Zoo Entertainment (record label)

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This article is about the American record label. For the British independent label, see Zoo Records.
Zoo Entertainment
Parent company BMG (1991-1996)
Volcano (1996-1997)
Founded 1990
Founder Lou Maglia
Status Defunct since 1997
Distributor(s) BMG
Genre Alternative rock
Country of origin United States
Location Los Angeles (1991-1996)
New York City (1996-1997)[1]

Zoo Entertainment was an American record label formed in 1990 by Lou Maglia. Zoo released three platinum Tool records, as well as gold records by Green Jellÿ and Matthew Sweet.

History

The label was formed in 1990 by industry icon Lou Maglia (former president of Island Records). As early as 1993, Zoo was having financial difficulties.[2] The record label also distributed Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International Records for a short time. Being its distributor, the late Phyllis Hyman enjoyed a #1 R&B hit with "Don't Wanna Change The World".

In 1995, BMG reduced the staff at Zoo, foreshadowing problems for the label.[3]

In August 1996, BMG sold Zoo to Kevin Czinger's newly formed Volcano Entertainment.[1] It began as a partnership between the two labels, but by the end of 1997 the Zoo name had been phased out. All of Zoo's artists were absorbed by the new Volcano imprint. Volcano went through changes and was eventually sold to the Zomba Label Group in the spring of 1998. When Zomba was purchased by BMG in 2002, any remaining Zoo artists were returned to the BMG fold.

Artists

See also

References

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