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| Scotti Brothers Records | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Founder | Tony Scotti,Ben Scotti |
| Defunct | 1997 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributors | Atlantic (1974-1982) CBS/Epic (1982-Jan 1990) BMG (1990-1995) WEA (1995-1997) Legacy Recordings/Volcano Entertainment (re-releases) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
Scotti Brothers Records (typically spelledScotti Bros. Records) was aCalifornia-basedrecord label founded byTony andBen Scotti in 1974. Their first success was releasing singles and albums from teen pop starLeif Garrett. They later helped launch the careers ofDavid Hallyday,Felony,Survivor, and"Weird Al" Yankovic (the latter under theirRock 'n' Roll banner). They also signedJames Brown to a recording contract in the mid-1980s as well as the UK act Flag featuringDavid Cairns fromSecret Affair and Archie Brown.Tommy Puett released his only albumLife Goes On in 1990 under Scotti Brothers Records.[1]
The label, as well as the Scotti brothers themselves, ran an independent motion picture production companyScotti Bros. Pictures, and was associated with thetelevision syndication companyAll American Television (which later became part of All American Communications after becoming involved in the production and distribution ofBaywatch; some Scotti Bros. recording artists made occasional guest spots on the show) since the company's inception. In 1996, Scotti Brothers Records was renamedAll American Music Group, but the Scotti Brothers name was retained as a label of All American, along with sister labels Street Life and Backyard.[2][3]
AfterPearson PLC purchased All American in 1997, the Scotti Brothers contracts, masters, and catalogs were sold toZomba Records subsidiaryVolcano Entertainment, which was later bought bySony Music Entertainment. All Scotti Bros. artists were dropped, with the exception of Yankovic and Survivor, who were switched to Volcano.
The Scotti Brothers Records catalog is now wholly owned by Volcano Entertainment.
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