Parent company Unidisc Music Genre Soul
Post-disco
R&B Founder Dick Griffey Country of origin United States of America | Status inactive/defunct Parent organization Unidisc Music Founded 1981 | |
Distributor(s) Elektra Records (1981 - 1984)
MCA Records (1984 - 1987) Location Los Angeles, California | ||
History
In 1981, Constellation was founded by Dick Griffey as an attempt to introduce more contemporary acts to Griffey's more traditionally "urban" establishment and was already being distributed through Elektra/Asylum Records.
In 1984, Dick Griffey moved the Constellation label over to MCA Records for distribution, deciding now to abandon contemporary music and continue the SOLAR tradition, which, in turn, was a move that finally brought recognition to the label. Among the acts who shifted to the label were Veteran Soul Train/SOLAR first lady Carrie Lucas (who eventually married Griffey) and Klymaxx.
In 1987, Constellation was folded into MCA, when the artists, including Klymaxx, were transferred to MCA. Universal Music Group owned all of its post-1984 back catalog. On the other hand, EMI (which acquired SOLAR's back catalog after its closure in 1995) owned all of its pre-1984 back catalog. In 2009, Unidisc Music purchased its back catalog.