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'''Point Blank Records''' is a [[record label]] subsidiary of [[Virgin Records]]. | '''Point Blank Records''' is a [[record label]] subsidiary of [[Virgin Records]]. | ||
Point Blank Records was founded in 1988 by [[John Wooler]]. Wooler served as Deputy Head of [[A&R]] at Virgin Records [[United Kingdom|UK]] from 1984 to 1994 and Senior Vice President of Virgin Records [[United States|US]] from 1994 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Wooler – record producer with 26 Grammy nominations and 5 wins |url=https://www.recordproduction.com/interviews/john-wooler |website=recordproduction.com}}</ref> He had a passion for [[blues]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]] and [[soul music|soul]]. His [[management|manager]], Simon Draper, granted him a small budget to create the label. The first act signed to the record label was [[Larry McCray]] followed by [[Albert Collins]] and [[Donald Kinsey|The Kinsey Report]]. Artists such as [[John Lee Hooker]], [[Solomon Burke]], [[Pops Staples]], [[John P. Hammond|John Hammond]], [[Walter "Wolfman" Washington]], [[Van Morrison]], and [[Johnny Winter]] were later signed to the label as well. Wooler signed all the musicians on the label and [[record producer|produced]] many of them.<ref>{{cite web |title= | Point Blank Records was founded in 1988 by [[John Wooler]]. Wooler served as Deputy Head of [[A&R]] at Virgin Records [[United Kingdom|UK]] from 1984 to 1994 and Senior Vice President of Virgin Records [[United States|US]] from 1994 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Wooler – record producer with 26 Grammy nominations and 5 wins |url=https://www.recordproduction.com/interviews/john-wooler |website=recordproduction.com}}</ref> He had a passion for [[blues]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]] and [[soul music|soul]]. His [[management|manager]], Simon Draper, granted him a small budget to create the label. The first act signed to the record label was [[Larry McCray]] followed by [[Albert Collins]] and [[Donald Kinsey|The Kinsey Report]]. Artists such as [[John Lee Hooker]], [[Solomon Burke]], [[Pops Staples]], [[John P. Hammond|John Hammond]], [[Walter "Wolfman" Washington]], [[Van Morrison]], and [[Johnny Winter]] were later signed to the label as well. Wooler signed all the musicians on the label and [[record producer|produced]] many of them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pointblank |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/91204-Pointblank?page=1 |publisher=Discogs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Pointblank Records (Virgin sublabel) |url=https://musicbrainz.org/label/5c22dd3d-e9cc-4c86-8dc4-253a18327c49 |publisher=MusicBrainz |accessdate=2025-06-27}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Point Blank Records is a record label subsidiary of Virgin Records.
Point Blank Records was founded in 1988 by John Wooler. Wooler served as Deputy Head of A&R at Virgin Records UK from 1984 to 1994 and Senior Vice President of Virgin Records US from 1994 to 2002.[1] He had a passion for blues, Americana and soul. His manager, Simon Draper, granted him a small budget to create the label. The first act signed to the record label was Larry McCray followed by Albert Collins and The Kinsey Report. Artists such as John Lee Hooker, Solomon Burke, Pops Staples, John Hammond, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Van Morrison, and Johnny Winter were later signed to the label as well. Wooler signed all the musicians on the label and produced many of them.[2][3]