This is a Tribute to....

Columbia Records

incl. sub-labels like;
ARC, Blue Sky, Epic,
Invictus, Pavillion and Tabu...

Columbia 12inch DISCO single

One of THE DISCO labels...

Columbia Records is the oldest label in the recording industry and was started already in 1888.
The label originally sold and distributed Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in the DC area, it was from 'Disctrict of Columbia' the name Columbia Records were taken. They produced their own cylinder recordings and from 1893 they only sold and distributed their own produced equipment and releases.
Columbia Records Magic Notes In 1901 the company started releasing their recordings on discs and they also manufactured the phonographs to play these new discs on. And just seven years later, in 1908, Columbia started producing double sided discs which gave the possibilities of giving the listeners double the listening pleasure.
In 1912 they decided to completely abandon any new cylinder releases, but yet they kept selling and press cylinders out of their back catalogue for a few more years.

Columbia 78rpm label

In 1931 Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) was formed by the merge of the English Columbia Gramophone Company and the Gramophone Company. Because of anti-trust reasons EMI had to sell the American Columbia operations to the Grigsby-Grunow company. In 1934 Columbia was sold to ARC [American Record Corporation] when Grigsby-Grunow went into bankruptcy.
Then in 1938 ARC, with all it's sub-labels (incl. Columbia), was sold to Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) [a company originally co-founded by Columbia Records]. From about the time Columbia had been sold by EMI until the time CBS took over, the Columbia label had become less and less important as those previous owners had other labels they prioritized. But with the CBS ownership the label saw a revival and CBS also invested new money in the label to make it successful.
In 1948 the label was responsible for introducing a new record format, a soon to become recording standard, the 33 rpm Long Playing microgroove record - the LP was born. The new format is said to have been created because one of the labels executives wanted to be able to listen to the full movement of a symphony on one side of a record, without having to turn the record halfway through. In 1950 the other major US labels wanted to cash in on the success Columbia scored with the LP format and from that time on all labels were releasing LP records.

Epic logo

The 1950's was a successful decade for the label and in 1953 CBS started a sister label to Columbia, a label which was named - Epic Records.
Here in the mid 50's the label's 'Walking Eye' logo was invented. The 'legs' should describe a stylus on a record (the 'eye') and is making a pass to the mother-company's classic logo with its eye.
Then in 1957 Columbia started recording in stereophonic [stereo] sound, which was a great improvement in the sound experience. And again, as for the inventing of the LP, this was driven by the classical music with its full orchestrations.
On came the 60's and in 1961 CBS formed CBS Records, their international organization for releasing and controlling the CBS owned labels outside of the US.
In 1963 Barbra Streisand released her first solo album on the label and the label started to hook on to the rapidly growing Rock scene of the 60's and it soon became more of a Rock and Pop label.
The success of the label followed into the 70's and for a while Columbia experimented with quadraphonic (four-channel) sound, as several other labels. But as the labels used different encoding methods for the process, no 'standard' could be set for the four-channel sound and in a few years all the labels abandoned the quadraphonic sound.

Columbia seventies logo

In the mid 70's the Disco movement started, but surprisingly Columbia (as many other major labels), was late trying to cash in on the Disco craze. There was a few Disco 12-inch singles released during 1976-1977, must notable are probably hits like Emotions' "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" [#4 in the Billboard National Disco Action Top 30], Tina Charles' "I Love To Love", Willie Bobo's "Always There", "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)" by Maynard Ferguson [#37], "Pipeline" by Bruce Johnson and the stage show singer/actress Linda Hopkins' "It's In Your Blood" [#19].
SAM Productions stamp on Columbia Records 12-inch In 1977-78 Sam Weiss' SAM Records had some commercial paydirt and closed a licensing deal with Columbia Records. So during 1978-1979 Columbia released several very successful 12" Disco versions of SAM acts, including the international and Billboard number 1 smash hit - "Keep On Dancin'" by Gary's Gang. All the Columbia releases of SAM artists came with a 'SAM Production' credit including the SAM logo on the standard Columbia label.
It was mainly two SAM acts that scored lots of hits and success for Columbia. John Davis & the Monster Orchestra sung "Ain't That Enough For You" as well as "Love Magic", "Bourgie bourgie" (a vocal cover of the Ashford & Simpson instrumental classic) and "Baby I've Got It", while Gary's Gang gave us "Let's Lovedance Tonight" and "Do Ya Wanna Go Dancin'" besides the already mentioned "Keep On Dancin'".
Except for these 'SAM releases', not very many Columbia 12" Disco singles was released in 1978, but we all remember "Got To Be Real" and "Star Love" as sung by Cheryl Lynn. She would later also sing with another Columbia act, Toto, in their '79 classic "Georgy Porgy". But on the sister label, Epic Records, we could hear Melba Moore's Bee Gees penned "You Stepped Into My Life" and the Jacksons' "Shake Your Body" and "Blame It On The Boogie" [which was NOT written by the Jacksons but by the UK artist Mick Jackson].
As said above, apart from the co-operation with SAM, it wasn't until 1979 Columbia really started pushing out Disco 12" releases. And when Columbia got on the train they were un-stoppable and only in 1979 they gave us Disco hits and classics like; "Born To Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez, "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago's "Street Player", Janis Ian's "Fly Too High" and Jackie Moore's "This Time Baby", just to mention a few...
Epic helped out in adding to the good figures by releasing Michael Jackson's Off the Wall LP from which both "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" became worldwide hits while Patti LaBelle had a Top 10 hit with "Music Is My Way Of Life" for example.
Even other sub labels added to the 1979 success, ARC gave us Deniece Williams' "I've Got The Next Dance" and "I Found Love", while Blue Sky reached to #1 with "Relight My Fire" by Dan Hartman.
Philadelphia International stated "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" as sung by McFadden & Whitehead and "Strutt Your Funky Stuff" - Frantique.
A personal favorite, "High Steppin' Hip Dressin' Fella" by Love Unlimited, was released on Unlimited Gold.
In the early eighties 'Disco Died', or at least it was this 'Disco backlash' with records burning and similar. We all know that Disco never really died, it only took new shapes, or in theory only new names, but 1980-81 didn't give us much 12" Disco from Columbia. But their friends at Epic had the Jacksons' with "Can You Feel It" and Billy Ocean singing "Nights" and "Stay The Night".
Notable about Epic is that in the UK the label was responsible for releasing Swedish super-group ABBA, but they never had the rights for the material in the US, those rights were owned by Atlantic Records.
In 1982 "It's Raining Men" for the Weather Girls, Eddie Murphy wanted to "Boogie In Your Butt" and Earth, Wind & Fire screamed "Fall In Love With Me". So Columbia was doing OK, but Epic would be doing GREAT... Because in 1982 they released the Thriller album by Michael Jackson, the biggest-selling album ever, including hits like "Billie Jean", "P.Y.T", "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "The Girl Is Mine" [duet with Paul McCartney] and the title track - "Thriller".
Peter Brown - SNAP album Next couple of years saw some great releases and specially I'd like to push a little for the wonderful 1984 album Snap by Peter Brown that included the three 12" singles; "They Only Come Out At Night", "Love Is Just The Game" and "Zie Zie Won't Dance", where the first two both were remixed on the 12"s by Jellybean. It's really a great album that is well worth checking out...
The label has continued to release great music, but as it has not really been 'Disco' per say, I have chosen not to get into it further here. But some acts to mention from the Columbia roaster during the late 80's and throughout the 90's are; George Michael, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, C+C Music Factory and Jessica Simpson.
Columbia and Epic are most likely the only CBS sub labels from the Disco days which are still active, but over the years (focusing, but not limiting to the Disco years), the following labels have at some point been related to the Columbia/CBS group;
>> ARC [The American Record Company (ARC) was formed in 1929. Another longlived label which gained new success during the Disco era. Their greatest act was Deniece Williams, but also the Emotions were on the label.]
>> Bang [Started by Bert Berns in 1965 together with Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry (Gerald) Wexler. The first letters of their names forms the label name: BANG. Van Morrison, Brick and Peabo Bryson were their most known acts.]
>> Believe In A Dream [Small 80's label most known for Tyron Brunson's "the Smurf" but also Bobby "O" released his female act the Flirts' 1986 hit "Miss You" on the lable along with the Reddings, which was Otis Redding's sons; Dexter Redding and Otis Redding II together with their cousin Mark Locket. Look out for their brilliant "the Awakening".]
>> Blue Sky [Someone once told me this was Dan Hartman's own label, not sure if that's true but Dan was THE artist of the label. "Vertigo/Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "This Is It"... They were all released on the label.]
>> Bobcat [Label by Hi-NRG guru Bobby "O". Bobby had LOTS of different labels, but it was through Bobcat he released the very first (and the more Hi-NGR) version of Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls".]
>> Coast To Coast [Don't know much about this label except for that they released Kelly Marie's "Feels Like I'm In Love" and also some B.T. Express tracks.]
>> Def Jam [Hip-Hop label founded in 1984 by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin. The label is still active and their most known acts are Jay-Z, Nas, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, EPMD and LL Cool J.]
Epic Records original logo >> Epic [Originally founded by CBS in 1953 as a Jazz and Classical label. But over the years the label turned more into Pop, Rock and Disco/Dance with huge success. Epic's biggest acts include names like; Michael Jackson, Jacksons, Sade, George Michael, Wham!, Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, George Duke and Luther Vandross.]
>> Handshake [New York Disco label most known for acts like Johnny Bristol and his hit "Love No Longer Has A Hold On Me", Revelation, Ronnie Jones & Claudja Barry, Amii Stewart, Karin Jones and Aneka's "Japanese Boy".]
>> Invictus [Label created by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (of Holland-Dozier-Holland fame) in 1968. Most know acts were Freda Payne, Chairmen of the Board and New York Port Authority (NYPA).]
>> Jet [A small record label set up by Don Arden in the early 70's. Most know acts were Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Roy Wood and Ozzy Osbourne. They also released the soundtrack to the movie Xanadu with songs by ELO and Olivia Newton-John.]
>> Mosaic [This mid 80's label even had CBS Associated Records in big letters on the vinyl label. There's also a Jazz label called Mosaic that started in the early 80's, but I think that label has no connection to this one. Michael Zager did a few recordings for Mosaic.]
>> Pavillion [A label given to legendary Disco DJ and Remixer John Luongo by CBS. John got the name from a book called 'Far Pavilions', he then added another 'L' for Luongo and it became Pavillion. The label had a #1 hit with "You're Too Late" by Fantasy.]
>> Philadelphia International [This Philly Soul label was founded by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in 1971 and had a distribution deal with CBS until 1984. Gamble & Huff have, both separately and together, written and produced over 170 Gold & Platinum records. Acts of the label include MFSB, Three Degrees, O'Jays, People's Choice, McFadden & Whitehead and several others.]
>> Portrait [The label started out in 1976 to be shut down in 1979 and then revived again in 1982 to once again be folded in 1986. In 1988 it came back as a Jazz label, but was folded again in 1990. It was then revived both in 1992 and 1999 before finally disappear in 2002. Most famous act was Cyndi Lauper.]
>> Private I [The label had no really big hits but their most known acts were Bonnie Pointer (formerly of the Pointer Sisters), Staple Singers, Matthew Wilder and Michael Jackson's sister - LaToya Jackson.
Cheryl Lynn, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Chi-Lites, Alphonse Mouzon and the Dells were acts who all briefly recorded for the label.]
>> Rock'n'Roll [Label started in the early 1980's. The label seems to have been focusing on and was probably owned by "Weird Al" Yankovic with hits like: "Like A Surgeon", "Eat It", "I Lost On Jeopardy" and similar.]
>> Ruffhouse [A Hip-Hop label started in the early 1990's by Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo. Ruffhouse was the label behind many major Hip-Hop acts like; Cypress Hill, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Schooly D and Kriss Kross.]
>> Scotti Brothers [An Independent label that has also been associated/distributed via other major labels like Atlantic. In the early to mid 80's Scotti Bros. worked with CBS/Columbia and released hit music from the Rocky movies, tracks like Survivor's "Eye Of The Tiger" and James Brown's "Living In America".]
>> T-Neck [This was Isley Brothers own label. It was originally founded in 1964 and they only released one single on the label before they got signed to Motown. They revived the label in 1969 when the Isley's had left Motown. T-Neck was originally distributed via Buddah Records, to later be moved to Columbia where they released several records and 12" singles including the hit "It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)"]
>> Tabu [This R&B/Funk label was founded by Clarence Avant in 1976. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of The Time wrote many of the labels biggest hits and its most known acts were S.O.S Band, Cherelle, Alexander O'Neal and Brainstorm.]
>> Unlimited Gold [Disco label founded by Barry White in 1976 which was folded in 1983-4. The label released material by Barry himself and his acts Love Unlimited and the Love Unlimited Orchestra.]
>> WMOT [Funky Philly label where WMOT stood for 'We Men Of Talent'. It was owned by Steve Bernstein, Alan Rubens and David Chacker, who later sold the label to Michael Goldberg, Allen Cohen, and Jeff and Mark Salvarian. Later Larry Lavin joined the label as a partner and he used the label to laundry money, this brought the company down and it was folded in 1984. The label is most known for Frankie Smith, Fat Larry's Band and "I Really Love You" by Heaven & Earth as well as for Mel Brooks' "It's Good To Be The King".]

