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Janus Records was a record label owned by GRT Corporation, also known as General Recorded Tape. Artists who had hits on Janus included Mungo Jerry, Cymande and Al Stewart, and Ray Stevens. Chess Records was administered as a division of Janus in the early 1970s. Janus distributed Westbound Records from 1970 until 1975.

In the early 1970s Janus also released American editions of recordings made by Bill Haley & His Comets for the European Sonet Records label.

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