Shelter Records was a
U.S. record label started by
Leon Russell and
Denny Cordell that operated from 1969 to 1981. The company established offices in both
Los Angeles and
Tulsa, Russell's home town, where the label sought to promote a "workshop atmosphere" with a recording studio in a converted church, adjoining houses for artists working at the studio, and other facilities. Russell remained with Shelter until 1976, when he and Cordell fell out. In a settlement, Cordell then became sole owner of the label, while Russell left to start his own label,
Paradise Records.