Distributor(s) self-distributed Founded 1982 | Country of origin United States of America | |
Location Richmond Hill, Queens, N.Y. |
Radar Records was a small independent New York-based dance/garage label best known for artists Gary's Gang, Toney Lee and various underground acts.
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Foundation
It was formed and operated by Eric Matthew (real name Joe Tucci) around 1982.
Structure
First record issued by Radar Records was possibly "Knock Me Out" by Gary's Gang, following by the post-disco number "Reach Up" by Toney Lee. Label creation was mentioned on the March 1983 issue of Billboard magazine.
The label includes (sorted by chart success)
Radar Records was, after a couple of club hits, acquired by a Canada-based record company Unidisc Music. They also bought out other New York independent labels such as Prelude Records.
References
Radar Records (U.S. label) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA