B"[/url], working in support of the original Motown recording studio (Studio A) at [url=/label/353265]Hitsville USA[/url]. Before its purchase by Gordy, the studio's recordings often included moonlighting Motown back-up musicians, including James Jamerson on bass and George McGregor, who was the studio percussionist.