Scotti Brothers Records
Scotti Brothers Records | |
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Parent company | Sony Music |
Founded | 1974 |
Founder | Tony Scotti, Ben Scotti |
Defunct | 1997 |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | 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 |
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Scotti Brothers Records (typically spelled Scotti Bros. Records) was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti in 1974. Their first success was releasing singles and albums from teen pop star Leif Garrett. They later helped launch the careers of David Hallyday, Felony, Survivor, and "Weird Al" Yankovic (the latter under their Rock 'n' Roll banner). They also signed James Brown to a recording contract in the mid-1980s as well as the UK act Flag featuring David Cairns from Secret Affair and Archie Brown. Tommy Puett released his only album Life Goes On in 1990 under Scotti Brothers Records.[1]
The label, as well as the Scotti brothers themselves, ran an independent motion picture production company Scotti Bros. Pictures, and was associated with the television syndication company All American Television (which later became part of All American Communications after becoming involved in the production and distribution of Baywatch; some Scotti Bros. recording artists made occasional guest spots on the show) since the company's inception. In 1996, Scotti Brothers Records was renamed All 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]
After Pearson PLC purchased All American in 1997, the Scotti Brothers contracts, masters, and catalogs were sold to Zomba Records subsidiary Volcano Entertainment, which was later bought by Sony 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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Source: "Scotti Brothers Records", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 26th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotti_Brothers_Records.
Further Reading

Bad Hair Day

Running with Scissors ("Weird Al" Yankovic album)

Dare to Be Stupid

"Weird Al" Yankovic (album)

Volcano Entertainment

Polka Party!

Headline News ("Weird Al" Yankovic song)

The Food Album

Christmas at Ground Zero

The TV Album

Greatest Hits Volume II ("Weird Al" Yankovic album)

Permanent Record: Al in the Box

"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits

Living with a Hernia

You Don't Love Me Anymore ("Weird Al" Yankovic song)

All American Television

Rock 'n Roll Records
References
- ^ "Tommy Puett - Life Goes On". Discogs. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "All American Communications Inc. History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1996-03-23. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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