Rock 'n Roll Records was a subsidiary record label under
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 ...
(also known as Scotti Bros. Records), which was a California-based record label founded by
Tony
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* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...
and
Ben Scotti. The label is most noted for helping to launch the career of parodist
"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 specifi ...
. Other artists on the label included
Felony
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and
Hisao Shinagawa
Hisao Shinagawa (born 1946) is a Japanese-born songwriter and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. He is probably best known in his adopted home country for the satirical song "More Money, More War", which became an underground hit aft ...
, among other novelty, rock, pop, and new wave bands and artists.
Rock n' Roll's catalogue now belong to
Volcano Entertainment
Volcano Entertainment (sometimes referred to as Volcano Records) was an American all-round music record label founded in 1996 which released albums by Tool, 311, Size 14, Survivor and "Weird Al" Yankovic. (The latter two were former Scotti Bros ...
, a division of
Sony Music
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.
See also
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List of record labels
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American record labels
Pop record labels
Rock record labels
Record labels established in 1981
Companies based in San Francisco
1981 establishments in California
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