Avant founded the label after Sussex Records went out of business in June 1975. Tabu Record's flagship release, Stormin' by Brainstorm, was released in 1977. Tabu Records had a short-lived distribution pact with RCA, which lasted a year before moving to CBS Records.
The label focused on R&B and funk but expanded into other genres such as jazz and disco. Its artists included the Argentine composer and pianist Lalo Schifrin, who composed and scored theme songs for numerous television series, including Mission:Impossible, and released two projects on Tabu ("No One Home", 1979) and the S.O.S. Band ("Take Your Time (Do It Right)," 1980) Jazz singer Sharon Ridley (Full Moon), pianist Manfredo Fest.
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were hired to produce the S.O.S. Band's fourth studio album for Tabu, On the Rise (1983), which was certified gold on January 16, 1984.[citation needed] While recording in S.O.S.'s home stomping grounds in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 24, 1983, a freak snowstorm hit, grounding all flights from the city. The duo was scheduled to perform as a part of the Time in San Antonio at the Hemisfair Arena that night but couldn't make it. Subsequently, Prince, who owned and managed the Time, fired them on April 18, 1983. The duo stayed in Los Angeles and became songwriter-producers for artists like New Edition, Boyz II Men and most notably, Janet Jackson.
Working with Jam and Lewis gave Tabu a much-needed shot in the arm. They brought Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal (the original Timelead vocalist) to the label and both did well; O'Neal released his self-titled studio album in 1985, and Cherrelle's Fragile hit the AmericanR&Bcharts in 1984. The SOS Band had more hits with "Just The Way You Like It" in 1984 and "Sands of Time" in 1986, the album of which was certified gold on April 6, 1987.[citation needed] So influential was the sound that Robert Palmer covered Cherrelle's "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" in 1986, and Beats International covered the S.O.S. Band's "Just Be Good to Me" in 1990. In 1985, Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal dueted on "Saturday Love," which was a hit in the UK but caught on later with Americanradio. Other acts like Kid Fire and Demetrius Perry recorded on this label.
Sony era
Tabu Records, in its deal with CBS, became associated with Sony Music Entertainment in November 1987 when the Japanese group bought CBS Records. During this period, Tabu released Diamonds in the Raw (1989) by the S.O.S. Band, which performed disappointingly. In 1991, Alexander O'Neal's All True Man was the last album Tabu Records released under the new Sony regime; it was certified gold on August 26, 1991.[citation needed]
A&M era
In 1991, the label resurfaced under PolyGram's A&M Records, who distributed it from 1991 until 1993, releasing four albums and about 20 singles. Avant was hired to run Motown (another PolyGram label), and, in August 1993, he brought Tabu Records under its aegis. It released collections by the S.O.S. Band, Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle, while signing other artists such as Lucky Dube and Identity Crisis. However, this reappearance was short-lived as well.
In 2002, Avant brought Tabu Records to EMI's reissue label the Right Stuff, which began to re-release Tabu Record's catalogue.
In 2012, Demon Music Group announced it acquired the licensing rights of the Tabu Records catalogue.[1] The company announced the news on Facebook on Valentine's Day 2013[2][3] and released a trailer of the label's return on YouTube.[4] The licensing agreements come with reissues of the entire catalog on compact disc as well as digital download and Vinyl. The Tabu catalogue of Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle were made available on iTunes in Fall 2012.[5][6]
Greatest-hits albums by the S.O.S. Band, Cherelle, and Alexander O’Neal were released through Universal Music, as part of its Icon series, during 2012.
