About
Iconic US 1970s and early 1980s disco label based in New York City and one of the first to release a commercial (as opposed to promo-only) 12-inch single. It was founded by brothers Joe Cayre, Ken Cayre and Stan Cayre and the siblings appeared as executive producers on many productions. The Cayre trio continued their business in computer games and video with Good Times Home Videos. In 1978, Salsoul's manufacturing & distribution was taken on by RCA Records. This agreement remained until Salsoul folded around 1985. Once the RCA deal took place, a solid red bar began to appear under the main Salsoul logo (eg. [r=1521803]). In some cases the red bar is not present, however if you look closely at the design you can see the red bar has been 'patched over' with the cloud illustration not aligned correctly. ie [r128187]. See also Salsoul's Records sister label [l845802], specialising in Latin music as an evolution and continuation of [l54524]. History of ownership: 1975-1992: Salsoul Record Corp. 1992-2011: Bethlehem Music Company Inc. 2011-2015: VMG Salsoul LLC, a division of Verse Music Group LLC 2015-now : BMG Rights Management Vice President from 1978 to 2010: Glenn Larusso. Also shown as Salsoul Records & Tapes Label Code: LC 3905 / LC 03905
Sub-labels
Good Times Music (3)
Off shoot company from the Cayre Brothers. See also [l257414] [l868485] [l73953] [l=Goodtimes Home Video] [l=GoodTimes Home Video Corp.]
Tom N' Jerry Records
Early disco electro label from New York, run by and his younger brother Jerry.
Dream Records (2)
[b]Dream Records[/b] was created in 1977 as a subsidiary of Salsoul Records originally to release newly developed pop product, but quickly shifted to Salsoul's overall traditional formula of danc...
Gold Mind Records
Disco label created by in Philadelphia on September 13, 1976. Distributed by [l=Salsoul Records].
Double J Records
In late 1992, as part of the celebration of the relaunch of Salsoul Records, and his son, formed Double J Records as a "new generation" subsidiary label of Salsoul spec...
Goodtimes Home Video
Off shoot company from the Cayre Brothers. See also [l=GoodTimes Home Video Corp.] [l=GoodTimes Entertainment] [l=GT Merchandising & Licensing Corp.] [l=GT Interactive]
Salsoul DJ Tools
"Create Your Classic From Our Classic!"
Free Spirit (3)
US label formed in 1976 by Salsoul Records to release free spirited products by outside producers, according to Salsoul president .
12" Gold Master Series
GoodTimes Home Video Corp.
Off shoot company from the Cayre Brothers. See also [l=Goodtimes Home Video] [l=GoodTimes Entertainment] [l=GT Merchandising & Licensing Corp.] [l=GT Interactive]
Contact
1975-1980: 240 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, U.S.A. (Contact info now obsolete) 1980-1984: 401 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016, U.S.A. (Contact info now obsolete) 1992-2011: 18 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A. (Contact info now obsolete) 2011-2015: 134 West 25th Street 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001, U.S.A. (Contact info now obsolete) 2015-now: 1745 Broadway 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019, U.S.A.