In 1988 CBS Records and all its sub labels was acquired by Sony, to become part of the Sony Music Entertainment group and in 2004 Sony merged the music division with Bertelsmann to create Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The Columbia label, as well as Epic, still remains active but under the Sony BMG umbrella.
It's nice to see that the worlds oldest label is still in business and the list of famous acts that has been recording for the label is LONG, including top artists like; Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Leonard Bernstein, Barbra Streisand, Carlos Santana, Toto, Earth Wind & Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Bangles, Mariah Carey, George Michael, Celine Dion, Lauren Hill & Fugees and the list goes on and on and on...

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Give up the Funk
B.T. Express

Got to give in to love
Bonnie Boyer

Push push
Brick

Street Player
Chicago

Got to be real
Cheryl Lynn

Star love
Cheryl Lynn

Instant Replay
Dan Hartman

Relight my fire
Dan Hartman

I found love
Deniece Williams

I've got the next dance
Deniece Williams

Boogie wonderland
Earth, Wind & Fire

You're too late
Fantasy

Strutt your funky stuff
Frantique

Let's lovedance tonight
Gary's Gang

Keep on dancin'
Gary's Gang

It's a Disco night (Rock don't stop)
Isley Brothers

This time baby
Jackie Moore

Blame it on the boogie
Jacksons

Shake you body (down to the ground)
Jacksons

Ain't that enough for you
John Davis & Monster Orchestra

Bourgie, Bourgie
John Davis with the Monster Orchestra

Touch me in the morning
Marlena Shaw

Ain't no stoppin' us now
McFadden & Whitehead

You stepped into my life
Melba Moore

Don't stop 'til you get enough
Michael Jackson

I don't want to work today
New York Port Authority

Born to be alive
Patrick Hernandez

Music is my way of life
Patti LaBelle

Love is just (the Game)
Peter Brown

They only come out at night
Peter Brown

I love to love
Tina Charles

Georgy Porgy
TOTO

High steppin', hip dressin' fella
Love Unlimited

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Dancing queen
ABBA

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
ABBA

Lay all you love on me
ABBA

Voulez-vous
ABBA

Blame it on the boogie
Mick Jackson

Columbia Records was not among the first ones to hook up on Disco, but when they finally did... they sure released some good stuff.
Even if Columbia never wanted, or intended, to be a 'Disco label', it still became one of the most important, especially when you adding up with all the Sub labels sharing the same matrix series.
But again, for a label that was started in 1888 and a label that invented the LP, I guess you can't be first all the time. But let's hope Sony BMG keeps running Columbia to see its 150th anniversary.
I think Columbia Records deserves and was;

"Born To Be Alive"!

