Label

Cadet Concept

Offshoot of l=Chess Records' l=Cadet subsidiary managed by a=Marshall Chess created in 1967 to release psychedelic-leaning blues and rock material. The most significant releases on this label were two a=Muddy Waters LPs (the iElectric Mud/i and iAfter The Rain/i albums) and the albums of a studio-created psychedelic soul-rock band Marshall Chess and Chess house musician/producer a=Charles Stepney developed named a=Rotary Connection, which featured future R&B star a=Minnie Riperton on lead vocals. It also released a=Status Quo's only American hit "Pictures of Matchstick Men". Just as Phil and a=Leonard Chess were selling its parent Chess Records to l=GRT Corporation in 1969, the decision was made to phase out Cadet Concept and its final release was in 1971.