What makes Elroy Dietzel, Hasil Adkins, Dexter Romweber, Tyrone Schmidling, Dwar-less Fearsley, Bunker Hill, Ernie Uszniewicz and Handsome Dick Manitoba more than just pretty names? Star status! NORTON STAR STATUS, BABY!! And they're just the hombres sportin' the mo' blazin' handles! Spin to win with our entire world renown ragin' rhythm roster! In this web site you'll find the whole Norton big beat family! Some folks will be pickin' us up for the firstest time, and to those new initiates, we'd like to bellow out a welcome before the blindfold n' underpants hazin' begins! Just so's you knows, the ex-temporaneous Norton label sprang outta the luminous loins of KICKS magazine with a flash of sophistication and ostentation (name the Norton album that string of flatulent prose is plucked outta!) in 1986, kinda sorta as its audio extension, some 6 swirling years after the first KICKS busted outta the corral. Norton H.Q. is now home to everyone from Hasil Adkins to Esquerita to King Uszniewicz and Link Wray, and we're makin' with more wild records all the time!

The Beat, The Beat, The Beat...

Git straightest with the greatest! Our hero, the mighty Esquerita proclaimed BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY, ROCK N' ROLL IS HERE TO STAY, tho the late screamin' ebony Cyclops didn't count on alternative hippie swill or impotent lounge cocktail muzak! GO AHEAD AND BURN WITH THE BOSS BEAT!! You'll notice the swanky mug of Dale Hawkins deckin' this page! We're proud to announce we've just inked a deal with the Hawk to ish his early unreleased demos including the original crude radio station taping of Susie Q that brought him to the Chess label! Many mo' flip outs like this on tap from Norton, pards...

I'll Gladly Pay You Tuesday For a Hamburger Today...

If you can't make the scene with the long green, we now accept Visa and Mastercard. Check ordering instructions carefully, pops, and go hog wild! It's always good to have loads of blastables around while you scrounge the rent geets!

If yer ditchin' records, please consider us. We buy single copies, entire collections, and everything in between. We're always on the make for swingin' original rock n' roll/surf/ garage/R&B/rockabilly/girl group 45's & have plenty cool original blasts at all time ripe for swappin'.

Hey, Norton...

Plain and simple, we've never solicited demo tapes (we employ well intoxicated A&R men to snag our esteemed talent), so please don't jump on us for not responding to the merits of your quest to dethrone Nervous Norvus!

The Drawers Are Alive With The Sound Of Music...

If you wanna place phone orders or simply wanna ask where Hasil Adkins' music has been all your life, we mainly do biz between 12-7 PM. We're here at other hours, but these are the hours that we're least grouchy!

Showstopper Guarantee...

Wop, bop and slop in full confidence when a Norton performing act invades yer local bandstand! Swing with the best of 'em!

Kicks Just Keep Gettin' Harder To Find...

'Nother catalog and still no new ish of KICKS? Runnin' the Norton Empire has really whomped our time and our mag's unfortunately been relegated to a back burner, at least for the time being.

Drive The Big Rigs...

If y'all are dealers with long green feelers & wanna stock Norton and Mr. Manicotti titles, give a buzz for our wholesale list! THIS HERE IS NOT A DEALERS LIST!

Say Man...

Lastly, we'd like to thank all you loyal folks out there, not only for your continued NORTON/KICKS patronage, but also for fuelin' up our rocket with your letters of support, especially during this, our tenth big year in the noise racket! And remember: crank it up!