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Cat Records was a short-lived subsidiary of Atlantic Records, specializing in rhythm and blues music.cite-ref-0-1-0[1] The label was founded in April 1954 to cash in on the popularity of R&B records among white teenager which were called "cat" records in the South, a word coined by Atlantic exec Jerry Wexler until the term Rock & Roll took hold,cite-ref-2[2] hence the name of the label.cite-ref-0-1-1[1] A total of 18 singles were released, on both 78 r.p.m. and 45 r.p.m. records, over nearly two years before the label was discontinued.cite-ref-3[3]cite-ref-4[4] Its biggest hit was "Sh-Boom" by The Chords.cite-ref-5[5] Other artists on the label included "Little" Sylvia Vanderpool and Mickey Baker, Floyd Dixon, Rose Marie McCoy, and Margie Day.

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cite-note-0-11. ↑ "Atlantic to Start New R&B Firm". Billboard. April 10, 1954. p. 22.

cite-note-22. ↑ https://www.bear-family.com/listing/manufacturer/sSupplier/122696?srsltid=AfmBOopwT2GzmZUkx54ki_K40LveKpL6vhjJmW9B0LCA3BFMO3wmL98_

cite-note-33. ↑ https://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/label/cat

cite-note-44. ↑ https://www.45cat.com/label/cat-atlantic

cite-note-55. ↑ citerefselvin2014Selvin, Joel (2014-04-15). Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues. Counterpoint. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-61902-378-9.

• Cat Records 78 RPM discography

• Cat Records 45 RPM discography