Ripete

US label. May also appear as "RP Records" or "Ripete Records" on releases. Small, independently, co-owned by Marion Carter and Pete Smolen, when it was founded in 1979, distributed US label specializing in the reissue of Carolina Beach Music compilations for shag dance enthusiasts, mainly in the Southeastern US, as well as providing an outlet for newer recordings by legendary R&B artists, such as the Drifters, Clovers, and Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs. In addition to local Beach Music classics, the label's compilation collections often include a smattering of nationally known R&B classics from the mid 1950s through the early 1980s, especially those with swing-style back-beats suitable for the Carolina shag style of dancing. For company credits, see Ripete Records / Ripete Records, Inc.