Chocolate City Records

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chocolate City Records was a sub-label of Casablanca Record & FilmWorks with a focus on R&B . The label was founded in 1975 by Cecil Holmes, one of Neil Bogart's partners at Casablanca Records . His name was borrowed from a song by the Parliament group , which was very popular at the time. In 1980 the label was sold to Polygram together with Casablanca ; In 1983 Chocolate City Records ceased operations. Holmes left Casablanca Record & FilmWorks to become Vice President of Black Music at CBS .

Artist

The first group signed by Chocolate City Records was The New York City Players with the single Find My Way . Neil Bogart had heard the title and was thrilled; he recommended the Cecil Holmes group. He suggested that Holmes start his own label and sign the group. The New York City Players renamed themselves Cameo even before the release , after Holmes drew their attention to the fact that PolyGram, now fifty percent co-owner of Casablanca, had concerns about the fact that the Ohio Players group was also part of the PolyGram portfolio and had confusion are possible.

Other groups at Chocolate City were Brenda & the Tabulations and Blacksmoke.

In 1977 Cameo released their first albums with Cardiac Arrest and Brenda & The Tabulations, in 1978 Vernon Burch and Townsend, Townsend, Townsend & Rogers came to the label. In 1979 Randy Brown came to Chocolate City, and 7th Wonder also moved from Parachute Records to the label. Other artists signed to Chocolate City Records this year include Kevin Moore and Starpoint.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.soultracks.com/cameo Interview with Cameo on soultracks.com
  2. ↑ http://www.soultracks.com/cameo Interview with Cameo on soultracks.com

literature

  • And Party Every Day - The Inside Story of Casablanca Records ; Larry Harris, Curt Gooch, and Jeff Suhs; Backbeat Books, 2009; ISBN 978-0-87930-982-4

Web links