After leaving Davis, Carter was for several years a mainstay of CTI Records, making albums under his own name and also appearing on many of the label's records with a diverse range of other musicians.

" KRS-101 ( the label's first release ) was in fact a split 7 " spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon ; other " Wordcore " releases followed.

While officially the band still exists, and its well-known name was used in 2001 to promote a ' duel ' album pitting the two label's artists against each other, Kool Shen was quoted in 2004 saying " on a fini avec NTM en 98 " (" We were done with NTM in 1998 ").

Carter did not actually record under his own name until the label's revival in the 1980s, but played double bass on many other musicians ' sessions.

Guitarist Thurston Moore said, " SST's accounting was a bit suspect to us ", and the group's other guitarist Lee Ranaldo criticized the label's " stoner administrative quality ".

The label's roster includes a number of their friends, colleagues and other Boston-area musicians.

A number of the label's past acts have either broken up ( such as Tsunami Bomb ), moved to other independent labels ( as in the cases of Ozma and Bigwig ), or signed to major labels ( most notably The Ataris ).

The label's original intent was to facilitate the release of Swans music, but in recent years it has grown to host Gira's current band, the Angels of Light, as well as a number of other unique bands and artists, including: Akron / Family, Devendra Banhart, Lisa Germano, Ulan Bator, and Mi and L ' au.

Between 1960 and 1963, Melson recorded several singles of his own ( the best known being " Hey Mister Cupid ") for Hickory Records and also through Acuff-Rose Music wrote songs for some of that label's other artists including Dan Folger.

Without needing to get a label's approval, they were able to release a 25-track " deluxe edition " double album Barenaked Ladies Are Me, as well as releasing the album as two separate single albums, as well as a variety of other formats.

Unfortunately, the label / collective ceased to be in 2005 / 2006 due to disagreements with distributor The Platform Group ( a link to Fontana ) and other tensions ( many rumors and myths persist about all sorts of clashes around this time, centering around 2005 in Silver Lake, LA ), but a couple of the label's main bands at the time continued on to other labels and situations, namely The Static Age and Darker My Love.

The Coral's distinctive musical style has strongly influenced many other of the Liverpool-based label's acts, including The Zutons, The Dead 60s and The Rascals.

After releasing the two albums, the band split with Capitol Records ( reportedly prompted by the label's repeated urging to perform with other artists like Will Smith ).

Simeon elaborates on the other reasons for Silver Apples disbanding and the record label's demise at his site.

With the exception of Sheila E .' s 1985 album Romance 1600 ( also the label's debut non-Prince release ), Tevin Campbell's single " Round and Round ", and The Time's 1990 release, " Pandemonium ", the label never had any commercial successes by artists other than Prince.

Anastacia however remained positive, stating that other artists have faced the same problems while changing a record label, also blaming the world economical crisis and the label's decision to alter her sound to a more ' urban feel '.

A vanity label ( see related topic on vanity press ) is an informal name given sometimes to a record label founded as a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of another, larger and better established ( at least at the time of the vanity label's founding ) record label, where the subsidiary label is ( at least nominally ) controlled by a successful recording artist, designed to allow this artist to release music by other artists he or she admires.

The parent label also hopes that the vanity label's association with the famous artist will entice that artist's audience to purchase other records on the vanity label, although only a relatively small number of new artists introduced by vanity labels have gone on to become major successes in their own right.

Shortly after, the group underwent a change in style, look, and name to become Insane Clown Posse, and created the Dark Carnival concept that would be continued by much of the label's other artists for years to come.

Regarding its production and promotion, the label's senior director of marketing Connie Baer said that she wanted to raise Walker's profile as an artist, as both she and Johnson thought that he did not have the same level of recognition as other artists with similar album sales and chart success.

The following year, Horton appeared on the PBS concert special, My Music Salute to Early Motown, along with other Motown stars from the label's early years.

French was her record label's biggest artist but due to them achieving limited success with their other acts they went into liquidation.

Two other notable acts were Brotherhood Of Man in their Eurovision-winning line-up, who released their first album, Good Things Happening, in 1974 ; and Prelude, whose a cappella version of the Neil Young song " After the Gold Rush " ( No. 21, 1974 ) was the label's only other UK hit single.

For a time in the 1940s bandleader Ben Selvin headed the label's artists & repertory.

In addition to using Swan Song as a vehicle to promote their own albums, the band expanded the label's roster, signing artists such as Bad Company, The Pretty Things and Maggie Bell.

Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Donald Byrd and Grant Green were among the label's leading artists.

Pavitt focused on the label's artists and repertoire aspects, while Poneman dealt with the business and legal issues.

The label's first release was a various artists compilation entitled The Everlastin ' Living Jesus Music Concert, in 1971.

Following the end of their Motown tenure, the Isley Brothers revived their T-Neck label and began recording and producing their own compositions, something Motown had told them to avoid, due to the label's policy on artists producing their own material.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label ( and company ) was purchased by MCA in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included Mary Wells, The Supremes, Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Commodores, Lionel Richie, Dazz Band, Brian McKnight, 98 Degrees, and Erykah Badu.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Gordy in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Tamla artists included Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Marvelettes.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Tamla in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Gordy artists included The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, The Contours, Edwin Starr, Rick James, The Mary Jane Girls, Teena Marie, and DeBarge.

Corpus Christi Records was a ' spin-off ' from Crass Records, that enabled artists and performers to put out material supported by Crass through John Loder's Southern Studios, whilst not necessarily being tied to the latter label's ' corporate image ' or anarchist ideology.

It also calls these artists the label's ' Dream Team '.

Many of the label's African-American artists begrudged label founder, Herman Lubinsky, feeling grossly underpaid for their work.

Noted Signature recording artists included Anita O ' Day, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Lawrence, Ray Anthony, Barbara McNair, Monica Lewis, Dickie Thompson, Jane Harvey, Kay Thompson, Alan Dale and the label's Musical Director, Ray Bloch.

Initially specializing in electronic music genres such as alternative dance and industrial, the label also became a powerful player in pop and rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the mainstream success of artists such as The Grapes of Wrath and the label's best-known artist, Sarah McLachlan.

The promoters also invited several Motown artists to perform and even were going to give the label's artists their own slot.

In 2002, Skint released a compilation album, We Are Skint, featuring tracks from the label's artists.

Mafia presents: Casa ) compilation album to introduce the label's new artists to the world.

Miller integrated country, Western, rhythm & blues, and folk music into the musical mainstream, by having many of his label's biggest artists record them in a style that corresponded to Pop traditions.

The album It'll End in Tears contained contributions from many of the 4AD label's best artists, Devoto's presence being somewhat atypical.

Many of the label's artists moved to Fly Records or to the EMI imprint.