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The Columbia Catalog
12" SINGLES Promo releases
(incl. some sub-label releases) Please help out filling the gaps !
Matrix #	Artist	Title / Song	Year
AS 201 7" - 33 1/3 RPM	KOKOMO	"Rise And Shine"	1975
AS 202 7" - 33 1/3 RPM	BOBY FRANKIN	"Mutha's Love"	1976
AS 207 7" - 33 1/3 RPM	PHILLY DEVOTIONS	"Hurt So Bad"	1976
ASD 208 Epic	TEMPREES	"I Found Love On A Disco Floor"	1976
AS 212 7" - 33 1/3 RPM	DANNY BRYANT	"Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue"	1976
AS 213	MAYNARD FERGUSON	"Pagliacci" / "Primal Scream"	1976
AS 217	BARBRA STREISAND	"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"	1975
ASD 218 Epic	HEYWOOD CASH	"Give It Up"	1976
ASD 219 Epic	BIDDU ORCHESTRA	"Rainforest"	1976
ASD 220 Epic	DOC SEVERINSEN	"I Wanna Be With You"	1976
ASD 223 Epic	YOUNG SENATORS	"Boogie Music"	1976
AS 226	VENUS	"Madison '76 (Part II)"	1976
ASD 228 Epic	UPP	"Never Gonna Turn My Back On You"	1976
AS 233	B.T. EXPRESS	"Can't Stop Groovin' Now"	1976
ASD 234 Philadelphia	SOUL SURVIVORS	"Happy Birthday America"	1976
ASD 239 Epic	WILLOW BAND	"Willowman"	1976
ASD 240 Epic	WEBSTER LEWIS	"Do It With Style"	1976
AS 241	VARIOUS - Willie Nelson / Lynn Anderson / Harlan Sanders / George Jones & Tammy Wynette / Troy Seals / John Austin Paycheck / Barbara Fairchild / Rusty Weir / Joe Stampley / George Jones / Marty Robbins / Connie Smith / Moe Bandy / Johnny Gimble / Sonny James / Chip Taylor / Tammy Wynette	THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY - "The Troublemaker" / "What A Man My Man Is" / "Honky Tonker" / "Golden Ring" / "Tall Texas Woman" / "11 Months & 29 Days" / "Mississippi" / "I Think It's Time (I Learned How To Let Her Go)" / "There She Goes Again" / George Jones "Her Name Is..." / Marty Robbins "El Paso City" / Connie Smith "I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore" / Moe Bandy "Here I Am Drunk Again" / Johnny Gimble "Under The 'X' In Texas" / Sonny James "Come On In, Shylo-Ol' Man River" / Chip Taylor "Nothin' Like You Girl" / Tammy Wynette "You And Me" [LP]	1976
AS 243	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Getaway"	1976
AS 245	TYRONE DAVIS	"Give It Up (Turn It Loose)"	1976
ASZ 246 Blue Sky	Who is DAN HARTMAN? [incl. work with Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter & Rick Derringer]	"Free Ride" / "Easy Street" / "Rollin' Cross The Country" / "River's Risin'" / "Diamond Eyes" / "Hangin' Around" / "Tell Me In A Whsiper" / "People Music" / "Can't You Feel It" / "One Day Tomorrow" [Sampler]	1976
ASD 248 Philadelphia	O'JAYS	"Message In Our Music"	1976
AS 251	B.T. EXPRESS	"Energy To Burn"	1976
AS 252	GATEWAY	"Can't Accept The Fact"	1976
ASD 259 Epic	YOUNG SENATORS	"Ride The Tide"	1976
AS 260	LEON HAYWOOD	"The Streets Will Love You To Death"	1976
ASD 261 Epic	WEBSTER LEWIS	"Do It With Style" (Remix)	1976
AS 262	VARIOUS - LEON HAYWOOD / HUBERT LAWS / KEITH BARROW / BILL WITHERS	DANCE TO OUR MUSIC - "The Streets Will Love You To Death" / "Romeo & Juliet" / "A World Of Lovely People" / "Close To Me"	1976
AS 263	MANHATTANS	"Kiss And Say Goodbye (X-Rated Version)" / "I Kinda Miss You (X-Rated Version)" [7"]	1976
ASD 266 Epic	FINAL TOUCH	"I'm Ready To Give Up My Love"	1976
ASD 269 Philadelphia	DON COVAY	"Travelin' In Heavy Traffic"	1976
AS 272	HERBIE HANCOCK / WAH WAH WATSON	"Doin' It" / "Together (Whatever)"	1976
ASD 274 Epic	ODIA COATES & PAUL ANKA	"Make It Up To Me In Love"	1976
AS 276	KOKOMO	"Use Your Imagination"	1975
AS 278	TINA CHARLES	"You Set My Heart On Fire" / "Dance Little Lady Dance"	1976
ASD 280 Philadelphia	O'JAYS	"Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)"	1976
ASD 281 TSOP	INSTANT FUNK	"Philly Jump"	1976
ASD 283	MIRACLES feat. BILLY GRIFFIN	"Spy For Brotherhood"	1976
ASD 290 Philadelphia	ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS	"The Soul City Walk"	1975
ASD 292 Epic	LAURA GREENE	"You Take My Heart Away" (From The United Artists Motion Picture 'Rocky')	1976
ASD 294 Epic	MINNIE RIPERTON	"Stick Together"	1977
AS 295	MAYNARD FERGUSON	"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky')" / "Theme From Star Trek"	1977
ASD 297 Epic	JIMMY RUFFIN	"Fallin' In Love With You"	1977
AS 301	BILL WITHERS	"Close To Me"	1976
ASF 306	RETURN TO FOREVER	"Musicmagic"	1977
AS 307	JOHNNIE TAYLOR	"Love Is Better In The A.M."	1977
ASD 309 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Pride"	1977
ASF 311 Epic	JACKSON HAWKE	"Into The Mystic"	1976
ASD 313 TSOP	PEOPLE'S CHOICE	"If You Gonna Do It (Put Your Mind To It) (Parts I & II)"	1977
ASD 315 Philadelphia	DEXTER WANSEL	"Disco Lights"	1977
ASD 316 T-Neck	IBRO	"Climbin' Up The Ladder" (Part 1 & 2)	1977
AS 317	MARLENA SHAW	"Yu-Ma" / "Go Away Little Boy"	1977
ASD 319 Epic	HEATWAVE	"Boogie Nights"	1976
ASF 321 Epic	RAM JAM	"Black Betty"	1977
ASF 327 Epic	GEORGE DUKE	"You And Me" / "'Scuse Me Miss"	1977
ASD 333 Caribou	SWEET INSPIRATIONS feat. RICHIE ROME ORCH.	"Black Sunday"	1977
AS 334	MAYNARD FERGUSON	"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky')"	1977
AS 339	GEORGE FISCHOFF	"Piano Dancing"	1977
ASD 340 Epic	JOHNNIE SPENCE & THE FAMILY TREE	"The Caves"	1977
ASD 343 Epic	WILD CHERRY	"Hot To Trot"	1977
ASD 345 Philadelphia	INTRUDERS	"I'll Always Love My Mama"	1977
ASD 348 Epic	BIDDU ORCHESTRA	"Funky Tropical"	1977
ASD 356 Epic	POWERFUL PEOPLE	"(Little Girl) Say Yes"	1977
ASF 358	JAMES TAYLOR	"Handy Man" (Stereo) / (Mono)	1977
ASD 359 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Livin' In The Life" / "Go For Your Guns"	1977
ASD 365 Epic	RENEE HARRIS	"Doctor Music"	1977
AS 366	B.T. EXPRESS	"Funky Music"	1977
ASD 369 Philadelphia	MFSB / PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL ALL-STARS	"Let's Clean Up The Ghetto"	1977
ASD 373 Epic	KING MUSKER BAND	"Ain't No Smoke Without Fire"	1976
ASD 375 Philadelphia	ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS	"Glad You Could Make It" / "There's No Other Like You"	1977
ASD 375 Philadelphia	ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS	"Glad You Could Make It" / "There's No Other Like You"	1977
ASF 377 Portrait	HEART	"Little Queen"	1977
AS 380	BOZ SCAGGS	"Hard Times"	1977
AS 381	ANDY PRATT	"Avenging Annie"	1977
ASD 382 Epic	MEAT LOAF	"Bat Out Of Hell"	1977
AS 383	SANTANA	"She's Not There"	1977
AS 384	VARIOUS - BURTON CUMMINGS / CHEAP TRICK / CRAWLER / RAM JAM / DENNIS WILSON / JOAN BAEZ	Music For Every Ear (In Store Play Album From CBS Records) - "My Own Way To Rock" / "Charlemagne" / "I Want You To Want Me" / "Big Eyes" / "Stone Cold Sober" / "Without You Babe" / "Black Betty" / "Keep Your Hands On The Wheel" / "River Song" / "You And I" / "Time Rag" / "I'm Blowiln' Away"	1977
ASD 386 Epic	PATTI LaBELLE	"Joy To Have Your Love" / "Dan Swit Me"	1977
ASD 387 Epic	HOLLIES	"Draggin' My Heels"	1977
ASF 389 Portrait	JOAN BAEZ	"Time Rag"	1977
AS 393 Epic	GEORGE DUKE	"Reach For It"	1977
AS 398	BILLY COBHAM	"Puffnstuff" / "AC/DC"	1977
ASD 400 Philadelphia	BILLY PAUL	"Only The Strong Survive"	1977
AS 401	NOBLES	"Nobody But You"	1977
AS 403	B.T. EXPRESS	"Shout It Out"	1977
AS 404 Tappan Zee	STEVE KHAN	"Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)"	1977
AS 406 Epic	MEAT LOAF	Live [LP]	1978
AS 411	MAYNARD FERGUSON	"Maria" / "Scheherazade"	1977
AS 413	SHARON REDD, ULA HEDWIG & CHARLOTTE CROSSLEY formerly of the HARLETTES	"Can't Dance (Dance, Dance, Dance)" / "Now (Sweet Lover Man)"	1977
AS 414	SHARON REDD, ULA HEDWIG & CHARLOTTE CROSSLEY formerly of the HARLETTES	"Maiden Voyage"	1977
AS 415 Epic	MEAT LOAF	"Bat Out Of Hell" / "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" / "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"	1977
AS 416	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Serpentine Fire"	1977
AS 418	VARIOUS	RECORD BREAKERS [LP]	1977
AS 422	BOB DYLAN	4 Songs From "Renaldo And Clara" A Film By Bob Dylan - "People Get Ready" / "Never Let Me Go" / "Isis" / "It Ain't Me Babe"	1978
AS 426	BOZ SCAGGS	"Hollywood"	1977
AS 431 Epic	WILD CHERRY	"I Love My Music"	1978
AS 433 Tabu	BRAINSTORM	"We're On Our Way Home"	1978
AS 434 Portrait	VARIOUS - TED NUGENT / FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH / DAVE MASON / SANTANA / AEROSMITH / HEART	A California Jam With C B S Records - "Cat Scratch Fever" / "Johnny B. Goode" / "We Just Disagree" / "Black Magic Woman" / "Draw The Line" / "Kick It Out" / "Let It Go, Let It Flow" / "Yank Me, Crank Me" / "She's Not There" / "Kings And Queens" / "Barracuda"	1978
AS 435	JOHNNIE TAYLOR	"Keep On Dancing"	1978
ASD 436 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Take Me To The Next Phase"	1978
AS 437	TYRONE DAVIS	"Get On Up (Disco)"	1978
AS 438	BOBBY WOMACK	"Trust Your Heart"	1978
AS 439	VIBRATORS	"Baby, Baby"	1977
AS 441	TRAVIS WAMMACK	"Hold On To Your Hiney"	1978
AS 443 B-side Capitol	VARIOUS - NICK LOWE w. ROCKPILE / ELVIS COSTELLO / MINK DE VILLE	Now See Them Live! - Special Pressing For Radio - "(You Gotta Be) Cruel To Be Kind" / "Radio, Radio" / "Soul Twist" [Orange Translucent Vinyl]	1978
AS 444	TOWER OF POWER	"Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru"	1978
AS 447	BLUE ÖYSTER CULT	"Godzilla Live"	1978
AS 449 Portrait	DRAGON	"In The Right Direction"	1977
AS 453	BENNY GOLSON	"I'm Always Dancin' To The Music"	1978
AS 457	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	Earth, Wind & Fire's Greatest Hits [LP]	1978
AS 459	MANHATTANS	"Everybody Has A Dream"	1978
ASD 460 Philadelphia	TEDDY PENDERGRASS	"Only You"	1978
AS 461	WALTER EGAN	"Magnet And Steel"	1978
ASD 462 Epic	SILVER BLUE	"Jambalaya" / "Land Of A Thousand Dances"	1978
ASD 463 Epic	SILVER BLUE	"Light My Fire" / "Alexander's Ragtime Band"	1978
ASD 464 Epic	SILVER BLUE	"So Rare" / "Yellow Rose Of Texas"	1978
ASD 465 Epic	SILVER BLUE	"Tennessee Waltz" / "Good Vibrations"	1978
ASD 469 Philadelphia	MFSB	"Use Ta Be My Guy"	1978
ASD 471 Philadelphia	PEOPLE'S CHOICE	"Turn Me Loose"	1978
ASD 472	HERBIE HANCOCK	"I Thought It Was You" / "Sunlight"	1978
ASD 474 Jet	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	"Mr. Blue Sky"	1978
ASD 475	D.J. ROGERS	"Love Brought Me Back"	1978
AS 477 Epic	MEAT LOAF	"Paradise By The Dashboard Light"	1977
AS 478	JUSTIN HAYWARD	"Forever Autumn"	1978
ASD 483	POCKETS	"Take It On Up"	1978
AS 489 Portrait	DRAGON	"April Sun In Cuba"	1977
AS 491 Epic	BOSTON	"Don't Look Back" / "The Journey"	1978
ASD 492 Tappan Zee	WILBERT LONGMIRE	"Black Is The Color"	1978
AS 496	MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR.	"Shine On Silver Moon"	1978
ASD 497 Portrait	HEART	"Straight On"	1978
AS 498 Portrait	HEART	"Straight On"	1978
AS 499 Epic	EUCLID BEACH BAND	"There's No Surf In Cleveland"	1978
ASD 501 Lifesong	SACCO	Theme From "People"	1978
AS 502 Portrait	CONTRABAND	"That's Your Way" / "Dreamer"	1977
AS 503	CHERYL LYNN	"Got To Be Real"	1978
AS 505 Jet	TRICKSTER / KINGFISH	The Jet Set - "Listen To My Music" / "Miles And Miles Away" / "If That's The Way The Feeling Takes You" / "Rich Man" / "Let It Lie" / "Hard To Love Somebody" / "Hurricane" / "Feels So Good" / "Take It Too Hard" / "Magic Eyes"	1978
AS 507	WALTER EGAN	"Hot Summer Nights"	1978
ASD 510 Tabu	LAMONT JOHNSON	"Sister Fine"	1978
AS 511	TOTO	"Hold The Line"	1978
ASD 515 ARC	WEATHER REPORT	"River People" / "The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat"	1978
AS 517	SANTANA	"Well All Right" (Long) / (Short)	1978
ASD 520 Blue Sky	DAN HARTMAN	"Countdown/This Is It" / "Instant Replay"	1978
ASD 522	MARILYN McCOO & BILL DAVIS	"Shine On Silver Moon"	1978
ASD 523 Epic	JACKSONS	"Blame It On The Boogie"	1978
AS 529	ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS	Live At Hollywood High - "Accidents Will Happen" / "Alison" / "Watching The Detectives"	1978
AS 531	WILLIE NELSON	"Whiskey River" / "Whiskey River/The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"	1978
AS 532	WILLIE BOBO	"Always There"	1978
AS 533	JULES AND THE POLAR BEARS	"You Just Don't Wanna Know"	1978
AS 538	SANTANA	"Stormy"	1978
