Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 26: Time Bomb RecordingsArtist manager Jim Guerinot formed the Time Bomb label in 1995 in Laguna Beach, California, as a vehicle for anything that would qualify as…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 25: Stolat RecordsStolat was a classical label known for releasing recordings imported from southern and eastern Europe. It was distributed by Arista Records…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 24: Rowdy RecordsThe Rowdy label was established in 1992 in Atlanta by Dallas Austin and “L.A.” Reid. The label recorded R&B and hip-hop music, and was…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 23: LaFace RecordsLaFace Records was started in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia through a deal Arista’s head Clive Davis made with singers and aspiring moguls…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 22: Fox RecordsFox Records was formed as a joint venture between Arista Records and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. Although all of its releases came…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 21: Bad Boy RecordsBad Boy Records was founded by Sean “Puffy” Combs in 1993 after Andre Harrell fired him from Uptown Records. The label was distributed by…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 20: 6 West Home VideoOn August 1, 1981, a little cable television network that played films and video recordings of the biggest top 40 hits on the small screen…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 19: GRP RecordsIn 1978, producers Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen, who had been highly successful on the jazz scene, made a deal with Arista chief Clive…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 18: Freedom RecordsFreedom Records was founded in 1971 as a subsidiary of Black Lion Records in the U.K. The focus of the label was on freer-form jazz music…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 17: Career RecordsCareer Records was formed by Arista Records’ Nashville division in 1995 as a vehicle for singer-songwriter-driven country albums. It had…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 16: Arista Latin/Arista TexasArista Texas was a label of Arista Nashville that specialized in Latin music originating from the Lone Star State, specifically acts that…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 15: Arista NashvilleBy 1989, Arista had become one of the top priority labels of the newly-formed Bertelsmann Music Group. It had been big in almost every…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 14: Arista AustinArista Austin was founded in 1997 as a vehicle for Austin and San Antonio area acts that did not fit the Latin themes of Arista Texas…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography Part 13: Other Album Series and Distributed LabelsThis is a guide to additional albums that Arista issued outside of its primary numbering sequences.Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography Part 12: UK releases (pre-1982)Arista owned and operated its own recording division in the U.K. Its British arm was formed shortly after the U.S. founding. Arista and…Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 11: The Later Years (2003–11)This page centers on the last releases issued under the Arista name, as well as titles distributed via Arista Associated Labels, a…Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 10: The 07822–14600 SeriesAround 1999, Arista hit a snag when its country catalog numbering sequence prepared to bleed into the pop-oriented catalog numbers. To…Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 9: 07822–14500 Series (Special Projects Releases)In 1995, Arista opened a 07822–14500 series. It was used for releases of a Special Projects division of the label. While the Arista Special…Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 2024
Jesse Lee CoffeyArista Records Album Discography, Part 8: The 07822–19000 SeriesBy 1998, Arista had effectively separated the pop and country end of their numbering system in half, with country-oriented and…Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 2024
