Collectables is a reissue record label founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Jerry Greene formed Lost Nite and Crimson record labels. Soul Survivors gained the hit "Expressway to Your Heart" (1967) while on Crimson Records. History It maintains a catalogue of over 3,400 active titles on compact disc, with thousands of additional titles available on vinyl. It has released hundreds of recordings from the vaults of major labels, such as Columbia, Atlantic, RCA, Capitol, Vee-Jay and others, making many available on CD for the first time. Genres found on Collectables include doo-wop, rockabilly, rock'n'roll, pop, rock, funk, jazz, comedy, blues, and funk blues. Collectables released Johnny "Guitar" Watson, the Cleftones, and doo wop albums. Collectables publishes the Priceless Collection series of budget compilations. Many of the label's other releases combine the contents of two original LPs on a single CD. The company also manufactures multi-CD compilation box sets sold exclusively through retailers such as QVC, Costco and Sam's Club. Collectables is one of a group of companies, including Alpha Video, Gotham Distributing Corporation and the e-commerce website OLDIES.com, owned and operated by Jerry Greene and the Greene family. Quality of sound Early LPs and CDs were often dubbed from scratchy records. Both Sides Now publisher Mike Callahan (in his book of CD reviews Oldies on CD), regularly gave early Collectables' CDs low scores based on sound quality. Over the years, the sound quality has improved greatly on Collectables' releases. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Little Walter DeVenne remastered many of the label's reissues, and the company has also made extensive use of the in-house mastering and restoration services of the major labels from whom they license material. Artists The following artists have had at least one recording re-issued on the Collectables label. 1910 Fruitgum Company Gregory Abbott Barbara Acklin Roy Acuff Faye Adams Johnny Adams Cannonball Adderley The Addrisi Brothers The Ad Libs Jewel Akens Al B. Sure! Alabama(group) The Alan Parsons Project Lee Allen Mose Allison The Allman Brothers Band America The Ames Brothers Ed Ames Ernestine Anderson Lee Andrews & The Hearts Chuck Berry Blues Magoos Brass Construction Brotherhood of Man Dave Brubeck Anita Bryant B.T. Express The Buckinghams The Capris The Clickettes Ray Conniff The Capitols Bruce Channel The Channels Chubby Checker The Checkmates Don Cherry Dee Clark The Classics The Cleftones Ray Conniff The Crests The Cyrkle The Danleers Doris Day Jimmy Dean The Dell Vikings Devo