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Scotti Brothers Records Discography
The following is a list of albums released by defunct record label Scotti Brothers Records and its subsidiary labels Rock 'n Roll Records, and Street Life Records. 1970s 1977 * Leif Garrett — ''Leif Garrett'' (Atlantic) 1978 * Leif Garrett — '' Feel the Need'' * John Paul Young — '' Love Is in the Air'' (Albert/Ariola) 1979 * Addrisi Brothers — ''Ghost Dancer'' * Leif Garrett — ''Same Goes for You'' * Ironhorse — '' Ironhorse'' * Ian Lloyd — ''Goose Bumps'' * Survivor — '' Survivor'' 1980s 1980 * Leif Garrett — ''Can't Explain'' * Ironhorse — '' Everything is Grey'' * Fred Knobloch — ''Why Not Me'' * Ian Lloyd — ''3WC*'' 1981 * Susan Anton — ''Foxy'' * Susan Anton — ''Killin' Time'' * Claudia — ''Claudia'' * Leif Garrett — ''My Movie Of You'' * Doug Kershaw — ''Instant Hero'' * John Schneider — ''Now Or Never'' * John Schneider — ''White Christmas'' * Survivor — ''Premonition'' 1982 * ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotti Brothers Records
Scotti Brothers Records (typically spelled Scotti Bros. Records) was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti in 1974. Their first success was releasing singles and albums from teen pop star Leif Garrett. They later helped launch the careers of David Hallyday, Felony, Survivor, and "Weird Al" Yankovic (the latter under their Rock 'n' Roll banner). They also signed James Brown to a recording contract in the mid-1980s as well as the UK act Flag featuring David Cairns from Secret Affair and Archie Brown. Tommy Puett released his only album ''Life Goes On'' in 1990 under Scotti Brothers Records. The label, as well as the Scotti brothers themselves, ran an independent motion picture production company Scotti Bros. Pictures, and was associated with the television syndication company All American Television (which later became part of All American Communications after becoming involved in the production and distribution of ''Baywatch''; some Scotti Bros. recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Anton
Susan Ellen Anton is an American actress and singer. Early life Anton attended Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, California, and graduated in 1968. After high school, Anton attended San Bernardino Valley College. She first experienced fame by winning the nearby Miss Redlands and later the Miss California beauty contests in 1969 and tied as second runner-up in the 1969 Miss America Scholarship Pageant held September 6 that year. Career Starting in 1976, Anton developed a following for her Muriel Cigar commercials where she sang, "Let Muriel turn you on / That is my desire / Muriel lights a flame in me / Where there's Muriel smoke, there's fire". Later in the 1970s, Anton appeared approximately 30 times on Merv Griffin's TV show. She was frequently seen and heard in television, print and radio ads for the Perfect Sleeper mattress by Serta. In these ads, she announced her name and sang the company's jingle. In 1978, ABC gave her and country singer Mel Tillis a summertime va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, actor and author. He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, as well as polka medleys of several popular songs, most of which feature his trademark accordion. Since having a comedy song aired on '' The Dr. Demento Radio Show'' in 1976 at age 16, Yankovic has sold more than 12 million albums (), recorded more than 150 parodies and original songs, and performed more than 1,000 live shows. His work has earned him five Grammy Awards and a further 11 nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the U.S. His first top ten '' Billboard'' album ('' Straight Outta Lynwood'') and single (" White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. His l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught In The Game
''Caught in the Game'' is the fourth album by American rock band Survivor, released in October 1983. It features guest appearances by Mr. Mister's Richard Page and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin. It is the band's last album to-date to feature lead vocalist Dave Bickler, who left due to vocal surgery. Bickler rejoined the band from 1993 to 2000, and again from 2013 to 2016. The first single "Caught In The Game" went to #77 at Billboard Hot 100 chart and later "I Never Stopped Loving You" failed to hit the Hot 100 reaching only #104. The hard to find 1999 Pony Canyon Japanese release on CD featured an insert with lyrics in English and Japanese and an OBI strip. The album was one of the many Survivor albums briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was remastered and reissued in 2010, distributed by Rock Candy Records. Track listing All tracks written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan, except "What Do You Really Think?" written by Peterik. Personnel Survivor * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shakin' Pyramids (album)
''The Shakin' Pyramids'' is a compilation album from the Scottish Neo-Rockabilly group The Shakin' Pyramids, released shortly after the group's disbandment in 1983 by Rock 'n Roll Records, a Scotti Brothers Records subsidiary. The album features ten tracks: five from their 1981 debut album, '' Skin 'Em Up'', and five from their second and final album, '' Celts and Cobras'', released in 1982. Although normally billed as a trio, live and session bassist Dave Rivett joins the band on the album cover. Track listing Side A: #"Take A Trip" #"Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll" #"Teenage Boogie" #"Alright Alnight" #"Cry Cry Kitten" Side B: #"Pharaoh's Chant" #"Quit and Split" #"Just Rockin'" #"I Got A Baby" #"Pretty Neat Come On" #"Let's Go" Personnel *Davie Duncan – lead vocals *James G. Creighton – guitar, background vocals *"Railroad" Ken McLellan – guitar, background vocals *Dave Rivett – bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shakin' Pyramids
