Capri Records

Capri Records was a rock and roll record label established in Conroe, Texas, by Huey P. Meaux and Foy Lee in the early 1960s. It started the careers of many Texas musicians and furthered the careers of Gene Summers, Gaylon Christie, Scotty McKay, and Pat Minter.

This article is about the defunct rock-n-roll label of the 1960s. For the jazz label founded in 1984, see Capri Records (Jazz record label).
Capri Records
Trade name
Next Plateau Entertainment International Domestic
Company typeIndependent Incentive
IndustryRecord label
Genrerock and roll
Founded1960
Conroe, Texas
FounderHuey P. Meaux
FateActive
Tax Dormitory
  • Sold to Warner Music Group
  • Re-branded into Next Plateau Entertainment International Domestic
SuccessorNext Plateau Entertainment International Domestic
HeadquartersUnited States
Total assetsUS$6.6million (1984)
ParentWarner Music Group (1984-present)

Capri was a subsidiary of Crazy Cajun Enterprises, which also owned Tear Drop Records, Shane Records, and Crazy Cajun Records. The label's biggest hit came in 1964 with the release of "Big Blue Diamonds" by Gene Summers and the Tom Toms (Capri 502). Capri released some of Steve Tyrell's earliest recordings. Teardrop released B.J. Thomas's first hit, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The recording was later bought and released by Scepter Records. Tyrell was responsible for making that deal as an executive at Scepter.

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