incl. distributed or sub-labels like;
Kama Sutra, ZE, Curtom, T-Neck, Sussex, Pavilion, Cobblestone, Hot Wax,
Southwind, Charisma, Brut, Super K., National General, Eleuthera.
One of THE DISCO labels...
Buddah Records
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, N.Y.
Buddah Records was formed in 1967 by Art Kass of Kama Sutra Records in order to get out of a distribution
deal he had with MGM Records. |
What would become Buddah Records ventured out of Kama Sutra back in 1967, but Kama Sutra Productions was started as a production company only by Arthur "Artie" Ripp along with his partners Hy Mizrahi and Phil Steinberg in 1964. It wasn't until the summer of 1965 the Kama Sutra label was formed, when the partners were joined by Art Kass. Kass came from MGM Records and as the major MGM was at this time, the guys signed a distribution deal with MGM.
Kama Sutra stated they made 'Good time music' and they released several successful acts, where the Lovin' Spoonful
was probably the most influential. The band members had been hanging around in New York's Greenwich Village with Mama
Cass Elliot of the Mamas & Papas and Lovin' Spoonful became one of the top acts of a genre often referred to as
'Folk Rock'. |
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Kama Sutra had started to get some issues with the MGM distribution and during summer of 1967 Art Kass decided to start
a new label - Buddah Records was born.
Through Buddah Kass could now release new acts without violating Kama Sutra's contract with MGM. While the old label
continued to release the Lovin' Spoonful and others, Buddah started new and fresh with their first single release, the
comical "Yes, We Have No Bananas" by the Mulberry Fruit.
In the fall of 1967 Buddah scored their first #1 single - "Green Tambourine" by the Lemon Pipers.
"The Worst That Could Happen" was the title of a 1968 hit for the band Brooklyn Bridge. The success of this
band also became a popular joke within Buddah - "Nile Bogart could sell anything, he could even sell
the Brooklyn Bridge."
In 1973 Neil Bogart left Buddah to set up Casablanca Records and his first big signing for his new label was KISS
followed by Donna Summer.
The Disco craze started for the label when former porn-star Andrea True moaned "More, More, More (How Do You
Like It)" in 1976 and gave Buddah their first real Disco hit, with many more to come...
1976 turned into 1977 and Andrea True Connection followed up her previous hit with "New York, You Got Me
Dancing" and "What's Your Name, What's Your Number", the later arranged and produced by
Michael Zager. Both songs were popular in the clubs, but with less success in
the charts. Andrea True never got another hit like "More, More, More" and disappeared from the music scene.
In 1978 Buddah shut down their own distribution and Arista started handling the distribution for the label. |
Download the FREE basic RealPlayer... CLICK to hear some Buddah songs... Fill me up (Heart to heart) Andrea True Connection More more more Andrea True Connection N.Y. You got me dancin' Andrea True Connection What's your name, what's your number Andrea True Connection Look ahead Aquarian Dream Phoenix Aquarian Dream Goin' to a showdown Aural Exciters Maladie D'Amour Aural Exciters Marathon runner Aural Exciters Spooks in space Aural Exciters Mainline Black Ivory Dance, dance, dance Chic Deputy of love Don Armando's 2nd Ave. Rhumba Band It's a better than good time Glady's Knight & the Pips Summer in the city Lovin' Spoonful Standing right here Melba Moore This is it Melba Moore Super sonic stereophonic Funk Positive Choice CLICK to hear some related songs... Another man Barbara Mason Bad girls Donna Summer Hot stuff Donna Summer I feel love Donna Summer Last dance Donna Summer Love to love you baby Donna Summer MacArthur Park Suite Donna Summer Rumour has it Donna Summer No more tears (Enough is enough) Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand I was made for loving you Kiss Ain't no stoppin' us now McFadden & Whitehead You stepped into my life Melba Moore Disco Inferno Trammps Click to buy from Disc 1: Wheel Me Out [Remix Version] - Was (Not Was) Bustin' Out - Material & Nona Hendryx Drive My Car - Cristina Annie I'm Not Your Daddy [Remix Version] - Kid Creole & the Coconuts Emile (Night Rate) - Aural Exciters Contort Yourself - James White & the Blacks Funky Stuff - Lizzy Mercier Descloux French Boy - Garçons Deputy of Love - Don Armando’s 2nd Ave. Rhumba Band Cowboys & Gansters - Gichy Dan Blame It on Disco - Cristina Encore l'Amore [Italian Version] - Garçons Disc 2: Disco Clone - Cristina Que Pasa/Me No Pop I - Coati Mundi I'm a Wonderful Thing Baby [Remix Version] - Kid Creole & the Coconuts Out Come the Freaks [Remix Version] - Was (Not Was) Fire - Lizzy Mercier Descloux Spooks in Space [Discomix] - Aural Exciters Tell Me That I'm Dreaming - Was (Not Was) Narcissique - Caroline Loeb I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses Mission Impossible - Lizzy Mercier Descloux Re Bop Electronic - Garçons French Boy [Disco Edit] - Garçons Faites le Proton - Casino Music | |
The 1980's started out slow and that was probably the beginning of the end for the label. Buddah failed to score any more
major hits, but had some minor releases over the next couple of years with songs like Positive Choice's "Super
Sonic Stereo Phonic Funk", Michael Henderson - "Wide Receiver" and R.J.'s Latest Arrival's "Wind Me
Up".
