Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik went into the music business together starting Embee Productions. They put out some of their recordings on their own Twirl Records, and it's subsidiary, Storm Records. Twirl lasted from 1959 through 1966. They leased some of their early material to Morty Craft's Warwick Records, and very much through the years came out on New York's Big Top Records. They also In late 1964, Balk started leasing his product to Jubilee, Old Town, and Mr. Peacock Records, and then, with American Arts, a Pittsburgh label run by Balk's friend. In 1966, after Balk and Micahnik broke up their partnership[[in late 1965), Balk formed Impact Records, with John Rhys as junior partner, and Barney "Duke Browner" as A&R men. In 1967, they formed the Inferno Records subsidiary. In late 1967, Balk signed with Motown and brought his Inferno Records into Motown with him, as a joint venture for the remainder of 1967 and most of 1968.
Here's a link to the history of Twirl Records :
http://home.comcast.net/~twirlrecords/history.html
Here's a link to the 45s discography of Impact records:
http://www.globaldogproductions.info/
Here's a link to Twirl Records' discography:
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/twirl.htm
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