TAG Recordings was an
imprint
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* "Imprint" (''Masters of Horror''), episode of TV show ''Masters of Horror''
* ''Imprint'' (film), a 2007 independent drama/thriller film
...
of
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most im ...
, created in
1994
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to host Atlantic's stable of
alternative rock
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artists and capitalize on the genre's popularity at that time. The roster consisted of artists already signed to Atlantic, such as
The Lemonheads and
Jawbox
Jawbox is an American alternative rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1989 by J. Robbins (vocals/guitar), Kim Coletta (bass), and Adam Wade (drums). After the trio released the album '' Grippe'' in 1991, Bill Barbot (guitar/vocals) joi ...
, and bolstered with new signings like
Fountains of Wayne,
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr. is an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name.
The band was founded by J Mascis (guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Lou Barlow ( ...
bassist
Mike Johnson, and
The Bottle Rockets
The Bottle Rockets were an American rock band formed in Festus, Missouri in 1992, and was based in St. Louis, Missouri. Its founding members were Brian Henneman (guitar, vocals), Mark Ortmann (drums), Tom Parr (1992–2002, guitar, vocals) and To ...
. TAG also released
soundtrack
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CDs for two movies, ''
White Man's Burden'' (1995) and ''
I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996).
Despite wide acclaim for many of their releases, like Fountains of Wayne's
self-titled debut or their
reissue
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Reasons for reissue
New aud ...
of The Bottle Rockets' ''
The Brooklyn Side
''The Brooklyn Side'' is the second studio album by St. Louis, Missouri-based roots rock band the Bottle Rockets. It was originally released on East Side Digital in 1994, and was produced by Eric Ambel. It soon received many favorable reviews fro ...
'', the imprint fared poorly in terms of sales. Jawbox's
self-titled album, released in July 1996, was particularly disappointing, both critically and commercially. Within months, a corporate shakeup had occurred at Atlantic, and the TAG imprint was shut down by the end of the year. Only The Bottle Rockets and Fountains of Wayne were retained by Atlantic, and both bands went on to have problematic relationships with their parent label, each only releasing one further album before moving on to other labels.
Former artists
*
The Bottle Rockets
The Bottle Rockets were an American rock band formed in Festus, Missouri in 1992, and was based in St. Louis, Missouri. Its founding members were Brian Henneman (guitar, vocals), Mark Ortmann (drums), Tom Parr (1992–2002, guitar, vocals) and To ...
*
Dead Hot Workshop
*
Fountains of Wayne
*
Fuzzy
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* Fuzzy (band), a 1990s Boston indie pop band
* Fuzzy (composer) (born 1939), Danish composer Jens Vilhelm Pedersen
* ''Fuzzy'' (album), 1993 debut album by the Los Angeles rock group Grant Lee Buffalo
* "Fu ...
* Chris Holmes
*
The Inbreds
The Inbreds were a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario,"Kingston's Inbreds don't need guitars". ''Toronto Star'', July 8, 1993. the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996 and remained based ther ...
*
Jawbox
Jawbox is an American alternative rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1989 by J. Robbins (vocals/guitar), Kim Coletta (bass), and Adam Wade (drums). After the trio released the album '' Grippe'' in 1991, Bill Barbot (guitar/vocals) joi ...
*
Mike Johnson
*
The Lemonheads
* Pet
*
Rusty
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Rusty may also refer to:
People
* Rusty Anderson (born 1959 ...
*
Solution A.D.
Solution A.D. was an American rock band from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
The band was initially named Solution, and appended the "A.D." after discovering that another group with the same name already existed. Solution A.D.at Allmusic The gr ...
* Yum-Yum
TAG Records
A company unrelated to TAG Recordings operated under the similar name TAG Records. It was a short-lived imprint of
Island Records
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anothe ...
, launched in
2008
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by
Jermaine Dupri (in his former position as Island's President of Urban Music) in partnership with
Procter & Gamble
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's
TAG Body Spray
TAG Body Spray was manufactured by TAG Fragrance Company, a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble. It was first released in 2005. From 2005 to 2007, TAG Fragrance Company was part of Global Gillette, until Gillette was bought out by Procter & Gamble and ...
.
Brooklyn
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rapper
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Q Da Kid was the first artist to be signed to the label, and his 2008
promo-only single "On a Mission" was ultimately the label's only release before they quietly folded in 2009.
See also
*
List of record labels
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References
External links
American record labels
Record labels established in 1996
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