AS 539	CHICAGO	"No Tell Lover" (Short) / (Long)	1978
AS 540 Portrait	HEART	"Dog & Butterfly"	1978
AS 543	HERBIE HANCOCK	"You Bet Your Love" / "Ready Or Not"	1979
AS 544	BOOMTOWN RATS	"Rat Trap"	1979
AS 545	ANDY WILLIAMS	"Love Story (Where Do I Begin)"	1979
AS 546	RONNIE FOSTER	"Midnight Plane"	1978
AS 547 Portrait	RENA MASON	"Do It" (Long) / (Short) [Gold Vinyl]	1979
AS 549 Tappan Zee	BOB JAMES	On Radio Call - "Theme From 'Taxi' (Angela)" / "Touchdown" / "Sun Runner"	1978
AS 551 Epic	JACKSONS	"Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" / "Things I Do For You"	1978
ASD 554 Blue Sky	DAN HARTMAN	"This Is It" / "Countdown"	1978
AS 557 Caribou	BEACH BOYS	"Here Comes The Night" [Blue Vinyl]	1979
AS 559 Epic	GEORGE DUKE	"I Am For Real (May The Funk Be With You)" / "Say That You Will"	1978
AS 560	TYRONE DAVIS	"In The Mood" [Blue Vinyl]	1979
AS 561 Tappan Zee	VARIOUS	TAPPAN ZEE - The Artists' Label [4-track sampler]	1979
AS 562	CHERYL LYNN	"Star Love"	1979
AS 568	JOURNEY	"Just The Same Way"	1979
AS 569	KENNY LOGGINS	Kenny Loggins Live - "What A Fool Believes" / "Wait A Little While" / "Angelique"	1979
AS 573	DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA	The Solo Guitar Of Devadip Carlos Santana - "Oneness" / "Cry Of The Wilderness" / "Jim Jeannie" / "Transformation Day (Excerpt From Hovhaness' Mysterious Mountain)" / Victory"	1979
AS 574 Epic	CHOCOLATE JAM CO.	"A Chocolate Jam"	1979
AS 576 Epic	PATTI LaBELLE	"It's Alright With Me"	1979
AS 578 Epic	LOUISE MANDRELL	"Everlasting Love"	1979
AS 582	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Ready Or Not"	1979
AS 583	MICHALSKI & OOSTERVEEN	"Rebel From The Waist Downt"	1979
AS 585	SANTANA	"One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)"	1978
AS 588 ARC	JOHN HALL	"Home At Last"	1979
AS 589	JANNE SCHAFFER	"Happy Feet"	1978
AS 592	BILLY JOEL	"Honesty"	1978
AS 593	HERBIE HANCOCK & CHICK COREA	An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea- Special Radio Edition - "Someday My Prince Will Come" / "Liza" / "Maiden Voyage" / "La Fiesta"	1978
AS 594	TOTO	"Georgy Porgy"	1978
AS 595 Epic	GEORGE DUKE	"Straight From The Heart" / "Pluck"	1979
AS 601	DAVID JAMES HOLSTER	"Constant Love"	1979
AS 602 SAM	GARY'S GANG	"Let's Lovedance Tonight" / "Showtime"	1979
AS 604	JANIS IAN	"Here Comes The Night (Theme From The Bell Jar)"	1979
AS 619 Stiff/Epic	IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS	"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"	1979
AS 623 Blue Sky	EDGAR WINTER	Selections From The Edgar Winter Album - "It's Your Life To Live" / "Dying To Live" / "Do What" / Forever In Love"	1979
AS 624	DISCO CIRCUS	"Over and Over" / "In A Gadda Da Vida"	1978
AS 625	BARBRA STREISAND	"The Main Event" / "Fight"	1979
AS 631	RONNIE DYSON	"If The Shoe Fits (Dance In It)" / "Familiar Strangers"	1979
AS 632	TOWER OF POWER	"Rock Baby" (Long) / (Short)	1979
AS 633 Philadelphia	McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD	"Do You Want To Dance" / "Mr. Music"	1979
AS 635	WRITERS	"Share Your Love" / "What's Come Over Me"	1979
AS 636	VARIOUS - WEATHER REPORT / IRAKERE / CBS JAZZ ALL-STARS / TRIO OF DOOM	Havana Jam - "Black Market" / "Concerto Para Flaut Y Adagio De Mozart" / "Project 'S'" / "Black Stockings" / "Dark Prince"	1979
AS 637	TOTO	"Georgy Porgy (Special Disco Remix)"	1978
AS 641	EDDIE MONEY	Eddie Money Live Sample - "Maureen" / "Rock And Roll The Place" / "Love The Way You Love Me" / "Gimme Some Water"	1979
AS 642	BULLSEYE	"I've Changed (Never Want To See You Again)"	1979
AS 644 Epic	MICHAEL JACKSON	"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"	1979
AS 646 Epic	REAL THING	"Can You Feel The Force"	1979
AS 647	MORNINGSTAR	"Everybody I Love You"	1979
AS 649	CISSY HOUSTON	"Warning - Danger (This Love Affair May Be Hazardous To You)"	1978
AS 651	CHERYL LYNN	"You Saved My Day"	1978
AS 652 Epic	WET WILLIE	"Weekend"	1979
AS 653	LONNIE LISTON SMITH	"A Song For The Children"	1979
AS 654 Epic	MICHAEL JACKSON	"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"	1979
AS 655	MUTINY	"Funk'N'Bop"	1979
AS 656 Blue Sky	RICK DERRINGER	Guitars And Women - "Something Warm" / "It Must Be Love" / "Desires Of The Heart" / "Don't Ever Say Goodbye"	1979
AS 658	SPLENDOR	"Special Lady" / "Take Me To Your Disco"	1979
AS 659	BILLY COBHAM	"What Is Your Fantasy"	1979
AS 660 Epic	MELBA MOORE	"Miss Thing"	1979
AS 662	JOURNEY	Live Sampler - "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" / "Do You Recall" / "Too Late"	1979
AS 664	JOHN DAVIS & THE MONSTER ORCHESTRA	"Bourgie bourgie"	1979
AS 665	JOHNNIE TAYLOR	"(Ooh-Wee) She's Killing Me"	1979
AS 667 Epic	EDDY GRANT	"Walking On Sunshine"	1978
AS 669 ARC	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"I Found Love" / "Are You Thinking?"	1979
AS 671	FREDDIE HUBBARD	"Little Sunflower"	1979
AS 672 Portrait	20/20	20/20 - "Cheri" / Tell Me Why (Can't Understand You)" / "Remember The Lightning" / "Yellow Pills"	1979
AS 673	PATRICK HERNANDEZ	"Disco Queen" / "Show Me The Way You Kiss"	1979
AS 674 Epic	WEBSTER LEWIS	"You Deserve To Dance"	1979
AS 675 Epic	SLY STONE	"Dance To The Music" / "Sing A Simple Song"	1979
AS 676 Epic	MIKE BERRY	"I'm A Rocker"	1979
AS 677 Epic	FREE LIFE	"Dance Fantasy"	1979
AS 678	MARLENA SHAW	"Touch Me In The Morning"	1979
AS 679	BLISS BAND	"Doctor"	1979
AS 681 Epic	GEORGE DUKE	"I Want You For Myself" / "Party Down"	1979
AS 682 Blue Sky	DAN HARTMAN	"Vertigo/Relight My Fire" / "Relight My Fire"	1979
AS 684	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Knee Deep" / "Doin' It"	1979
AS 686	GARY'S GANG	"Do Ya Wanna Go Dancin'" / "Round & Round & Round"	1979
AS 687 Epic	MICHAEL JACKSON	"Rock With You"	1979
AS 688	SINCEROS	"Take Me To Your Leader"	1979
AS 689	JOHN DAVIS & THE MONSTER ORCHESTRA	"Baby I've Got It"	1979
AS 693 Epic	BILLY OCEAN	"American Hearts" / "My Love"	1979
AS 695	JOHN DAVIS & THE MONSTER ORCHESTRA	"Baby I've Got It" / "That's What I Get"	1979
AS 696	MUTINY	"Lump"	1979
AS 697	JANIS IAN	"Fly Too High"	1979
AS 703 Epic	DAN FOGELBERG	"Face The Fire" / "Phoenix" / "Longer"	1979
AS 707 Epic	SLY STONE	Ten Years Too Soon "Dance To The Music" / "Sing A Simple Song" [3 x 12" Box Set]	1979
AS 708 Epic	SLY STONE	Ten Years Too Soon "Everyday People" / "Stand" [3 x 12" Box Set]	1979
AS 709 Epic	SLY STONE	Ten Years Too Soon "You Can Make It If You Try" / "I Get High On You" [3 x 12" Box Set]	1979
AS 712	HOUNDS	"Under My Thumb"	1979
AS 713 ARC	WEATHER REPORT	"Birdland" / "Brown Street"	1978
AS 718 Epic	FABULOUS POODLES	"Pink City Twist" / "Bionic Man"	1979
AS 723 Epic	CLASH	"Clampdown"	1979
AS 724 Bang	PAUL DAVIS	"Do Right" / "Cry Just A Little" / "Too Slow To Disco" / "Let Me Know If It's Over"	1979
AS 729 Epic	NEW MUSIK	"Straight Lines" / "On Islands"	1979
AS 730 Epic	EDDY GRANT	"Living On The Frontline"	1978
AS 731 Blue Sky	DAN HARTMAN	"Free Ride" / "Vertigo/Relight My Fire" (Progressive Instrumental)	1979
AS 732	GENTLE GIANT	"Underground"	1980
AS 734 Unlimited Gold	LOVE UNLIMITED	"I'm So Glad That I'm A Woman" / "Gotta Be Where You Are"	1979
AS 735 Philadelphia	JEAN CARN	"Was That All It Was" / "What's On Your Mind"	1979
AS 736	PINK FLOYD	Off The Wall - "Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)" / "Goodbye Blue Sky" / "Young Lust" / "One Of My Turns" / "Hey You" / "Nobody Home" / "Comfortably Numb" / "Run Like Hell"	1979
AS 737 Blue Sky	RICK DERRINGER	"Don't Ever Say Goodbye"	1979
AS 739 Philadelphia	TEDDY PENDERGRASS	"Where Did All The Lovin Go"	1979
AS 741	JOE PERRY PROJECT	"Let The Music Do The Talking"	1980
AS 742 Epic	ANGEL CITY	"Take A Long Line" / "Marseilles" / "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" / "Comin' Down"	1979
AS 743 Epic	TOURISTS	"I Only Want To Be With You" / "Blind Among The Flowers" / "Nothing To Do"	1979
AS 745 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)" (Parts 1 & 2)	1980
AS 746	BOOMTOWN RATS	"I Don't Like Mondays" (Live) / "Someone's Looking At You" / "Do the Rat"	1980
AS 748	HEATH BROTHERS	"For The Public"	1980
AS 749 Epic	CLASH	"Train In Vain (Stand By Me)" [10"]	1979
AS 750	HERBIE HANCOCK	"It All Comes Round"	1980
AS 751	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Go For It"	1980
AS 754	B.T. EXPRESS	"Give Up The Funk"	1980
AS 755	RODNEY FRANKLIN	"The Groove"	1980
AS 756	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Stars In Your Eyes" (Long) / (Short)	1980
AS 757	PATRICK WILLIAMS	An American Concerto - "Out Of Darkness (First Movement)" / "Until The End Of Time (Second Movement)" / "With The Messengers Of Joy (Third Movement)"	1980
AS 758 Tabu	S.O.S. BAND	"You"	1980
AS 759	BOZ SCAGGS	"Breakdown Dead Ahead'"	1980
AS 762	WILLIE NELSON	"Midnight Rider'"	1979
AS 764	FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH	"Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame" / "You Got Livin'"	1980
AS 766	OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS	"Take You Tonight"	1980
AS 767	CHERYL LYNN	"Keep It Hot"	1979
AS 768	RICHARD TEE	"First Love"	1979
AS 769 Epic	LENE LOVICH	10" Live: "Monkey Talk" / "The Night" / "Too Tender (To Touch)" / "Angels" / "Lucky Number" / "Home" [10"]	1980
AS 771 ARC	DJ ROGERS	"Love cycles"	1980
AS 772 Unlimited Gold	BARRY WHITE	"Sheet Music" (Vocal) / (Instrumental)	1980
AS 773	CISSY HOUSTON	"You're The Fire" / "Gonna take the easy way out"	1980
AS 775	PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS	"Coming Up"	1980
AS 776	JUDAS PRIEST	"Living After Midnight"	1980
AS 777	PINK FLOYD	"Run Like Hell"	1980
AS 778 Epic	EDDY GRANT	"My Turn To Love You"	1980
AS 779 Epic	STANLEY CLARKE	"We Supply" / "You/Me Together"	1980
AS 780	RAY GOMEZ	"Make You Move"	1980
AS 783	PINK FLOYD	"Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)" / "Run Like Hell"	1979
AS 786	BOZ SCAGGS	"Jojo"	1980
AS 787	MICHAEL ZAGER BAND	"Don't Sneak On Me"	1980
AS 791	AL JOHNSON	"I've got my Second Wind"	1980
AS 792 Pavillion	SORROWS	"Teenage Heartbreak"	1980
AS 793	IRAKERE	"Anung Anunga"	1980
AS 795 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Here We Go Again"	1980
AS 797 Epic	CHARLIE DANIELS BAND	"In America" / "Reflections"	1980
AS 798	BOB DYLAN	"Solid Rock"	1980
AS 800 Bang	NIGEL OLSSON	Changing Tides - "Saturday Night" / "Showdown" / "Trapeze" / "Fool Me Again"	1980
AS 803	GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS	"Taste Of Bitter Love" / "Bourgie Bourgie"	1980
AS 804 Pavillion	JIMMY MAELEN	"I'm Gonna Getcha" / "Sympathy For The Devil" / "Two Good Reasons"	1980
AS 805 Philadelphia	TEDDY PENDERGRASS	"This Gift Of Life" / "Can't We Try"	1980
AS 806	AL DI MEOLA	"Dinner Music Of The Gods"	1980
AS 813	RAMSEY LEWIS	"Whisper Zone"	1980
AS 814	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Saturday Night" / "Making Love"	1980
AS 817	B.T. EXPRESS	"Does It Feel Good"	1980
AS 818	RAY GOMEZ	"Summer In The City"	1980
AS 819	EDDIE MONEY	"Trinidad" / "Running Back"	1980
AS 820	JO JO ZEP & THE FALCONS	"Hit And Run" / "Shape I'm In"	1979
AS 825 Epic	MTUME	"Give It On Up (If You Want To)"	1980
AS 827 Philadelphia	LEON HUFF	"Tight Money"	1980
AS 830 Bang	BRICK	"Push Push"	1980
AS 831 Philadelphia	JONES GIRLS	"Dance Turned To A Romance"	1980
AS 832 TSOP	McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD	"I Heard It In A Love Song"	1980
AS 833	KERRY LIVGREN	"Mask Of The Great Deceiver"	1980
AS 838	SADAO WATANABE	"No Problem"	1980
AS 842	DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA	"Song For My Brother"	1980
AS 843	DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA	"Song For My Brother"	1980
AS 845	GOOGIE AND TOM COPPOLA	"Joyous Flame"	1980
AS 846	LAUGHING DOGS	"Don't Bring Me Down"	1980
AS 847	ELVIS COSTELLO	"Taking Liberties"	1980
AS 849	HUBERT LAWS	"Family"	1980
AS 853 ARC/TD>	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Let Me Talk"	1980
AS 854 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Say You Will"	1980
AS 855 Believe In A Dream	REDDINGS	"Remote Control" (Long) / (Short)	1980
AS 858 Epic	JACKSONS	"Lovely One" (Long) / (Short)	1980