There's no understatement to say that Buddah was one of the most influential labels over a long period of time. "Dance, Dance, Dance" |
Matrix # | Artist | Title / Song | Year |
PAPA JOHN CREACH | "Joyce" | 1975 | |
MONDAY AFTER | "Merry-Go-Round" | 1975 | |
ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION | "More, More, More" | 1975 | |
MELBA MOORE | "This Is It" | 1976 | |
BLACK SATIN feat. FRED PARRIS | "Tears, Tears, Tears" | 1976 | |
SINS OF SATAN | "Dance And Free Your Mind" | 1976 | |
BODY SHOP | "Body Shop" | 1976 | |
LIFE U.S.A. | "Foxy Trot" | 1976 | |
ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION | "Party Line" | 1976 | |
MELBA MOORE | "Good Love Makes Everything Alright" | 1976 | |
BLACK IVORY | "Walking Down (Saturday Night)" / "Dance With" | 1976 | |
ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION | "New York You Got Me Dancin'" | 1977 | |
PHYLLIS HYMAN | "Loving You - Losing You" | 1977 | |
GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS | "Love Is Always On Your Mind" | 1977 | |
NORMAN CONNORS | "Once I've Been There" | 1977 | |
VITAMIN "E" | "Kiss Away" | 1977 | |
MICHAEL HENDERSON | "I Can't Help It" | 1977 | |
ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION | "What's Your Name, What's Your Number" / "Fill Me Up (Heart To Heart)" | 1977 | |
PATTEN & GUEST STEPPERS / WILLY BRIDGES | "Put Your Dancing Bells" / "I'm Gonna Show You Where Its At" | 1977 | |
CHIC | "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" / "Sao Paolo" | 1977 | |
ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION | "What's Your Name, What's Your Number" / "Fill Me Up (Heart To Heart)" | 1977 | |
LOVE MACHINE | "Desperately" / "Don't Fly Away" | 1977 | |
GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS | "It's A Better Than Good Time" | 1978 | |
MELBA MOORE | "Standing Right Here" / "This Is It" | 1978 | |
BLACK SUN | "Black Sun (You've Broken My Heart)" | 1978 | |
GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS | "It's A Better Than Good Time" | 1978 | |
ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ | "La Bamba" / "Sweet Love" | 1978 | |
BLACK IVORY | "Mainline" / "Dance" | 1979 | |
RENA SCOTT | "Super Lover" / "The Grass Ain't Greener" | 1979 | |
BEVERLY JOHNSON | "Don't Loose The Feeling" / "One Room Lover" | 1979 | |
ROBERTA GILLIAM | "Magic In The Music" / "Let's Not Rush It" | 1979 | |
JIMMY JACKSON | "Freedom To Express Yourself" / "What Is?" | 1979 | |
CATHY ZORY | "Feelin' Good" / "Please Don't Pass Me By" | 1979 | |
MICKEY'S MEN | "Here Comes The Garbage Man" / "I Heard Rumors" | 1979 | |
BODY SHOP | "Never" / "Our Private World" | 1979 | |
BEVERLY JOHNSON | "Can You Feel It" / "Don't Run For Cover" | 1979 | |
PIERRE BOHÉ | "Nina Does It The French Way" / "Nina's Bedroom" | 1979 | |
POSITIVE CHOICE | "Super Sonic Stereophonic Funk" / "Don'T Go Astray" | 1980 | |
MICHAEL HENDERSON | "Wild Receiver" | 1980 | |
R.J.'S LATEST ARRIVAL | "Wind Me Up" / "Dream Serenade" | 1980 | |
MICHAEL HENDERSON | "(We Are Here) To Geek You Up" | 1980 | |
MICHAEL HENDERSON | "Fickle" | 1983 | |
ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION | "N.Y. You Got Me Dancing" / "Fill Me Up (Heart To Heart)" | 1977 | |
Buddah Canada | LES VARIATIONS | "Berberian Wood" / "Superman Superman" | 1977 |
Buddah Canada | GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS | "It's A Better Than Good Time" (Walter Gibbons Remix) | 1978 |
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ZE | CONTORTIONS | "Designed To Kill" | 1979 |
