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The Enclave (record label)

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The Enclave was an American record label founded in the mid-1990s by Tom Zutaut, former A&R executive for Geffen Records best known for signing Guns N' Roses. "He's great," observed Amanda Rootes of his signings Fluffy. "Very American, very cool, very into his artists."[1]

The label was distributed by EMI. It was shut down in June 1997 when EMI Music decided to fold it into Virgin Records.

The label was briefly re-established in 1997 when it moved over to Mercury. As it had seemingly survived the merger between Mercury parent PolyGram and Universal, it was finally shuttered in 1999 by Island/Def Jam Music Group, leading to the departure of Zutaut.

In addition to Fluffy, artists signed to The Enclave included World Party, September 67, Sloan, Belle & Sebastian, The C-60s, Drain STH, Vaselyn, Scratching Post, Sweet Water, Anna Wilson, and Full Devil Jacket.

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  1. ^ Select, November 1996