AS 859	RODNEY FRANKLIN	"In The Center"	1980
AS 861 Philadelphia	TEDDY PENDERGRASS	"Love T.K.O."	1980
AS 862 TSOP	STYLISTICS	"Hurry Up This Way Again"	1980
AS 864 Unlimited Gold	BARRY WHITE	"I Believe In Love" (Long) / (Short)	1980
AS 865	BILLY JOEL	"Sometimes A Fantasy"	1980
AS 868 Epic	HEATWAVE	"Gangsters Of The Groove"	1980
AS 869 Philadelphia	VARIOUS - TEDDY PENDERGRASS / LOU RAWLS / JONES GIRLS / STYLISTICS / MFSB / LEON HUFF / O'JAYS / McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD	PIR/TSOP IN STORE SAMPLER - "Love T.K.O." / "I Go Crazy" / "Dance Turned Into Romance" / "Hurry Up This Way Again" / "Mysteries Of The World" / "Your Body Won't Move, If You Can't Feel The Groove" / "I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin'" / "Girl, Don't Let It Get You Down" / "Can't We Try" / "I Heard It In A Love Song" / "Once Is Not Enough"	1980
AS 871 Unlimited Gold	LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA	"I Wanna Boogie And Woogie With You" (LP Version) / (Single)	1980
AS 876	B.T. EXPRESS	"Stretch"	1980
AS 878 Epic	MTUME	"So You Wanna Be A Star"	1980
AS 879	PSYCHEDELIC FURS	"Sister Europe" / "We Love You"	1980
AS 882	BOBBY BARE	"Gotta Get Rid Of This Band"	1980
AS 885	CHARLES EARLAND	"Coming To You Love"	1980
AS 886 Portrait	BOB COOK / LARRY HAGMAN	"Who Shot J.R." / "Ballad Of The Good Luck Charm"	1980
AS 887 Handshake	REVELATION	"Feel It" / "When I Fall In Love"	1980
AS 869 Philadelphia	LEON HUFF	"I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin'" / "No Greater Love"	1980
AS 893 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Who Said?"	1980
AS 894 Epic	JACKSONS	"Heartbreak Hotel"	1980
AS 896	BOZ SCAGGS	"Miss Sun"	1980
AS 897 Philadelphia	TEDDY PENDERGRASS	"Take Me In Your Arms Tonight"	1980
AS 898	JUNIE MORRISON	3 Funky Parts Of Junie's Bread Alone - "Seaman First Class (Jock Rock)" / "Funky Parts" / "Love Has Taken Me Over (Be My Baby)"	1981
AS 904	TOTO	"Goodbye Elenore" / "Live For Today"	1980
AS 905 Epic	CLASH	"Magnificent Seven" / "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)" / "One More Time" / "One More Dub"	1980
AS 906 Epic	ADAM AND THE ANTS	"Dog Eat Dog" / "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" / "Antmusic"	1980
AS 907	LOVERBOY	"Turn Me Loose"	1980
AS 914	JOURNEY	"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"	1981
AS 918 Philadelphia	DEE DEE SHARP GAMBLE	"Breaking And Entering" / "Let's Get This Party Started"	1980
AS 920	BOOMTOWN RATS	"Up All Night" / "Mood Mambo" / "Banana Republic"	1980
AS 921	JOHNNY CASH	"Without Love"	1980
AS 924 ARC	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"And Love Goes On"	1980
AS 925	HITMEN	"She's All Mine" / "O.K."	1980
AS 926	JAMES TAYLOR & J.D. SOUTHER	"Her Town Too" / "Stand And Fight" / "Hour That The Morning Comes"	1981
AS 927	GREAT BUILDINGS	"Hold On To Something"	1981
AS 928	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	"Fade Away"	1981
AS 929	LAMONT DOZIER	"Cool Me Out"	1981
AS 930 Epic	BETTY WRIGHT	"What Are You Going To Do With It"	1981
AS 933	JUNIE	"Rappin About Rappin (Uh-Uh-Uh)" / "Victim Of Love"	1980
AS 934 ARC	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Back On The Road" / "Win Or Lose" / "In Time" / "Sailaway"	1980
AS 935	JUDAS PRIEST	"Heading Out To The Highway" / "Hot Rockin'" / "Turning Circles"	1981
AS 936 Epic	JACKSONS	"Can You Feel It"	1980
AS 937	SANTANA	"Zebop!"	1981
AS 938	SANTANA	"Zebop!"	1981
AS 939	SANTANA	"Zebop!"	1981
AS 940	VARIOUS	One Night Stand: A Keyboard Event - "D.C.H." / "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" / "Calypso " / "A Common Cause" / "Mirabella" / "After The Rain" / "Memory Of Minnie (Riperton)" / "Hexagon"	1981
AS 943 Tappan Zee	BOB JAMES	"Stompin' At The Savoy" / "Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite #2)" / "Westchester Lady" / "Kari"	1981
AS 944 Epic	WEBSTER LEWIS	"Let Me Be The One"	1981
AS 946	KENNY LOGGINS	For Radio Only - "Love Has Come Of Age" / "Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin')" / "This Is It" / "Here There And Everywhere"	1981
AS 947 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Hurry Up And Wait" (Short) / (Long Instrumental)	1981
AS 948 WMOT	HEAVEN & EARTH	"I Really Love You"	1981
AS 954 WMOT	CECIL PARKER	"What It Is"	1981
AS 955 WMOT	COUNT COOLOUT	"Rhythm Rap Rock" [7"]	1981
AS 958	ELVIS COSTELLO	Tomorrow Coast To Coast (The Elvis Costello Interview With Tom Snyder) - "Watch Your Step"	1981
AS 959 Pavillion	FANTASY	"(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song" / "You Can't Lose What You Never Had" / "Too Much Too Soon" / "Love Explosion"	1980
AS 960	SILVER CONDOR	Silver Condor - "Goin For Broke" / "For The Sake Of Survival" / "Carolina (Nobody's Right, Nobody's Wrong)"	1981
AS 962 Epic	GARLAND JEFFREYS	"Modern Lovers" / "R.O.C.K." / "Ghost Of A Change"	1981
AS 963 Portrait	GEORGE WALLACE	"Back At Seventeen" / "Stand Up" (Short) / (Long)	1981
AS 964	NICK MASON	"Hot River" / "Can't Get My Motor To Start"	1981
AS 965	MASABUMI KIKUCHI	"Gumbo"	1981
AS 967 Epic	JIM STEINMAN	"Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through" / "Love And Death And An American Guitar" / "Stark Raving Love"	1981
AS 968 Epic	WEBSTER LEWIS	"Kemo-Kimo" (long) / (short)	1980
AS 969	LOVERBOY	Loverboy Live! - "Kid Is Hot Tonite" / "Teenage Overdose" / "Lady Of The 80's"	1981
AS 970	SINCEROS	"Disappearing"	1981
AS 972 Blue Sky	DAVID JOHANSEN	"Here Comes The Night" / "You Fool You" / "She Loves Strangers" / "Party Tonight"	1981
AS 975 Pavillion	FANTASY	"(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song"	1981
AS 981 Portrait	UNION	"Mainstreet U.S.A."	1981
AS 984	MILES DAVIS	"Shout" / "The Man With The Horn" / "Back Seat Betty"	1981
AS 985	MILES DAVIS	"Fat Time" / "A�da" / "Ursula"	1981
AS 986	BLUE ÖYSTER CULT	"Burnin' For You"	1981
AS 987	THIRD WORLD	"Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love)"	1981
AS 988	HEATH BROTHERS	"Dreamin'" / "Use It (Don't Abuse It)"	1981
AS 989 Handshake	PET CLAMS	"Don't Get So Upset" / "Tonight's Alright"	1981
AS 990	JUDAS PRIEST	Judas Priest Live - "Hot Rockin'" / "Troubleshooter"	1981
AS 991 Believe In A Dream	REDDINGS	"You're The Only One"	1981
AS 992 ARC	EMOTIONS / AFTERBACH	"Turn It Out" / "It's You"	1981
AS 994 Epic	JIM STEINMAN	Jim Steinman Edits - "Bad For Good" / "Love And Death And An American Guitar" / "Stark Raving Love" / "Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)" / "Surf's Up" / "Dance In My Pants"	1981
AS 997 Epic	NEW MUSIC	"While You Wait" / "They All Run After The Carving Knife"	1981
AS 998	TIM GOODMAN	"New Romeo"	1981
AS 999	JOURNEY	"Who's Crying Now"	1981
AS 1240	JAMES TAYLOR	"Hard Times" / "Summer's Here"	1981
AS 1241	FRANK MARINO	"Power Of Rock And Roll"	1981
AS 1243 WMOT	BRANDY WELLS	"When It's Love"	1981
AS 1244 Epic	JACKSONS	"Walk Right Now"	1980
AS 1247 Epic	O.M.D.	"Enola Gay" / "Messages"	1980
AS 1248 Portrait	PAUL GENTILI	"Mama Lied"	1981
AS 1249	TOM SCOTT	"So White And So Funky"	1981
AS 1250	FRANK MARINO	"Power Of Rock And Roll"	1981
AS 1251	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Everybody's Broke"	1981
AS 1252 Jet	E.L.O.	"Hold On Tight"	1980
AS 1262	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Magic Number" / "Everybody's Broke"	1981
AS 1263	BOB DYLAN	"Shot Of Love"	1981
AS 1265 Epic	LUTHER VANDROSS	"Never Too Much"	1981
AS 1266	SANTANA	"Sensitive Kind"	1981
AS 1271	ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION	Atlanta Rhythm Section EP - "Homesick" / "Quinella" / "Alien"	1981
AS 1274	MILES DAVIS	"Shout"	1981
AS 1276	HITMEN	"Bates Motel"	1981
AS 1278	BOB JAMES	"Hypnotique" / "Unicorn"	1981
AS 1281 Blue Sky	DAVID JOHANSEN	David Johansen Live Sampler - "She Loves Strangers" / "Here Comes The Night" / "Marquesa De Sade" / "Bohemian Love Pad"	1981
AS 1287 Believe In A Dream	REDDINGS	"Class (Is What You Got)"	1981
AS 1288 Tappan Zee	BOB JAMES	"Sign Of The Times"	1981
AS 1295	CHERYL LYNN	"In The Night"	1981
AS 1298	BILLY JOEL	"Say Goodbye To Hollywood"	1981
AS 1300	HITMEN	4 Songs From Torn Together - "What Would The Neighbours Say" / "Picking Up The Pulse" / "Score It Blue" / "Bates Motel"	1981
AS 1301 WMOT	FRANKIE SMITH	"Auction"	1981
AS 1302 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Inside You"	1981
AS 1304 ARC	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Let's Groove"	1981
AS 1307	GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS	"I Will Fight" / "God Is"	1981
AS 1308 Handshake	SNEAKER	"Don't Let Me In" / "Get Up, Get Out" / "No More Lonely Days"	1981
AS 1310 Tabu	S.O.S BAND	"There Is No Limit" / "You"	1981
AS 1311 Philadelphia	PATTI LaBELLE	"The Spirit's In It"	1981
AS 1312 WMOT	TOM GRANT	"You Hardly Know Me"	1981
AS 1315 WMOT	FRANKIE SMITH	"Teeny-Bopper Lady" / "Slang Thang (Slizang Thizang)"	1981
AS 1316	MANHATTANS	"Let Your Love Come Down"	1981
AS 1317 Jet	OZZY OSBOURNE	"Pre-Release Montage" / "Flying High Again"	1981
AS 1319 Jet	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	"Twilight"	1981
AS 1321 TSOP	JEAN CARN	"Love Don't Love Nobody"	1981
AS 1323 Tappan Zee	BOB JAMES	"Enchanted Forest" / "Unicorn"	1981
AS 1325 Bang	BRICK	"Wide Open" / "Sure Feels Good"	1981
AS 1329	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"	1981
AS 1333	HERBIE HANCOCK w. SYLVESTER	"Magic Number" (Disco Mix)	1981
AS 1334	PINK FLOYD	"Money"	1981
AS 1340 WMOT	BRANDI WELLS	"Watch Out" (Long) / (Short)	1981
AS 1342 ARC	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Let's Groove" (Remix)	1981
AS 1344 Portrait	ALTERED IMAGES	"Happy Birthday"	1981
AS 1351 Epic	JACKSONS	"Heartbreak Hotel" / "She's Out Of My Life" / "I Want You Back/ABC/Love You Save (Medley)" / "Things I Do For You" (All Live versions)	1981
AS 1353 Portrait	ALTERED IMAGES	"Happy Birthday" (Dance Mix)	1981
AS 1355	DR. JOHN	"Splish Splash"	1981
AS 1364	AL DI MEOLA	"Crusin'" / "Black Cat Shuffle"	1981
AS 1369	JOURNEY	"Dead Or Alive" / "Lay It Down" / "Open Arms"	1981
AS 1370	PAUL COLLINS' BEAT	"On The Highway" / "Crying Won't Help"	1982
AS 1378 Epic	GEORGE DUKE	"Shine On" / "Positive Energy"	1982
AS 1379	CHARLES EARLAND	"The Only One" / "Animal"	1982
AS 1387 Epic	JACKSONS	"Working Day And Night" / "Things I Do For You"
AS 1390 CBS	PHILIP GLASS	"Rubric" (Short) / (Long)	1982
AS 1398	THIRLD WORLD	"Try Jah Love"	1982
AS 1399	MAYNARD FERGUSON	Hollywood Sampler - "Don't Stop" / "Hollywood" / "Portuguese Love" / "Touch And Go"	1982
AS 1402 WMOT	FAT LARRY'S BAND	"Act Like You Know"	1982
AS 1403 Epic	O.M.D.	"Georgia" / "Souvenir" / "She's Leaving" / "Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)"	1981
AS 1406 Believe In A Dream	REDDINGS	"I Know You Got Another"	1982
AS 1410 CBS	PHILIP GLASS	An Interview With Philip Glass	1982
AS 1413	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Lite Me Up"	1982
AS 1417 Portrait	ALTERED IMAGES	"I Could Be Happy" / "Happy Birthday"	1982
AS 1419 Handshake	AMII STEWART	"Digital Love"	1982
AS 1421 Handshake	DEBRA DEJEAN	"Strange Love"	1982
AS 1430 Epic	ROSE ROYCE	"Best Love" / "Dance With Me"	1982
AS 1431 WMOT	BRANDI WELLS	"Fantasy" / "What Goes Around Comes Around"	1982
AS 1441	BLUE ÖYSTER CULT	Blue Öyster Cult Live - "Roadhouse Blues" (Long / Short) / "Veteran Of The Psychic Wars"	1982
AS 1443 Portrait	RENEE GEYER	"I Can Feel The Fire"	1982
AS 1444	McCARTNEY	A Sample From Tug Of War - "Ebony And Ivory" / "Ballroom Dancing" / "Pound Is Sinking"	1982
AS 1445	MEN AT WORK	"Who Can It Be Now?"	1981
AS 1447 Handshake	VARIOUS - RONNIE JONES & CLAUDJA BARRY / DEBRA DEJEAN / AMII STEWART / JOHNNY BRISTOL	"The Two Of Us" / "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" / "Calling For Your Love" / "Sweet And Deep"	1982
AS 1451	KANSAS	"Play The Game Tonight" / "Pre-Release Montage"	1982
AS 1453	RAMSEY LEWIS	"Who Can It Be Now?"	1982
AS 1455 Scotti Bros	SURVIVOR	"Eye Of The Tiger"	1982
AS 1456 Portrait	PETER BAUMANN	"Repeat Repeat" / "M.A.N. Series Two" / "Daytime Logic (Baby Won't You Marry Me?)"	1982
