The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

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Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Checkmates Ltd. Discography

There are 62 recordings for Checkmates Ltd.. Click the links for the worldwide releases by recording title then click the stock number for the detailed discography including tracks, credits, format and release information.

Baby Don't You Get Crazy/Spanish Harlem

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
1006	United States	A&M Records	7-inch

Black Pearl/Lazy Susan

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
1140	Argentina	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
AMK 2985	Australia	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-7
14 749 AT	Germany	A&M Records	7-inch	1970
AM 011	Lebanon	A&M Records	7-inch
14 749 AT	Netherlands	A&M Records	7-inch	1970
N-35-11	Portugal	A&M Records	7-inch	1969

Black Pearl/Love Is All I Have to Give

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
AM 8578	United States	A&M Records	7-inch

Black Pearl/Proud Mary

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
AM 49806	France	A&M Records	7-inch	1970

Do You Love Your Baby/Proud Mary

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
AM 1130X	Canada	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-9

I Keep ForGettin'/Do You Love Your Baby

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
AMK 3609	Australia	A&M Records	7-inch
AMS 780	Britain	A&M Records	7-inch	1970-3-6
AMK 3609	New Zealand	A&M Records	7-inch

Love Is All I Have to Give

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
394 183	Australia	A&M Records	CD album	1992
210 069	Germany	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
602498 6320	United States	A&M Records	CD album, eAlbum	2004-8-13

Love Is All I Have to Give/Never Should Have Lied

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
1116	Argentina	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
7AM 5030	Brazil	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
AM 1039X	Canada	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
210 069	France	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
50-022	Mexico	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
AMK 2923	New Zealand	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
1039	United States	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-3

Love Is All We Have to Give

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
AMX 11,700	Australia	A&M Records	7-inch	1970
SAML 933531	Australia	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
SAM 2055	Brazil	A&M Records	vinyl album	1970
2055	Brazil	A&M Records	vinyl album
AMLS 943	Britain	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969-10
SP 4183	Canada	A&M Records	vinyl album
212 078	Germany	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
212 078	Israel	A&M Records	vinyl album
SDBJH 138	Italy	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
SP 4183	Italy	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
POCM 1900	Japan	A&M Records	CD album	1993-9-1
D18Y 4114	Japan	A&M Records	CD album	1989-4-21
AML 40	Japan	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
GP 248	Japan	A&M Records	vinyl album	1975
UICY 75151	Japan	A&M Records	CD album	2012-3-28
SAML 933531	New Zealand	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
SP 4183	United States	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
602435 860947	United States	A&M Records	eAlbum	2021-3-19
LPS 77555	Venezuela	A&M Records	vinyl album

Love Is All We Have to Give/Never Should Have Lied

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
AMK 2923	Australia	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-5
AMS 747	Britain	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-4-11

Love Is All We Have to Give/Proud Mary

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
N-35-12	Portugal	A&M Records	7-inch	1969

Proud Mary

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
6092	Argentina	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
SP 4183	France	A&M Records	vinyl album	1971-4
HDAS 371-43	Spain	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
HDA 371-43	Spain	A&M Records	vinyl album	1969
CP 32	Spain	A&M Records	7-inch	1969

Proud Mary/Love Is All I Have to Give

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
H 536	Spain	A&M Records	7-inch	1969

Proud Mary/Spanish Harlem

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
1189	Argentina	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
AMS 769	Britain	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-10-31
AM 1127X	Canada	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-9
210 085	France	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
210 085	Germany	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
AM 850	Italy	A&M Records	7-inch	1970
AMS 7023	Italy	A&M Records	7-inch	1970
AMS 559	South Africa	A&M Records	7-inch	1969
1127	United States	A&M Records	7-inch	1969-9

Spanish Harlem/Proud Mary