Scotti Brothers Records (typically spelled Scotti Bros. Records) was a

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founded by

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and Ben Scotti in 1974. Their first success was releasing singles and albums from teen pop star

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. They later helped launch the careers of

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, Survivor, and "Weird Al" Yankovic (the latter under their

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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

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and Archie Brown.

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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

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company

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(which later became part of All American Communications after becoming involved in the production and distribution of ''

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''; some Scotti Bros. recording artists made occasional guest spots on the show) since the company's inception. In 1996, Scotti Brothers Records was renamed All American Music Group, but the Scotti Brothers name was retained as a label of All American, along with sister labels Street Life and Backyard. After Pearson PLC purchased All American in 1997, the Scotti Brothers contracts, masters, and catalogs were sold to

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subsidiary

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. ...

, which was later bought by

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. All Scotti Bros. artists were dropped, with the exception of Yankovic and Survivor, who were switched to Volcano. The Scotti Brothers Records catalog is now wholly owned by Volcano Entertainment.

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