US label, also credited as "Coral Record" or "Coral Records". Label Code: LC 0166 / LC 00166 Coral was launched as the "independent" counterpart of the Decca label in 1948. It recorded bandleaders like Bob Crosby in the beginning but it was under the A&R direction of Bob Thiele that Coral hit the bigtime with Teresa Brewer, the McGuire Sisters, Debbie Reynolds, Lawrence Welk mainstays The Lennon Sisters and early rock and rollers Buddy Holly and the Johnny Burnette Trio on its roster. The label was operated by Coral Records, Inc. and was also active in the UK. via Discogs →