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| ⚫ | | name = Atlanta Artists | ||
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| ⚫ | |name = Atlanta Artists | ||
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| | founded = 1983 | |||
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| | status = Defunct since 1991. | |||
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| | distributor = ] | |||
| |origin = {{flagicon|USA}} ] , ] / ] | |||
| | genre = Various | |||
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| | country = US | |||
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| | location = UK; US (re-issues and/or domestic distribution of overseas releases - only) | |||
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| |genre = ] / ] | |||
| |years_active = 1983–1991 | |||
| |past_members = ] / 1983 - 1990 | |||
| ] / 1986 + 1989 | |||
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| The album '']'' followed in 1983 as the first release for Atlanta Artists. This release continued their new musical direction by adding electronic drums to their production. This new sound was a blueprint for their following albums. | The album '']'' followed in 1983 as the first release for Atlanta Artists. This release continued their new musical direction by adding electronic drums to their production. This new sound was a blueprint for their following albums. | ||
| The funkgroup Ca$hflow and solo artist ] (formerly in the female group ]) signed and released for the label, | The funkgroup Ca$hflow and solo artist ] (formerly in the female group ]) signed and released for the label, while Blackmon produced also artists on other labels: | ||
| while Blackmon produced also artists on other labels: | |||
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| Atlanta Artists | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Status | Defunct since 1991. |
| Distributor(s) | PolyGram |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | UK; US (re-issues and/or domestic distribution of overseas releases - only) |
| Official website | Official website of Polydor Records |
Atlanta Artists was a sub-label of Polygram Records founded by Larry Blackmon of the group Cameo.
Origins
After Cameo's 7th album, Knights of the Sound Table (1981), Blackmon reduced the group from 10 members to a 5-member unit. This change was made due to the economics of the music industry at that time. Blackmon relocated the group from New York to Atlanta, Georgia.
With their core of five members, they released the album Alligator Woman, a fusion of funk, new wave and a synthesizer-driven sound (compared to their previous albums which had more horn arrangements).
Atlanta Artists history
The album Style followed in 1983 as the first release for Atlanta Artists. This release continued their new musical direction by adding electronic drums to their production. This new sound was a blueprint for their following albums.
The funkgroup Ca$hflow and solo artist Barbara Mitchell (formerly in the female group High Inergy) signed and released for the label, while Blackmon produced also artists on other labels:
- Tomi Jenkins - 1989 / Elektra
- Bobby Brown - 1986 / MCA
- The Reddings - 1985 / Polydor
- George Howard - 1990 / GRP
During Cameo's popular concert tours in the UK around the mid 1980s, Ca$hflow traveled along with them as a supporting act.
Polygram ended the distribution of Atlanta Artists releases around 1991, with the last few productions as a combination with Mercury Records.
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