AS 1457	NINA HAGEN	"Cosma Shiva" / "Smack Jack"	1982
AS 1466 Epic	KIM LARSEN	"Time Bomb" / "Rock N Roll City"	1982
AS 1469 CBS	QUICK	"One Light In A Blackout" / "To Prove My Love"	1982
AS 1472	WALDO	"When It Comes To You"	1982
AS 1481 Portrait	ALDO NOVA	"Foolin' Yourself"	1982
AS 1491 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"The Real Deal"	1982
AS 1492 Tabu	GENERAL CAINE	"The Girls" / "Baseball"	1982
AS 1494 Coast to Coast	B.T. EXPRESS	"Keep It Up" (Long) / (Short)	1982
AS 1496 Epic	ROSE ROYCE	"Still In Love" / "Fire The Funk"	1982
AS 1498	TRANSLATOR	"When I Am With You" / "Everywhere That I'm Not" / "Sleeping Snakes"	1982
AS 1502 Portrait	BALANCE	"Slow Motion" / "Undercover Man"	1982
AS 1504	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Gettin' To The Good Part" / "The Fun Tracks"	1982
AS 1507	BILLY GRIFFIN	"Hold Me Tighter In The Rain"	1982
AS 1509 Unlimited Gold	BARRY WHITE	"Change" (Long) / (Short)	1980
AS 1510	ELVIS COSTELLO	"Man Out Of Time" / "Beyond Belief"	1982
AS 1515	MEN AT WORK	"Who Can It Be Now?"	1982
AS 1517 T-Neck	BLOODSTONE	"Go On And Cry"	1982
AS 1539	KHEMISTRY	"I Got A Feeling"	1982
AS 1547 Epic	LUTHER VANDROSS	"Bad Boy" / "Having A Party"	1982
AS 1548	CHARLES EARLAND	"Earland's Jam"	1982
AS 1550	BILLY JOEL	"Pressure" (Long) / (Short)	1982
AS 1552 415 Records	ROMEO VOID	"Undercover Kept" / "Wrap It Up" / "Never Say Never" / "Chinatown"	1982
AS 1553 Handshake	SNEAKER	Sneaker - "Believe Me Tonight" / "Pour It Out" / "Where You Gonna Run" / "Quit Crying"	1982
AS 1557	RODNEY FRANKLIN	"Enuff Is Enuff" (Long) / (Short)	1982
AS 1563	VARIOUS	Columbia Fall '82 New Artists Sampler [LP]	1982
AS 1564 Scotti Bros	SURVIVOR	"American Heartbeat"	1982
AS 1566	MARVIN GAYE	"Sexual Healing"	1982
AS 1570	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Fall In Love With Me"	1982
AS 1572 Epic	I LEVEL	"Give Me"	1982
AS 1577	MEN AT WORK	"Who Can It Be Now?" / "Down Under"	1982
AS 1581 Scotti Bros	NOWHEREFAST	"Strange Reason" / "No One With Nothing"	1982
AS 1584	KHEMISTRY	"I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use"	1982
AS 1587	MARVIN GAYE	"Sexual Healing" (Instrumental Version) / "Midnight Lady"	1982
AS 1596 Epic	MICHAEL JACKSON	"Billie Jean"	1982
AS 1599	JOURNEY	"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (LP Version) / (Single Version)	1983
AS 1605 Chrysalis	TONI BASIL	"Shoppin' From A To Z"	1983
AS 1608	MEN AT WORK	"Be Good Johnny"	1981
AS 1609	CHARLES EARLAND	"Be My Lady (Tonight)"	1983
AS 1610	BARBRA STREISAND	"Memory"	1982
AS 1613 Epic	LUTHER VANDROSS	"You're The Sweetest One" / "Since I Lost My Baby"	1982
AS 1615 Chrysalis	TONI BASIL	"Nobody" / "Rock On"	1982
AS 1617	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Fall In Love With Me"	1983
AS 1620 Portrait	SAGA	"Wind Him Up"	1981
AS 1623 Chrysalis	BILLY IDOL	"White Wedding"	1982
AS 1624 Epic	MICHAEL JACKSON	"Beat It"	1982
AS 1627	KARAVAN	"The Funk Is Gonna Get You Yet" / "Never Alone"	1983
AS 1630 Chrysalis	SPANDAU BALLET	"Lifeline"	1983
AS 1634	MEN AT WORK	"Overkill"	1983
AS 1635	PINK FLOYD	"Your Impossible Pasts" / "The Final Cut"	1983
AS 1636	PINK FLOYD	The Final Cut [LP]	1983
AS 1638 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Between The Sheets"	1983
AS 1640	SCANDAL / PSYCHEDELIC FURS	"Love's Got A Line On You" / "Run And Run"	1983
AS 1642 Epic	CULTURE CLUB	"Time (Clock Of The Heart)" / "Romance Beyond The Alphabet" (Instrumental)	1983
AS 1645	TOTO	Toto IV Sampler - "Africa" / "Rosanna" / "I Won't Hold You Back" /" Waiting For Your Love"	1982
AS 1648	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Side By Side"	1983
AS 1658 Epic	O.M.D.	"Telegraph" / "Radio Waves"	1983
AS 1662 Chrysalis	ULTRAVOX	"Hymn" / "Reap The Wild Wind"	1983
AS 1674 Portrait	MAJOR THINKERS	"Humanesque" / "Bonus Beats (Can't Stop Moving My Feet)"	1983
AS 1678 Epic	AFTER THE FIRE	"One Rule For You" / "Dancing In The Shadows"	1983
AS 1682 Portrait	ARCANGEL	"Tragedy"	1983
AS 1688	LOVERBOY	"Hot Girls In Love"	1982
AS 1689 Chrysalis	DIVINYLS	"Only Lonely" / "Science Fiction"	1982
AS 1696	SCANDAL	"Win Some, Lose Some"	1982
AS 1698 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Choosey Lover"	1983
AS 1699 Chrysalis	BILLY IDOL	"White Wedding" (Live)	1982
AS 1703 Bobcat	TEENROCK	"Spy Dance" / "I Wanna Rock"	1983
AS 1704 Bobcat	BIGALOWS	"Dance, Dance, Dance (Werr Gunna)" (Long) / (Short)	1983
AS 1705 Portrait	EDDY GRANT	"I Don't Wanna Dance" / "Killer On The Rampage"	1982
AS 1711 Entertainment Company	WEATHER GIRLS	"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"	1983
AS 1716 Bobcat	FRANKIE AVALON	"Your The Miracle"	1983
AS 1718	BILLY JOEL	"Tell Her About It"	1983
AS 1722 Bobcat	WATERFRONT HOME	"Take A Chance (On Me)"	1983
AS 1724 Jet / Pasha	E.L.O. / Quiet Riot	"Rock'n'Roll Is King" / "Cum On Feel the Noize"	1983
AS 1729 Portrait	ELVIS BROTHERS	"Fire In The City"	1983
AS 1730	ELLISON CHASE	"Welcome To Tomorrow"	1983
AS 1731 Epic	CHEAP TRICK	"Dancing The Night Away" / "I Can't Take It"	1983
AS 1732	RED ROCKERS	"'Til It All Falls Down" / "Home Is Where The War Is" / "'Til It All Falls Down"	1983
AS 1736 Jet	E.L.O.	"Four Little Diamonds" / "Secret Messages"	1983
AS 1737	BILLY GRIFFIN	"Respect"	1983
AS 1738	BILLY JOEL	"Tell Her About It"	1983
AS 1740 Scotti Bros	SURVIVOR	"Caught In The Game"	1983
AS 1745 Chrysalis	PAT BENATAR	"Love Is A Battlefield"	1983
AS 1746	MIDNIGHT OIL	"Power And The Passion" / "Read About It" / "US Forces"	1983
AS 1748 Epic	NATALIE COLE	"Keep It On The Outside" / "I Won't Deny You"	1983
AS 1751 Bobcat	OH ROMEO	"Try It (I'm In Love With A Married Man)" / "Lookin' Out"	1983
AS 1752 Epic	CULTURE CLUB	"Church Of The Poisoned Mind"	1983
AS 1753	CHERYL LYNN	"Preppie"	1983
AS 1754	LOVERBOY	"Passion Pit"	1983
AS 1760 Chrysalis	SPANDAU BALLET	"Gold"	1983
AS 1761 Chrysalis	BILLY IDOL	"Rebel Yell"	1983
AS 1764	WHAM!	"Wham! U.K. Mega Mix"	1983
AS 1778 Chrysalis	HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS	"I Want A New Drug"	1983
AS 1782 Believe In A Dream	LEW KIRTON	"Don't Give Up Your Dream (Hang On In There)"	1983
AS 1786	PHILIP BAILEY	"Trapped"	1983
AS 1787 Portrait	ALDO NOVA	"Always Be Mine" / "Armageddon/Monkey On Your Back"	1983
AS 1788 Believe In A Dream	REDDINGS	"Moon Rock"	1983
AS 1790 Entertainment Company	WEATHER GIRLS	"Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas)"	1983
AS 1794 Scotti Bros	JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND	"On The Dark Side"	1983
AS 1795 Scotti Bros	SURVIVOR	"Jackie Don't Go"	1983
AS 1798 CBS	PAUL YOUNG	"Come Back And Stay"	1983
AS 1801 Portrait	SAGA	"Catwalk" / "Social Orphan"	1983
AS 1803 T-Neck	ISLEY BROTHERS	"Let's Make Love Tonight"	1983
AS 1805 Epic	MICHAEL JACKSON	"Thriller"	1983
AS 1807	BILLY GRIFFIN	"Serious"	1983
AS 1808 Epic	STANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE	"The Good Times" / "Trip You In Love"	1983
AS 1809	JIMMY CLIFF	"We All Are One"	1983
AS 1810	KENNY LOGGINS	"Footloose" (LP Version) / (Single Version)	1984
AS 1813 Portrait	ACCEPT	"Balls To The Wall"	1984
AS 1817 Tabu	S.O.S BAND	"For Your Love"	1983
AS 1818 Chrysalis	HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS	"I Want A New Drug" (Dance Mix)	1983
AS 1819 Bobcat	WATERFRONT HOME	"Teenage Girl In Love" / "Dancin-Mania"	1984
AS 1823 Epic	FACE TO FACE	"10-9-8" / "Out Of My Hands"	1984
AS 1825 Chrysalis	HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS	"The Heart Of Rock & Roll" / "Walking On A Thin Line"	1983
AS 1826	RODNEY FRANKLIN	"Stay On In The Groove"	1984
AS 1830 Rock'n'Roll	WEIRD AL YANKOVIC	"Eat It"	1984
AS 1836 Portrait	ACCEPT	"Love Child"	1984
AS 1838	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"Let's Hear It For The Boy"	1984
AS 1839	PSYCHEDELIC FURS	"The Ghost In You"	1983
AS 1840 Chrysalis	ULTRAVOX	"One Small Day"	1984
AS 1841	STEVE PERRY	"Oh Sherrie"	1983
AS 1842	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Moonwalk" / "We're Living In Our Own Time"	1983
AS 1843	CHERYL LYNN	"This Time" / "Change The Channel"	1983
AS 1847	WIRE TRAIN	"I'll Do You"	1984
AS 1850	BILLY GRIFFIN	"So Many Ways"	1983
AS 1853 Portrait	EDDY GRANT	"Romancing The Stone"	1984
AS 1855	KENNY LOGGINS	"I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)"	1983
AS 1856 Chrysalis	BILLY IDOL	"Eyes Without A Face"	1984
AS 1862	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	"Dancing In The Dark"	1984
AS 1863 Epic	SHAKIN' STEVENS	"I Cry Just A Little Bit"	1983
AS 1865 Portrait	ACCEPT	Accept On Tour - "Losing More Than You've Ever Had" / "Balls To The Wall" / "Fast As A Shark" / "Restless And Wild" / "Flash Rockin' Man" / "Princess Of The Dawn"	1983
AS 1867	JOHNNY MATHIS	"Simple"	1984
AS 1878	LOVERBOY / FOREIGNER / TOTO	"Nothing�s Gonna Stop You Now" / "Street Thunder" / "Moodido"	1984
AS 1879 Chrysalis	ULTRAVOX	"Dancing With Tears In My Eyes"	1984
AS 1883	BANGLES	"Hero Takes A Fall"	1984
AS 1884 Chrysalis	HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS	Sports - "If This Is It" / "Bad Is Bad" / "Walking On A Thin Line" / "Finally Found A Home" / "If This Is It" / "You Crack Me Up" / "Honky Tonk Blues" [Sampler]	1984
AS 1886 415 Records	ROMEO VOID	"A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)"	1984
AS 1887 Rock'n'Roll	"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC	"I Lost On Jeopardy" / "Mr Popeil"	1984
AS 1888 T-Neck	BLOODSTONE	"Instant Love"	1984
AS 1893 Portrait	ORION THE HUNTER	"Joanne" / "All Those Years"	1984
AS 1895	BONNIE TYLER / JON ANDERSON	"Here She Comes" / "Cage Of Freedom"	1984
AS 1896 Epic	LOU RAWLS	"All Time Lover"	1984
AS 1897	EL CHICANO	"I'm In Love With..."	1984
AS 1899	FICTION FACTORY	"(Feels Like) Heaven"	1984
AS 1901 Chrysalis	BILLY IDOL	"Flesh For Fantasy"	1984
AS 1903	CHUCK MANGIONE	"Diana 'D'" / "Love Wears No Disguise"	1984
AS 1906 Portrait	EDDY GRANT	"Boys In The Street"	1984
AS 1908	PSYCHEDELIC FURS	"Here Come Cowboys"	1984
AS 1910 Epic	JACKSONS	"Torture"	1984
AS 1914	JULIO IGLESIAS & DIANA ROSS	"All Of You"	1984
AS 1923	SKOOL BOYZ	"Nothing Like A Slow Dance"	1984
AS 1924 Chrysalis	PAT BENATAR	"We Belong"	1984
AS 1927 Epic	MTUME	"You, Me And He" / "It's Non-Functional"	1984
AS 1929	BARBRA STREISAND	"Left In The Dark"	1984
AS 1930 Private I	STAPLE SINGERS	"Slippery People"	1984
AS 1937 Epic	GIORGIO MORODER & PHILIP OAKEY	"Together In Electric Dreams"	1984
AS 1941	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"Black Butterfly" / "Blind Dating"	1984
AS 1943	JULIO IGLESIAS	"Moonlight Lady"	1984
AS 1944	WYNTON MARSALIS	"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" / "Lazy Afternoon"	1984
AS 1945 Private I	MATTHEW WILDER	"Bouncin' Off The Walls"	1984
AS 1954 Epic	JACKSONS	"Body"	1984
AS 1956 Chrysalis	BILLY IDOL	"Catch My Fall"	1984
AS 1961 Portrait	CYNDI LAUPER	"Money Changes Everything"	1984
AS 1964 Epic	KRYSTOL	"Same Place, Same Time" / "Don't Change Your Ways"	1984
AS 1965 Private I	VARIOUS - BONNIE POINTER / CHERYL LYNN / SPARKS / DWIGHT TWILLEY / TUBES	Heavenly Bodies Soundtrack - "The Beast In Me" + "Heaven" / "At Last You're Mine" / "Breaking Out Of Prison" / "Keep On Working" / "Out Of Control" [Sampler]	1984
AS 1970 Scotti Bros	SURVIVOR	"High On You"	1984
AS 1971	PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS	"Easy Lover"	1984
AS 1978 415 Records	ROMEO VOID	"Say No"	1984
AS 1980	WHAM! feat. GEORGE MICHAEL	"Careless Whisper"	1984
AS 1983 Chrysalis	GO WEST	"We Close Our Eyes"	1985
AS 1991	MICK JAGGER	"Just Another Night"	1984
AS 1993	EUROGLIDERS	"Another Day In The Big World"	1983
AS 1994	SCANDAL feat. PATTY SMYTH	"Beat Of A Heart"	1984
AS 1996 Chrysalis	PAT BENATAR	"Ooh Ooh Song"	1984
AS 1998	SANTANA	"Say It Again"	1985
AS 2000	REBBIE JACKSON	"A Fork In The Road" / "Eternal Love"	1985
AS 2010 Epic	'TIL TUESDAY	"Voices Carry" (Long) / (Short)	1985
AS 2013 Portrait	SADE	"Smooth Operator"	1985
AS 2015 Scotti Bros	MOUNTAIN	"Hard Times"	1985
AS 2016 Portrait	ACCEPT	"Midnight Mover"	1985
AS 2017	ROY AYERS	"Poo Poo La La"	1984