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This article is about the American record label For the Danish label see Tabu Records Denmark For the Norwegian label see Tabu Recordings This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Tabu Records news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tabu Productions was an American record label founded by Clarence Avant in 1975 The label Tabu Records focused on R amp B and funk Tabu RecordsParent companyDemon Music GroupFounded1975FounderClarence AvantStatusDefunct 1999 Distributor s RCA Records 1977 1978 Epic Records 1978 1991 A amp M Records 1991 1993 Motown Records 1993 1996 GenreRhythm and bluesCountry of originUnited StatesLocationLos Angeles California Contents 1 Founding 2 Sony era 3 A amp M era 4 Re issues 5 See also 6 ReferencesFounding EditAvant founded the label after Sussex Records went out of business in June 1975 Tabu Record s flagship release Stormin by Brainstorm was released in 1977 Tabu Records had a short lived distribution pact with RCA which lasted a year before moving to CBS Records The label focused on R amp B and funk but expanded into other genres such as jazz and disco Its artists included the Argentine composer and pianist Lalo Schifrin who composed and scored theme songs for numerous television series including Mission Impossible and released two projects on Tabu No One Home 1979 and the S O S Band Take Your Time Do It Right 1980 Jazz singer Sharon Ridley Full Moon pianist Manfredo Fest Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were hired to produce the S O S Band s fourth studio album for Tabu On the Rise 1983 which was certified gold on January 16 1984 citation needed While recording in S O S s home stomping grounds in Atlanta Georgia on March 24 1983 a freak snowstorm hit grounding all flights from the city The duo was scheduled to perform as a part of the Time in San Antonio at the Hemisfair Arena that night but couldn t make it Subsequently Prince who owned and managed the Time fired them on April 18 1983 The duo stayed in Los Angeles and became songwriter producers for artists like New Edition Boyz II Men and most notably Janet Jackson Working with Jam and Lewis gave Tabu a much needed shot in the arm They brought Cherrelle and Alexander O Neal the original Time lead vocalist to the label and both did well O Neal released his self titled studio album in 1985 and Cherrelle s Fragile hit the American R amp B charts in 1984 The SOS Band had more hits with Just The Way You Like It in 1984 and Sands of Time in 1986 the album of which was certified gold on April 6 1987 citation needed So influential was the sound that Robert Palmer covered Cherrelle s I Didn t Mean to Turn You On in 1986 and Beats International covered the S O S Band s Just Be Good to Me in 1990 In 1985 Cherrelle and Alexander O Neal dueted on Saturday Love which was a hit in the UK but caught on later with American radio Other acts like Kid Fire and Demetrius Perry recorded on this label Sony era EditTabu Records in its deal with CBS became associated with Sony Music Entertainment in November 1987 when the Japanese group bought CBS Records During this period Tabu released Diamonds in the Raw 1989 by the S O S Band which performed disappointingly In 1991 Alexander O Neal s All True Man was the last album Tabu Records released under the new Sony regime it was certified gold on August 26 1991 citation needed A amp M era EditIn 1991 the label resurfaced under PolyGram s A amp M Records who distributed it from 1991 until 1993 releasing four albums and about 20 singles Avant was hired to run Motown another PolyGram label and in August 1993 he brought Tabu Records under its aegis It released collections by the S O S Band Alexander O Neal and Cherelle while signing other artists such as Lucky Dube and Identity Crisis However this reappearance was short lived as well In 1999 Seagram bought PolyGram and merged it with the MCA family of labels which became Universal Music Group Shortly after Tabu Records was absorbed into A amp M Records Re issues EditIn 2002 Avant brought Tabu Records to EMI s reissue label the Right Stuff which began to re release Tabu Record s catalogue In 2012 Demon Music Group announced it acquired the licensing rights of the Tabu Records catalogue 1 The company announced the news on Facebook on Valentine s Day 2013 2 3 and released a trailer of the label s return on YouTube 4 The licensing agreements come with reissues of the entire catalog on compact disc as well as digital download and Vinyl The Tabu catalogue of Alexander O Neal and Cherrelle were made available on iTunes in Fall 2012 5 6 Greatest hits albums by the S O S Band Cherelle and Alexander O Neal were released through Universal Music as part of its Icon series during 2012 See also EditList of record labelsReferences Edit Track Licensing Home Page news tracklicensing com Retrieved 2013 02 21 Demon Music Group homepage facebook com Retrieved 2013 02 21 Tabu Records homepage facebook com Retrieved 2013 02 21 Tabu Records Re born for 2013 Teaser Trailer video youtube com Archived from the original on 2021 12 22 Retrieved 2013 02 21 Alexander O Neal on Apple Music iTunes Cherrelle on Apple Music iTunes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tabu Records amp oldid 1129481736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
