Abdias, head of A&R at CBS, led what may be the greatest ever label in forró, both in terms of exceptional artististry and gorgeous recordings. Philips and RCA also released fine recordings in the 60s, but neither label grew like CBS. By the end of the 1960s, forró on Philips was relegated to the Fontana label. Recording quality was not on the same level of Jackson do Pandeiro and Moura Jr. enjoyed on Philips. Albums seemed to be more quickly recorded and were all in mono. RCA had a number of forró artists, including Luiz Gonzaga, but it seems like the label often tried to shift folks away from forró to modern music. Although some artists, like Osvaldo Oliveira and Elino Julião drifted towards ballad singing, most CBS albums seemed to have high quality, raging forró into the 1970s.
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| Abdias - Sai Do Sereno - CBS (1966) |
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