Public releases



12C4-4187	MARTIN STEVENS	"Love Is In The Air"	1978
12C4-8170	MARBOO	"Macumba"	1977
12C4-8185	BIDDU ORCHESTRA	"Funky Tropical"	1977
12C4-8229	SAILOR	"Down By The Docks" / "Put Your Mouth Where The Money Is"	1977
12C4-8259	STICKY JONES GANG	"Tunisian Ride" / "Frankfort"	1977
12C4-8266	TINA CHARLES	"Fire Down Below" / "With My Head In The Clouds"	1978
12C4-8309	CHERYL LYNN	"Got To Be Real" / "Star Love"	1978
12C4-8470	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Let's Groove" / "Fantasy"	1981



23-10506	MANHATTANS	"Kiss And Say Goodbye"	1976
23-10507	TINA CHARLES	"I Love To Love" / "Dance Little Lady Dance"	1976
23-10508	JOHNNY TAYLOR	"Disco Lady"	1976
23-10512	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Saturday Nite"	1976
23-10513	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"Free"	1976
23-10514	EMOTIONS	"I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"	1977
23-10515	MIRACLES	"Spy For The Brotherhood"	1977
23-10540	TYRONE DAVIS	"All You Got"	1977
23-10546	MAYNARD FERGUSON	"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)"	1977
23-10567	BRUCE JOHNSON	"Pipeline"	1977
23-10615	LINDA HOPKINS	"It's In Your Blood"	1977
23-10782	TINA CHARLES	"I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me"	1977
23-10786	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Got To Get You Into My Life"	1977
23-10798	SAMUEL JONATHAN JOHN	"You"
23-10869	CHERYL LYNN	"Got To Be Real"	1978
23-10875	MARILYN McCOO & BILL DAVIS	"Shine On Silver Moon"	1978
23-10882	LONNIE LISTON SMITH	"Space Princess"	1978
23-10885	GARY'S GANG	"Keep On Dancin'"	1978
23-10887	JOHN DAVIS & THE MONSTER ORCHESTRA	"Ain't That Enough For You"	1978
23-10895	KEITH BARROW	"Turn Me Up"	1978
23-10906	HERBIE HANCOCK	"ou Bet Your Love"	1979
23-10912 Tappan Zee	MONGO SANTAMARIA	"Watermelon Man"	1979
23-10923 Tappan Zee	WILBERT LONGMIRE	"Love's Holiday" / "Black Is The Color"	1979
23-10924	HILARY	"Do It"	1979
23-10932	RAMSEY LEWIS	"Aquarius"	1979
23-10940	WINGS	"Good Night Tonight"	1979
23-10946	SPLENDOR	"All Night Long"	1979
23-10947	RONNIE FOSTER	"Midnight Plane"	1979
23-10948	BILL WITHERS	"You Got The Stuff"	1979
23-10950 ARC	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Boogie Wonderland"	1979
23-10953	ANDY WILLIAMS	"Love Story (Where Do I Begin)"	1979
23-10955	POCKETS	"How Do You Think It Feels"	1979
23-10957	SANTANA	"One Chain"	1979
23-10962	WRITERS	"Share Your Love"	1979
23-10964 ARC	DJ ROGERS	"Trust Me"	1979
23-10966	KEITH BARROW	"Physical Attraction"	1979
23-10967	RONNIE DYSON	"Couples Only"	1979
23-10976	JOHN DAVIS & THE MONSTER ORCHESTRA	"Love Magic"	1979
23-10987	PATRICK HERNANDEZ	"Born To Be Alive"	1979
23-10991 ARC	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"I've Got The Next Dance"	1979
23-10994	JACKIE MOORE	"This Time Baby"	1979
23-10996	GLADY'S KNIGHT	"You Bring Out The Best In Me"	1979
23-11002	JOHNNY MATIS	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	1979



43-02044	JUNIE	"Rappin About Rappin" / "Victim Of Love"	1981
43-02103	CHERYL LYNN	"Shake It Up Tonight"	1981
43-10955	POCKETS	"Catch Me"	1979
43-11019	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Tell Everybody"	1979
43-11025	MARLENA SHAW	"Love Dancin'"	1979
43-11026	BONNIE BOYER	"Got To Give In To Love"	1979
43-11040	TOTO w. CHERYL LYNN	"Georgy Porgy"	1979
43-11073	MICHAEL ZAGER BAND	"You Don't Know A Good Thing"	1979
43-11075	RON WOODS	"Everybody Get Up"	1979
43-11113	DIVA GRAY & OYSTER	"St. Tropez"	1979
43-11123	JANIS IAN	"Fly To High"	1979
43-11136	JACKIE MOORE	"How Is Your Love Life Baby"	1979
43-11138	CHICAGO	"Street Player"	1979
43-11141	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"I Found Love"	1979
43-11142	BILLY COBHAM	"What Is In Your Fantasy"	1979
43-11148	WAR OF THE WORLDS	"Eve Of The War"	1979
43-11261	CHERYL LYNN	"Keep It Hot"	1979
43-11293	JACKIE MOORE	"Helpless" / w or wo "With Your Love"	1979
43-11294	GOOGIE & TOM COPPOLA	"Missing Love"	1980
43-11300	RODNEY FRANKLIN	"The Groove"	1980
43-11310	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Go For It" / "Stars In Your Eyes"	1980
43-11350	BOZ SCAGGS	"Jojo"	1980
43-60518	B.T. EXPRESS	"Let Me Be The One"	1980



44-02461	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Everybody's Broke"	1981
44-02477	EMOTIONS	"When You Gonna Wake Up" / "Turn It Out"	1981
44-02746	WALDO	"You Bring Out The Freak In Me"	1982
44-02762	BUCKNER & GARCIA	"Pac-Man Fever"	1982
44-02765	CHARLES EARLAND	"The Only One"	1982
44-02800	ALTON EDWARDS	"I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time With You)"	1982
44-02829	TIME BANDITS	"Live It Up"	1982
44-02848	BONNIE FORMAN	"All Night"	1982
44-02914	CHERYL LYNN	"Instant Love"	1982
44-02978	FINESSE	"Feel It"	1982
44-02989	LEISURE PROCESS	"Love Cascade"	1982
44-03012	EDDIE MURPHY	"Boogie In Your Butt"	1982
44-03081	ENCHANTMENT	"I Know Your Hot Spot"	1982
44-03181	WEATHER GIRLS	"It's Raining Men"	1982
44-03197	PSYCHEDELIC FURS	"Love My Way"	1982
44-03206	PATRICK BOOTHE	"Never Knew Love Like This Before"	1982
44-03227	PHILOSOPHER KINGS	"Charm"	1982
44-03480	JONNY CHINGAS	"Phone Home"	1982
44-03851	KARAVAN	"The Funk Is Gonna Get You Yet"	1983
44-03859	VENUS	"Don�t Leave Home Without It"	1983
44-03888	NEW HORIZONS	"Your Thing Is Your Thing"	1983
44-03924	JONNY CHINGAS	"Gandhi"	1983
44-03928	WAVO	"Real Life"	1983
44-03933	WHAM!	"Bad Boys"	1983
44-03940	MANHATTANS	"Crazy"	1983
44-03969	GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS	"Save The Overtime (For Me)"	1983
44-03977	MAN AT WORK	"It's A Mistake" / "Who Can It Be Now?" / "F19"	1983
44-03978	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Rockit"	1983
44-03989	ELLISON CHASE	"Welcome To Tomorrow"	1983
44-04008	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Spread Your Love"	1983
44-04014	CHAMPAIGN	"Let Your Body Rock"	1983
44-04024	WEATHER GIRLS	"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" / "Ladies Hot Line"	1983
44-04065	ANDRE CYMONE	"Make Me Wanna Dance"	1983
44-04090	NEW HORIZONS	"Something New"	1983
44-04115	ELVIS COSTELLO	"Everyday I Write The Book" / "Heathen Town" / "Night Time"	1983
44-04171	ENCHANTMENT	"Here's Your Chance"	1983
44-04194	THIRLD WORLD	"Lagos Jump" / "Swing Low"	1983
44-04200	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Autodrive" / "Chameleon"	1983
44-04211	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	"Magnetic"	1983
44-04257	CHERYL LYNN	"Encore"	1983
44-04265	NINA HAGEN	"New York New York" / "Zarah"	1983
44-04637	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Metal Beat" / "Karabali "	1984
44-04945	AL DiMEOLA	"Sequencer"	1984
44-04946	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"Heaven In Your Eyes"	1984
44-04948	DAMARIS	"What About My Love?"	1984
44-04949	SHALAMAR	"Dancing In The Sheets"	1984
44-04957	PETER BROWN	"They Only Come Out At Night"	1984
44-04958	ANDRE CYMONE	"Survivin' In The 80's"	1984
44-04960	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Megamix" / "TFS" / "Earth Beat"	1984
44-04964	YELLOWMAN	"Strong Me Strong" / "Disco Reggae"	1984
44-04965	GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS	"When You're Far Away"	1984
44-04976	MIDNIGHT OIL	"Power And The Passion" / "Glitch Baby Glitch" / "Wedding Cake Island"	1984
44-04984	PSYCHEDELIC FURS	"Heartbeat" / "Ghost In You"	1984
44-04988	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"Let's Hear It For The Boy"	1984
44-04997	EL CHICANO	"Let Me Dance With You"	1984
44-05005	CATCH	"Get On Freak"	1984
44-05010	NINA HAGEN	"Zarah"	1984
44-05014	SKOOL BOYZ	"Slip Away"	1984
44-05027	HERBIE HANCOCK	"Hardrock"	1984
44-05028	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	"Dancing In The Dark"	1984
44-05035	JACKIE MOORE	"This Time Baby"	1984
44-05037	BOBBY GLOVER	"What Kind Of Lady"	1984
44-05043	DENIECE WILLIAMS	"Next Love"	1984
44-05047	REBBIE JACKSON	"Centipede"	1984
44-05049	WHAM!	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	1984
44-05083	MR. T	"Mr. T's Commandment"	1984
44-05086	IAM SIAM	"Talk To Me (I Can Hear You Now)"	1984
44-05087	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	"Cover Me"	1984
44-05090	CHAMPAIGN	"Off And On Love"	1984
44-05091	GIRLS	"S-E-S-E-X"	1984
44-05098	FREDDIE MERCURY	"Love Kills" / "Rotwang's Party"	1984
44-05102	PETER BROWN	"(Love Is Just) The Game"	1984
44-05104	NEW HORIZONS	"Get Ready, Let's Party"	1984
44-05115	ROY AYERS	"In The Dark" / "Love Is In The Feel"	1984
44-05132	NICK MUNDY	"Ain't It All Right"	1984
44-05157	BAND AID	"Do They Know It's Christmas?" / "Feed The World"	1984
44-05160	PHILIP BAILEY	"Easy Lover" / "Woman"	1984
44-05161	GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS	"My Time"	1985
44-05163	ALISON MOYET	"Invisible" / "Hitch Hike"	1985
44-05170	WHAM!	"Careless Whisper"	1984
44-05175	PETER BROWN	"Zie Zie Won't Dance"	1984
44-05180	WHAM!	"Everything She Wants" / "Like A Baby"	1984
44-05181	MICK JAGGER	"Just Another Night"	1985
44-05192	REBBIE JACKSON	"Play Me (I'm A Jukebox)"	1984
44-05196	PAUL YOUNG	"Every Time You Go Away" / "This Means Anything"	1985
44-05197	FREDDIE MERCURY	"I Was Born To Love You" / "Stop All The Fighting"	1985

