SAM Records | |
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Parent company | Win Records, Inc. |
Founded | 1976 |
Founder | Sam Weiss |
Status | defunct |
Distributor(s) | self-distributed (except 1978–1979) Columbia (1978–1979) |
Genre | Pop, disco, post-disco, R&B/soul, garage house |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | New York City |
SAM Records was a New York-based independent[1] record company active between 1977–1983 and 1989–1991. The label was operated by Sam Weiss and Daniel Glass, who worked as a vice president.[2]
In the late 1970s, Columbia, as a CBS subsidiary, had a distribution deal with SAM for about 18 months.[1][3] The most successful artists of SAM include John Davis and the Monster Orchestra, Glen Adams Affair, Gary's Gang and Komiko.