Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. Artists included Todd Rundgren, Elizabeth Barraclough, Foghat, Halfnelson/Sparks, Bobby Charles, Randy VanWarmer, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Lazarus, Jesse Winchester, and NRBQ. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's death. Sally Grossman, Albert Grossman’s widow, was running Bearsville Records from 2010 until her death in March 2021, at the age of 81. Bearsville's initial distributor was Ampex Records. From 1972 until its folding, the label was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in most countries. In the UK it was distributed by Warner until 1979, and then Island until 1981; its last few British releases were licensed to independent labels Avatar and Lamborghini. Rhino Records currently distributes the Bearsville catalog. Many of the artists on the roster recorded at Grossman's Bearsville Studios. Notable artists Elizabeth Barraclough Paul Butterfield Jonathan Cain Felix Cavaliere Bobby Charles The dB's Foghat Jesse Frederick Nick Jameson Norma Jean Wright Lazarus Liar Willie Mitchell NRBQ Roger Powell Todd Rundgren Utopia Randy Vanwarmer Jesse Winchester Sparks Discography 1970 (under AMPEX distribution) The American Dream - The American Dream Gil Evans - Gil Evans Great Speckled Bird - Great Speckled Bird Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester Todd Rundgren - Runt 1005 1971 Jericho - Jericho Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 10116 Switched from AMPEX distribution to Warner Bros. using Reprise Records 2000 catalog number sequence. Jesse Frederick - Jesse Frederick This was the first album to be released by Bearsville under Warner Bros. distribution. This release was a Bearsville / Reprise records release as noted on the back cover but used a Bearsville label on the LP. Lazarus - Lazarus 1972 Sparks - Half Nelson Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? 2BX 2066 Hungry Chuck - Hungry Chuck Foghat - Foghat BR 2077 Jesse Winchester - Third Down, 110 to Go Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles Paul Butterfield - Better Days 1973 Sparks - A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star BR 2133 Lazarus - A Fool's Paradise Foghat - Foghat (Rock & Roll) BR 2136 Jean Yves Labat - M. Frog Paul Butterfield - It All Comes Back Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren's Rack Job 2BV 2156 (Unreleased two record set of Rundgren's first two solo albums "Runt" and "Runt - The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren") Foghat - Energized BR 6950 First Bearsville release using its own 6000 catalog number