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Columbia Records is the oldest label in the recording industry and was started already in 1888. The label originally sold and distributed Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in the DC area, it was from 'Disctrict of Columbia' the name Columbia Records were taken. They produced their own cylinder recordings and from 1893 they only sold and distributed their own produced equipment and releases. In 1901 the company started releasing their recordings on discs and they also manufactured the phonographs to play these new discs on. And just seven years later, in 1908, Columbia started producing double sided discs which gave the possibilities of giving the listeners double the listening pleasure. In 1912 they decided to completely abandon any new cylinder releases, but yet they kept selling and press cylinders out of their back catalogue for a few more years. In 1931 Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) was formed by the merge of the English Columbia Gramophone Company and the Gramophone Company. Because of anti-trust reasons EMI had to sell the American Columbia operations to the Grigsby-Grunow company. In 1934 Columbia was sold to ARC [American Record Corporation] when Grigsby-Grunow went into bankruptcy. Then in 1938 ARC, with all it's sub-labels (incl. Columbia), was sold to Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) [a company originally co-founded by Columbia Records]. From about the time Columbia had been sold by EMI until the time CBS took over, the Columbia label had become less and less important as those previous owners had other labels they prioritized. But with the CBS ownership the label saw a revival and CBS also invested new money in the label to make it successful. In 1948 the label was responsible for introducing a new record format, a soon to become recording standard, the 33 rpm Long Playing microgroove record - the LP was born. The new format is said to have been created because one of the labels executives wanted to be able to listen to the full movement of a symphony on one side of a record, without having to turn the record halfway through. In 1950 the other major US labels wanted to cash in on the success Columbia scored with the LP format and from that time on all labels were releasing LP records.
The 1950's was a successful decade for the label and in 1953 CBS started a sister label to Columbia, a label which was named - Epic Records. Here in the mid 50's the label's 'Walking Eye' logo was invented. The 'legs' should describe a stylus on a record (the 'eye') and is making a pass to the mother-company's classic logo with its eye. Then in 1957 Columbia started recording in stereophonic [stereo] sound, which was a great improvement in the sound experience. And again, as for the inventing of the LP, this was driven by the classical music with its full orchestrations. On came the 60's and in 1961 CBS formed CBS Records, their international organization for releasing and controlling the CBS owned labels outside of the US. In 1963 Barbra Streisand released her first solo album on the label and the label started to hook on to the rapidly growing Rock scene of the 60's and it soon became more of a Rock and Pop label. The success of the label followed into the 70's and for a while Columbia experimented with quadraphonic (four-channel) sound, as several other labels. But as the labels used different encoding methods for the process, no 'standard' could be set for the four-channel sound and in a few years all the labels abandoned the quadraphonic sound. In the mid 70's the Disco movement started, but surprisingly Columbia (as many other major labels), was late trying to cash in on the Disco craze. There was a few Disco 12-inch singles released during 1976-1977, must notable are probably hits like Emotions' "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" [#4 in the Billboard National Disco Action Top 30], Tina Charles' "I Love To Love", Willie Bobo's "Always There", "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)" by Maynard Ferguson [#37], "Pipeline" by Bruce Johnson and the stage show singer/actress Linda Hopkins' "It's In Your Blood" [#19]. In 1977-78 Sam Weiss' SAM Records had some commercial paydirt and closed a licensing deal with Columbia Records. So during 1978-1979 Columbia released several very successful 12" Disco versions of SAM acts, including the international and Billboard number 1 smash hit - "Keep On Dancin'" by Gary's Gang. All the Columbia releases of SAM artists came with a 'SAM Production' credit including the SAM logo on the standard Columbia label. It was mainly two SAM acts that scored lots of hits and success for Columbia. John Davis & the Monster Orchestra sung "Ain't That Enough For You" as well as "Love Magic", "Bourgie bourgie" (a vocal cover of the Ashford & Simpson instrumental classic) and "Baby I've Got It", while Gary's Gang gave us "Let's Lovedance Tonight" and "Do Ya Wanna Go Dancin'" besides the already mentioned "Keep On Dancin'". Except for these 'SAM releases', not very many Columbia 12" Disco singles was released in 1978, but we all remember "Got To Be Real" and "Star Love" as sung by Cheryl Lynn. She would later also sing with another Columbia act, Toto, in their '79 classic "Georgy Porgy". But on the sister label, Epic Records, we could hear Melba Moore's Bee Gees penned "You Stepped Into My Life" and the Jacksons' "Shake Your Body" and "Blame It On The Boogie" [which was NOT written by the Jacksons but by the UK artist Mick Jackson]. As said above, apart from the co-operation with SAM, it wasn't until 1979 Columbia really started pushing out Disco 12" releases. And when Columbia got on the train they were un-stoppable and only in 1979 they gave us Disco hits and classics like; "Born To Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez, "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago's "Street Player", Janis Ian's "Fly Too High" and Jackie Moore's "This Time Baby", just to mention a few... Epic helped out in adding to the good figures by releasing Michael Jackson's Off the Wall LP from which both "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" became worldwide hits while Patti LaBelle had a Top 10 hit with "Music Is My Way Of Life" for example. Even other sub labels added to the 1979 success, ARC gave us Deniece Williams' "I've Got The Next Dance" and "I Found Love", while Blue Sky reached to #1 with "Relight My Fire" by Dan Hartman. Philadelphia International stated "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" as sung by McFadden & Whitehead and "Strutt Your Funky Stuff" - Frantique. A personal favorite, "High Steppin' Hip Dressin' Fella" by Love Unlimited, was released on Unlimited Gold. In the early eighties 'Disco Died', or at least it was this 'Disco backlash' with records burning and similar. We all know that Disco never really died, it only took new shapes, or in theory only new names, but 1980-81 didn't give us much 12" Disco from Columbia. But their friends at Epic had the Jacksons' with "Can You Feel It" and Billy Ocean singing "Nights" and "Stay The Night". Notable about Epic is that in the UK the label was responsible for releasing Swedish super-group ABBA, but they never had the rights for the material in the US, those rights were owned by Atlantic Records. In 1982 "It's Raining Men" for the Weather Girls, Eddie Murphy wanted to "Boogie In Your Butt" and Earth, Wind & Fire screamed "Fall In Love With Me". So Columbia was doing OK, but Epic would be doing GREAT... Because in 1982 they released the Thriller album by Michael Jackson, the biggest-selling album ever, including hits like "Billie Jean", "P.Y.T", "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "The Girl Is Mine" [duet with Paul McCartney] and the title track - "Thriller". Next couple of years saw some great releases and specially I'd like to push a little for the wonderful 1984 album Snap by Peter Brown that included the three 12" singles; "They Only Come Out At Night", "Love Is Just The Game" and "Zie Zie Won't Dance", where the first two both were remixed on the 12"s by Jellybean. It's really a great album that is well worth checking out... The label has continued to release great music, but as it has not really been 'Disco' per say, I have chosen not to get into it further here. But some acts to mention from the Columbia roaster during the late 80's and throughout the 90's are; George Michael, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, C+C Music Factory and Jessica Simpson. Columbia and Epic are most likely the only CBS sub labels from the Disco days which are still active, but over the years (focusing, but not limiting to the Disco years), the following labels have at some point been related to the Columbia/CBS group; >> ARC [The American Record Company (ARC) was formed in 1929. Another longlived label which gained new success during the Disco era. Their greatest act was Deniece Williams, but also the Emotions were on the label.] >> Bang [Started by Bert Berns in 1965 together with Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry (Gerald) Wexler. The first letters of their names forms the label name: BANG. Van Morrison, Brick and Peabo Bryson were their most known acts.] >> Believe In A Dream [Small 80's label most known for Tyron Brunson's "the Smurf" but also Bobby "O" released his female act the Flirts' 1986 hit "Miss You" on the lable along with the Reddings, which was Otis Redding's sons; Dexter Redding and Otis Redding II together with their cousin Mark Locket. Look out for their brilliant "the Awakening".] >> Blue Sky [Someone once told me this was Dan Hartman's own label, not sure if that's true but Dan was THE artist of the label. "Vertigo/Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "This Is It"... They were all released on the label.] >> Bobcat [Label by Hi-NRG guru Bobby "O". Bobby had LOTS of different labels, but it was through Bobcat he released the very first (and the more Hi-NGR) version of Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls".] >> Coast To Coast [Don't know much about this label except for that they released Kelly Marie's "Feels Like I'm In Love" and also some B.T. Express tracks.] >> Def Jam [Hip-Hop label founded in 1984 by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin. The label is still active and their most known acts are Jay-Z, Nas, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, EPMD and LL Cool J.] >> Epic [Originally founded by CBS in 1953 as a Jazz and Classical label. But over the years the label turned more into Pop, Rock and Disco/Dance with huge success. Epic's biggest acts include names like; Michael Jackson, Jacksons, Sade, George Michael, Wham!, Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, George Duke and Luther Vandross.] >> Handshake [New York Disco label most known for acts like Johnny Bristol and his hit "Love No Longer Has A Hold On Me", Revelation, Ronnie Jones & Claudja Barry, Amii Stewart, Karin Jones and Aneka's "Japanese Boy".] >> Invictus [Label created by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (of Holland-Dozier-Holland fame) in 1968. Most know acts were Freda Payne, Chairmen of the Board and New York Port Authority (NYPA).] >> Jet [A small record label set up by Don Arden in the early 70's. Most know acts were Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Roy Wood and Ozzy Osbourne. They also released the soundtrack to the movie Xanadu with songs by ELO and Olivia Newton-John.] >> Mosaic [This mid 80's label even had CBS Associated Records in big letters on the vinyl label. There's also a Jazz label called Mosaic that started in the early 80's, but I think that label has no connection to this one. Michael Zager did a few recordings for Mosaic.] >> Pavillion [A label given to legendary Disco DJ and Remixer John Luongo by CBS. John got the name from a book called 'Far Pavilions', he then added another 'L' for Luongo and it became Pavillion. The label had a #1 hit with "You're Too Late" by Fantasy.] >> Philadelphia International [This Philly Soul label was founded by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in 1971 and had a distribution deal with CBS until 1984. Gamble & Huff have, both separately and together, written and produced over 170 Gold & Platinum records. Acts of the label include MFSB, Three Degrees, O'Jays, People's Choice, McFadden & Whitehead and several others.] >> Portrait [The label started out in 1976 to be shut down in 1979 and then revived again in 1982 to once again be folded in 1986. In 1988 it came back as a Jazz label, but was folded again in 1990. It was then revived both in 1992 and 1999 before finally disappear in 2002. Most famous act was Cyndi Lauper.] >> Private I [The label had no really big hits but their most known acts were Bonnie Pointer (formerly of the Pointer Sisters), Staple Singers, Matthew Wilder and Michael Jackson's sister - LaToya Jackson. Cheryl Lynn, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Chi-Lites, Alphonse Mouzon and the Dells were acts who all briefly recorded for the label.] >> Rock'n'Roll [Label started in the early 1980's. The label seems to have been focusing on and was probably owned by "Weird Al" Yankovic with hits like: "Like A Surgeon", "Eat It", "I Lost On Jeopardy" and similar.] >> Ruffhouse [A Hip-Hop label started in the early 1990's by Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo. Ruffhouse was the label behind many major Hip-Hop acts like; Cypress Hill, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Schooly D and Kriss Kross.] >> Scotti Brothers [An Independent label that has also been associated/distributed via other major labels like Atlantic. In the early to mid 80's Scotti Bros. worked with CBS/Columbia and released hit music from the Rocky movies, tracks like Survivor's "Eye Of The Tiger" and James Brown's "Living In America".] >> T-Neck [This was Isley Brothers own label. It was originally founded in 1964 and they only released one single on the label before they got signed to Motown. They revived the label in 1969 when the Isley's had left Motown. T-Neck was originally distributed via Buddah Records, to later be moved to Columbia where they released several records and 12" singles including the hit "It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)"] >> Tabu [This R&B/Funk label was founded by Clarence Avant in 1976. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of The Time wrote many of the labels biggest hits and its most known acts were S.O.S Band, Cherelle, Alexander O'Neal and Brainstorm.] >> Unlimited Gold [Disco label founded by Barry White in 1976 which was folded in 1983-4. The label released material by Barry himself and his acts Love Unlimited and the Love Unlimited Orchestra.] >> WMOT [Funky Philly label where WMOT stood for 'We Men Of Talent'. It was owned by Steve Bernstein, Alan Rubens and David Chacker, who later sold the label to Michael Goldberg, Allen Cohen, and Jeff and Mark Salvarian. Later Larry Lavin joined the label as a partner and he used the label to laundry money, this brought the company down and it was folded in 1984. The label is most known for Frankie Smith, Fat Larry's Band and "I Really Love You" by Heaven & Earth as well as for Mel Brooks' "It's Good To Be The King".] In 1988 CBS Records and all its sub labels was acquired by Sony, to become part of the Sony Music Entertainment group and in 2004 Sony merged the music division with Bertelsmann to create Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The Columbia label, as well as Epic, still remains active but under the Sony BMG umbrella. It's nice to see that the worlds oldest label is still in business and the list of famous acts that has been recording for the label is LONG, including top artists like; Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Leonard Bernstein, Barbra Streisand, Carlos Santana, Toto, Earth Wind & Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Bangles, Mariah Carey, George Michael, Celine Dion, Lauren Hill & Fugees and the list goes on and on and on...		Download the FREE basic RealPlayer... CLICK to hear some Columbia incl. various Sub labels songs... Give up the Funk B.T. Express Got to give in to love Bonnie Boyer Push push Brick Street Player Chicago Got to be real Cheryl Lynn Star love Cheryl Lynn Instant Replay Dan Hartman Relight my fire Dan Hartman I found love Deniece Williams I've got the next dance Deniece Williams Boogie wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire You're too late Fantasy Strutt your funky stuff Frantique Let's lovedance tonight Gary's Gang Keep on dancin' Gary's Gang It's a Disco night (Rock don't stop) Isley Brothers This time baby Jackie Moore Blame it on the boogie Jacksons Shake you body (down to the ground) Jacksons Ain't that enough for you John Davis & Monster Orchestra Bourgie, Bourgie John Davis with the Monster Orchestra Touch me in the morning Marlena Shaw Ain't no stoppin' us now McFadden & Whitehead You stepped into my life Melba Moore Don't stop 'til you get enough Michael Jackson I don't want to work today New York Port Authority Born to be alive Patrick Hernandez Music is my way of life Patti LaBelle Love is just (the Game) Peter Brown They only come out at night Peter Brown I love to love Tina Charles Georgy Porgy TOTO High steppin', hip dressin' fella Love Unlimited CLICK to hear some related songs... Dancing queen ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ABBA Lay all you love on me ABBA Voulez-vous ABBA Blame it on the boogie Mick Jackson
Columbia Records was not among the first ones to hook up on Disco, but when they finally did... they sure released some good stuff. Even if Columbia never wanted, or intended, to be a 'Disco label', it still became one of the most important, especially when you adding up with all the Sub labels sharing the same matrix series. But again, for a label that was started in 1888 and a label that invented the LP, I guess you can't be first all the time. But let's hope Sony BMG keeps running Columbia to see its 150th anniversary. I think Columbia Records deserves and was; "Born To Be Alive"!