Innervision Records
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Innervision Records was an independent record label distributed by CBS Records
. The label was established around 1981 by Mark Dean and Shamsi Ahmed which included Wham!
on their artist roster, who scored four top-ten hits while signed to Innervision. Also signed to the label were Jimmy The Hoover
who had a top 20 hit with "Tantalise," and the groups Animal Nightlife
, The Promise, Girl Talk
and Space Monkey
. Innervision released its final single in 1985, by which time the label's records were being distributed by EMI
.
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
. The label was established around 1981 by Mark Dean and Shamsi Ahmed which included Wham!
WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
on their artist roster, who scored four top-ten hits while signed to Innervision. Also signed to the label were Jimmy The Hoover
Jimmy The Hoover
Jimmy The Hoover were a British pop band, who had a hit single with "Tantalise ". It would be their only hit, reaching number 18 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1983....
who had a top 20 hit with "Tantalise," and the groups Animal Nightlife
Animal Nightlife
Animal Nightlife was a British male vocal/instrumental group in the 1980s. It consisted of Andy Polaris on vocals, Leonardo Chignoli on bass, Flid on guitar, Billy Chapman on saxophone, Michael "Mac" McDermott on percussion, and Paul Waller on drums.-Albums:...
, The Promise, Girl Talk
Girl Talk (girl group)
Girl Talk was a British girl group, formed by Karen Wright and Leigh Pearce. The girls, aged 12 and 13 respectively, released their debut single, "Can The Rhythm", in 1983 on Park Records. By the next year Pearce had been replaced by Karen's sister, Julie Wright...
and Space Monkey
Space Monkey (band)
Space Monkey was a British pop group from the mid 1980s, led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Paul Goodchild. The group's sole album was 1985's On the Beam, issued in the UK by Innervision Records, and in the US by MCA. A previous charting single release, "Can't Stop Running", was issued in...
. Innervision released its final single in 1985, by which time the label's records were being distributed by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
.