ZE | AURAL EXCITERS | "Spooks In Space" / "Marathon Runner" | 1979 |
ZE | DON ARMANDO'S SECOND AVENUE RHUMBA BAND | "Deputy Of Love" / "I'm An Indian Too" | 1979 |
ZE | JAMES WHITE & THE BLACKS | "Control Yourself" / "(Tropical) Heat Wave" | 1979 |
ZE | AURAL EXCITERS | "My Boy Lollipop" / "Paradise" | 1979 |
ZE | LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX | "Fire" / "Mission Impossible" | 1979 |
Matrix # | Artist | Title / Song | Year |
GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS | "It's A Better Than Good Time" | 1978 | |
PHYLLIS HYMAN | "Living Inside Your Love" | 1979 | |
AQUARIAN DREAM | "Phoenix" / "East 6th Street" | 1979 | |
GLADY'S KNIGHT & THE PIPS | "I'm Still Caught Up With You" / "Try To Remember/The Way We Were" / "Midnight Train To Georgia" | 1979 | |
PHYLLIS HYMAN | "Loving You - Losing You" | 1979 | |
MICHAEL HENDERSON | "Wide Receiver" / "Happy" / "I Can't Help It" | 1980 | |
ONENESS OF JUJU | "Every Way But Loose" / "(Family Tree) Make A Change" | 1981 | |
FREDA PAYNE | "In Motion" | 1982 | |
FEEL | "I'd Like To" | 1982 | |
VENNA | "Watching You" | 1983 | |
MICHAEL HENDERSON | "Fickle" | 1983 | |
ROYAL CASH | "Radio Activity" | 1983 | |
McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD | "Ain't No Stoppin'" | 1983 | |
BD101 BIG DEAL | JOHNNY WAKELIN | "In Zaire" / "Mohammed Ali" / "Reggae Soul Rock & Roll" / "Tennessee Hero" | |
BD102 BIG DEAL | SHEER ELEGANCE | "Milky way" / "Life Is Too Short Girl" / "It's Temptation" / "Dance the Night Away" | |
BD103 BIG DEAL | STATUS QUO | "Down the Dustpipe" / "Mean Girl" / "In My Chair" / "Gerdundula" | |
BD104 BIG DEAL | MELANIE | "Lay Down (Candles In the Rain)" / "Brand New Key" / "Ruby Tuesday" / "What Have They Done To My Song Ma" | |
BD105 BIG DEAL | KINKS | "Lola" / "Sunny Afternoon" / "Waterloo Sunset" / "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" | |
BD106 BIG DEAL | PARTY CLASSICS | 1910 FRUITGUM CO. "Simon Says" / OHIO EXPRESS "Yummy Yummy Yummy" / LEMON PIPERS "Rice Is Nice" / LOU CHRISTIE "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" | |
BD107 BIG DEAL | FOUNDATIONS | "Baby Now That I've Found You" / "Build Me Up Buttercup" / "In the Bad Bad Old Days" / "I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving" | |
BD108 BIG DEAL | LONNIE DONEGAN | "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour" / "My Old Man's A Dustman" / "Battle of New Orleans" / "Tom Dooley" | |
BD109 BIG DEAL | STAX CLASSICS VOL.1 | ISAAC HAYES "Shaft" / JOHNNY TAYLOR "Who's Making Love" / WILLIAM BELL & JUDY CLAY "Private Number" / BOOKER T & THE M.G.'S "Time IS Tight" | |
BD110 BIG DEAL | TRAMMPS | "Zing (Went the Strings Of My Heart)" / "Rubber Band" / "Hold Back The Night" / "60 Minute Man" | |
BD111 BIG DEAL | IVY LEAGUE | "Funny How Love Can Be" / "Tossing and Turning" / "Our Love Keeps Slipping Away" / "Four and Twenty Hours" | |
BD112 BIG DEAL | NORTHERN CLASSICS | CASUALEERS "Dance Dance Dance" / CHUCK WOOD "7 Days Too Long" / WIGANS CHOSEN FEW "Footsee" / THE JAVELLS "Goodbye Nothin' To Say" | |
BD113 BIG DEAL | |||
BD114 BIG DEAL | MUNGO JERRY | "In the Summertime" / "Mighty Man" / "Lady Rose" / "Baby Jump" | |
BD115 BIG DEAL | PETULA CLARK | "Downtown" | |
BD116 BIG DEAL | |||
BD117 BIG DEAL | TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS | "Mony Mony" / "Hanky Panky" | |
BD118 BIG DEAL | LOVIN' SPOONFUL | "Daydream" / "Do You Believe In Magic" / "Summer In the City" / "Nashville Cats" | |
ZEA 12-001 ZE | CHRISTINA | "Disco Clone" | 1978 |
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