Casablanca Records

Casablanca Records is a record label which was started by Neil Bogart in 1973 after leaving Buddah Records. The label released hits by Donna Summer, KISS, The Four Tops, Angel, Village People, and Parliament. Polygram acquired a 50 percent stake in 1977 and later acquired the remaining half for $15 million. Afterwards the label had hits with Lipps Inc and Irene Cara. The label was shut down in 1984.

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Record label - Neil Bogart - 1973 - Buddah Records - Donna Summer - KISS - The Four Tops - Angel - Village People - Parliament - Polygram - 1977 - Lipps Inc - Irene Cara

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In 2004, the name was revived for a joint venture between Universal Music Group and Tommy Mottola. In a Billboard article, Mottola said that he chose the name as an homage to the original label, but that there was no connection between the old and new labels. http://billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1930164

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Universal Music Group - Tommy Mottola - Billboard

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Casablanca's current roster includes Lindsay Lohan and Brie Larson.

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Lindsay Lohan - Brie Larson

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