Courier records was owned by Robert "Bob" Brown in Fremont. The studio was located in a cinderblock building downtown. Brown's original interest was jazz, but quickly hopped on the teen rock action in the early 60s. In 1966, Brown was in the US Army, stationed in Aberdeen, Maryland. He was able to keep recording until his discharge in 1968, when he reopened the Fremont operation. All of the bands recorded in the Maryland period (numbers 124-132) were local to that area so there is no addtional coverage of them. Around the time of the move to Maryland, the label was changed from Courier to CEI (Courier-Empire International). Almost all of the early records used the Courier label but at least one found record used Empire. My conjecture is that Empire was intended for the non-rock acts. In 1969, two subsidiaries were started - Now! (later Right Now!) for psychedelic bands, and Country Empire for country artists. The last known CEI release is from 1974. Since the end of the CEI label, Brown has continued to be active in recording.
| No # | Sandusky St. Marys H.S. Band | Saint Marys Echos side 1 / Saint Marys Echos side 2 | |
| 101/2 | the Erie Islanders | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies / Haul Away | |
| 103 | The Santells | Why Are We Apart? / There's a Time and a Place | |
| 104 | unknown | ||
| 105 | unknown | ||
| 106 | unknown | ||
| 107 | unknown | ||
| 108 | unknown | ||
| 109 | unknown | ||
| 110/1 | Marvin Nash and the Chevells | Happiness / Dina | |
| 112 | unknown | ||
| 113 | unknown | ||
| 114 | the Fraternity Men | Little Star / Lynnie | |
| 115 | the Santells | So Fine / These Are Love | |
| 116 | the Blue Crystals | Be-Bop-A-Lula / Hey Baby | |
| 117 | unknown | ||
| 118 | the New Era Singers with the Willow Bend Trio | I Will Love You / Tell Her For Me | |
| 119 | Sandy Chapin | A Breath Taking Guy / I Will Love You | Oct '65 |
| 120 | Carolyn Stein and the Gents | So Long Dearie ; Some Of These Days / My Heat Has A Mind Of It's Own ; Lazy River | SO-2883/4 |
| 121 | unknown | ||
| 122 | unknown | ||
| 123 | unknown | ||
| 124 | Sodom and Gomorrah | Flower Children / Twenty Miles | RI-2511 |
| 125 | the Sites and Sounds | The Night Is So Dark / "T" | |
| 126 | the Soulations | Come On, That's Love, Baby / Will You Be Mine? | |
| 127 | the Runabouts | Way Of Life / All is All | |
| 128 | the Talmydge-Overbey Singers | And When I Die / For Bobby | |
| 129 | the Souls Of Britton | I'll Be On My Way / Make A New Light | |
| 130 | Rob Selmer | A Funny Thing Called Love / Since I Met You Baby (I've Been Singing The Blues) | |
| 131 | the Hamilton Peach | With the Girl that You Love / One Way Ticket Down | |
| 132 | the Second Hand Bitter Sweet | You're Gonna Be Mine Now / Please Don't Go | Aug '68 |
| 133 | unknown | ||
| 134 | the Majority Of Six | I See the Light / Tears Like Rain | |
| 135 | Sam and Greg | Sunshine / Now | |
| 136 | Sam Edwards with the Bob Clark Combo | Don't Leave Me Now / I Can't Help It (Girl of my Best Friend) (PS) | Oct '68 |
| 137 | Don Harlan | Lonely Soldier / Triste Soldaro | |
| 138 | Teaspoon and Peanut Race | You Don't Care / Sweets For My Sweet | Dec '68 |
| 139 | unknown? (see notes below) | ||
| 140 | Greg Cook, Don Miller, Chuck Murawa and Nelson Fredsell / Jim Musgrave and Don Miller | Easy Street / A Place In The Sun | Feb '70 |
| 141 | unknown | ||
| 142 | the Sound System | Rinky Dink / Sleepwalk | Apr '69 |
| 143 | Jim Musgrave and Don O.E. Miller | The Wayward Wind / I'm Going Home | R 24927/8 |
| 150 | Jim Musgrave / Don Miller | Get Togther / Somebody Bigger Than You and I | R 27723/4 |
| 151 | Dennis Martinez | Wine / What Else Is New | R 27725/6 |
| 826711 | Merrill Frische (with Neva Eisaman on the organ) | The Children's Christmas Song / The Crazy Beat | Sept '71 |
| 826712 | Merrill Frische | The Wedding Band Polka / Honey I Miss You Tonight | Sept '71 |
| 826713 | Merrill Frische with the Ha Los | It Is Glory For Me / You Need Jesus | Sept '71 |
| 8150-01 | Baron Thomas and the Blue Crystals | We'll Be Thru For Ever / Tension | Oct '66 |
| No # | the Inside Experience | Tales of Brave Ulysses / Be On My Way | Jan '69 |
| No # | Ike Perry and his Lyrics | At the Party / Don't Let it Get You Down | '64 |
| (6386) | the Dave Bevan Quartet | Yellow Bird, Honky Tonk / Canadian Sunset, Around the World | EP - c. '63 |
| No # | Brother Elray Johnson | Ebb Tide / Rinky Dink | Oct '71 |
| (LP) No # | Eric | no title | Nov '71 |
| (LP) No # | Bill Karl Four | A Night With The Bill Karl Four (Recorded "Live" at the Shipwreck Lounge) | 1972 |
| No # | Brother Elray Johnson | Why Did You Take Her Away? / I'm Gonna Hold On | Feb '74 (QCA 4025-14) |
| Now! 001 | Fresh Air | Flowers and Beads / Think It Over Girl | March '69 |
| Now! 002 | the Night Watchmen | Mimic Jester / I Need It | March '69 |
| Right Now!! 003 | Magical Soul | Rowkerr's Bakery / The 2000 Monkey Magician | Nov '69 |
| Right Now!! 004 | Don and Mike | You / Through A Child's Eyes | Nov '69 |
| Right Now!! 005 | Don Garner | Kandy / You | Feb '70 |
| Right Now!! no # | the Morning After | Today's Dreams / A Further Difference | May '70 |
| Right Now!! no # | Sky Blue Pink | Oats (My Future Depends On You) / Making Love Now | May '70 |
| Country Empire 001 | Carl Stanton "The Singing Auctioneer" | Auction Fever / Appalachian Mountains | Mar '69 |
| Country Empire 003 | Ernie Nichols | Let Me Make It Up To You / Forty Days | |
| Gospel Empire 576 | Meditations | Rollin' In My Sweet Savior's Arms / Share The Land | Q 6061-53 (June '76) |
The Baron Thomas (8150-01) was not recorded by Bob Brown, done in Fremont while he was in Maryland - so not included in the catalog numbers. The Inside Experience I believe was supposed to be #139, but there's no number assigned. Ike Perry has the RCA pressing master numbers (828C-3614) but no catalog number.
#118, 119, 120 on the Empire label
Assembled by George Gell, Tom Fallon, Matt Baker, Jim Fletchner