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American recording label

Record label

Casablanca Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records.

Under its founder Neil Bogart, Casablanca was most successful during the disco era of the mid to late 1970s. The label currently focuses on dance and electronic music under the direction of Brett Alperowitz.

History

Neil Bogart (originally Bogatz until adopting the name of his favorite actor Humphrey Bogart) founded Casablanca Records after departing of Buddah Records due to clashes with its owners.

In 1973 Bogart enticed Warner Bros. Records into financing Casablanca.

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Due to Warner's ownership of all rights to the film Casablanca, Bogart's adoption of the movie's name and title look for its records label logo went without legal objection. The label's first signing was Kiss but its first single release was Bill Amesbury's "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)", a minor hit on the US Hot 100.

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