Megatone Records
Megatone Records was an independent music label specializing in disco and created in San Francisco in 1981 by Patrick Cowley and Marty Blecman.[1][2][3] The name was derived from Cowley's "Megatron Man". Some of the artists involved include The Patrick Cowley Singers, Jeanie Tracy, Sylvester, Modern Rocketry, and Paul Parker.
Megatone owned two sub-labels Megatone House Records and Mega-Tech Records. Megatone House Records, active from 1988 to 1991, specialized in House music. Mega-Tech Records, was active in 1992, specialized in house music with breakbeat.
After Cowley's death in 1982, Blecman was head of the label until he died of AIDS in 1991.[4] In 1992, John Hedges and Terrence Brown took over Megatone. In 1995, Megatone closed down & its back catalog was sold to Unidisc Music.
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References
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