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| SOLAR Records in it's heyday, 1980. SHALAMAR ™ was one the labels premiere acts. |
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| SHALAMAR ™ Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniel Bankable with hits in 1982 |
The former label of SHALAMAR ™ was Solar Records, at one time one of the hottest small labels in the business began to unravel in 1986. Ultimately sold to EMI in 1995, This Los Angeles Times article gives an insight on bad deals, the eviction of label founder Dick Griffey from office building, lawsuits and disputes with Griffey and accusations regarding the major label distribution system. Griffey would later go on to be involved with Death Row Records' and Suge Knight.
The Solar Catalog (Whispers, Shalamar, Dynasty, Lakeside, Carrie Lucas, et al) is now owned by Unidisc Music and other companies worldwide after changing many hands. The music legacy lives on long after the lawsuits, evictions and bad deals.
Read the Los Angeles Times article: Here