The Shakin' Pyramids (also known as Shakin' Pyramids) were a Scottish rockabilly band formed in Glasgow in 1980. The band consisted of Dave Duncan (vocals, harmonica, percussion) James G. Creighton (acoustic and electric guitar, vocals) and "Railroad" Ken McLellan (acoustic guitar, vocals). During the band's recording career from 1980–1983, they released two studio albums, four singles, and three extended plays—the last of which was recorded with the British musician Lonnie Donegan. Although the Shakin' Pyramids did not enjoy any major chart successes, their output was well-received by critics and has been described as having helped define the rockabilly revival of the early 1980s. History Busking The Shakin' Pyramids formed in Glasgow in 1980, and began busking around the city. The band travelled internationally and were ultimately spotted playing outside a Virgin Megastore in London, which led to a deal with Cuba Libre, a subsidiary of Virgin Records. Cuba Libre years The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felony (band)
Felony was an American new wave and rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in the early 1970s by brothers Jeffrey Scott Spry (Lead Vocals), Joseph Anthony Spry (Guitars and Vocals), brothers Danny Sands (Piano and Keyboards) and Steve Sands (Sound Engineer). History After a period playing shows and making music business connections in the Los Angeles scene, Felony appeared in the horror b-movie '' Graduation Day'' (1981), playing their song "Gangsters of Rock." Soon after, they signed with producers/managers Don Rubin, formerly of pop group The Ivy Three, and Artie Kornfeld. Live shows mixed by sound engineer Steve Sands, who is also credited as second engineer on the debut album “The Fanatic” During the developmental stage of Felony, Jeffrey Spry left the band briefly to be the singer with Detroit Proto-Punk/Hard rock legends, Ron Asheton (of Iggy & The Stooges) and Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson (of The MC5) in a short lived super-group (based in Los Angeles) tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie And The Cruisers
''Eddie and the Cruisers'' is a 1983 American musical drama film directed by Martin Davidson with the screenplay written by the director and Arlene Davidson, based on the novel by P. F. Kluge. The sequel '' Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!'' followed in 1989. Plot A television reporter named Maggie Foley investigates the mysterious disappearance of cult rock star Eddie Wilson. Flashbacks dramatize Eddie's life and the rise and fall of his rock and roll band, Eddie and the Cruisers. The band gets its start at a club in Somers Point, New Jersey named Tony Mart's. Not adept at writing lyrics, Eddie hires Frank Ridgeway aka "Wordman" to be the band's keyboard player and lyricist, over the protests of band manager Doc Robbins and bassist Sal Amato. Rounding out the Cruisers are saxophonist Wendell Newton, background singer and Eddie's girlfriend Joann Carlino, and drummer Kenny Hopkins. The band's first album, ''Tender Years'', becomes a major hit, but recording their next alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band is an American rock band from Rhode Island which began its career in 1972, and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s. Originally known as simply Beaver Brown, they got their name from a paint can. The classic lineup of the group (consisting of John Cafferty on vocals and guitar, Gary Gramolini on lead guitar, Pat Lupo on bass, Kenny Jo Silva on drums, Bobby Cotoia on keyboards, and Michael "Tunes" Antunes on saxophone) started out as a New England bar band based in Narragansett, Rhode Island and established a following up and down the Northeast corridor with strongholds in the beach resort towns of Narragansett and Misquamicut, Rhode Island; New York City; New Haven, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; and Asbury Park, New Jersey. History They first achieved success with a 1980 self-released single pairing two of their songs, "Wild Summer Nights" and "Tender Years", which sold over 10,000 copies and had radio play up and down the Atlantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ric
Big Ric was a short-lived rock and power pop band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 1982 by lead singer Joel Porter. Keyboardist Kevin DiSimone previously did work on some of Barry Manilow's albums such as co-writing the song "Stay" from Manilow's album ''Here Comes the Night''. Guitarist John Pondel also worked with Manilow as he played guitar on Manilow's album ''If I Should Love Again''. The band released one self-titled album in 1983. A single from the album, "Take Away", charted at number 91 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in late 1983. The band additionally released two more singles, "Diana" and "How Does She Do It", the latter of which was released as a promotional single. "Take Away" was accompanied by a nighttime restaurant and telephone call spy and espionage mystery themed music video (along with scenes of the band playing in some sort of house on a small stage) which received play on MTV and later MTV2 MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Of The Tiger (album)
''Eye of the Tiger'' is the third album by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982. It reached #2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.Eye of the Tiger USA chart history Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2013. It features the , which is the theme song of the film ''''. The single went to #1 in both the US and UK, while "American Heartbeat" reached #17 in the US. Both singles also made the charts in Germany. Following the temporary disbandment of Survivor in 1989, |
The Dukes Of Hazzard (soundtrack)
''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is the original soundtrack from the television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. It should not be confused with the motion picture soundtrack with almost the same name. Released originally by Scotti Brothers Records Scotti Brothers Records (typically spelled Scotti Bros. Records) was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti in 1974. Their first success was releasing singles and albums from teen pop star Leif Garrett. They later helped ... in 1982 then re-released in 2005 on compact disc, it includes the theme to the show and one of Schneider's best hits "In the Drivers Seat". Most of the cast performed a song for the soundtrack. Remastered producing by Rob Santos. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazzard, The Dukes of The Dukes of Hazzard Scotti Brothers Records soundtracks 1982 soundtrack albums Television soundtracks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
