| Boardwalk Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Boardwalk Entertainment Group |
| Founded |
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| Founder | Neil Bogart |
| Defunct | 1983 (original) |
| Distributor(s) | Self-distributed |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
Boardwalk Records is arecord label founded byNeil Bogart in 1980, afterPolyGram acquiredCasablanca Records from him.[1]
The label had hit acts withJoan Jett andHarry Chapin. Other artists on the Boardwalk label included, Invisible Mans Band, produced by Alex Masucci and Clarence Burke Jr.Night Ranger,Ringo Starr,Curtis Mayfield,Ohio Players,Richard "Dimples" Fields,Chris Christian,Starpoint,Sunrize,Mike Love,Get Wet,Phil Seymour,Tierra and Carole Bayer Sager. Boardwalk Records also released the soundtracks for the 1980 film version ofPopeye, which starredRobin Williams andShelley Duvall, and for the 1982 filmMegaforce.
Throughout its existence,Bellaphon Records served as Boardwalk's distributor in Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Austria.[2]
Chris Christian was the first artist signed to Boardwalk. In late 1981, "I Want You I Need You" became a #37 Top 40Billboard pop hit and Top 10 A/C hit for Christian.Robert Kardashian,Kim Kardashian's father, was Christian's manager and was responsible for signing Christian to Boardwalk. Kardashian bought Christian's album from the estate, and it is currently owned by YMC Records.[3]
Bogart died of cancer in mid 1982 and the label closed down a year later. The Boardwalk catalog was purchased by Tom Ficara from W. Jersey Bank, which held the mortgage to the titles prior to the Boardwalk bankruptcy.[4]
Boardwalk Records was relaunched as part of The Boardwalk Entertainment Group in 2010 by Neil Bogart's sons,Evan Kidd Bogart and Timothy Bogart, and their partner, Gary A. Randall. Boardwalk's current roster includesZZ Ward,[5]Wallpaper.,[6] andNova Rockafeller[7] In October 2019, Boardwalk sold theRicky Reed catalogue toAnthem Entertainment.[8]
