Red Label (2)

1980s soul and dance label from Chicago, Illinois, distributed by Capitol Records. Since its formation in January 1984, the label had worked with independent distributors, including Big State, Jem, Schwartz Bros., Malverne and Action. The Red Label project was developed for Capitol by Dennis White, Capitol's executive president of record group services. The Red Label staff included Richard A. Tufo (executive vice president), Rich Girod (national sales/promotion director), Kathy Knapp (national production/distribution director) and Richard Malasky (national A&R director).