While working at Kama Sutra Records, Art Kass was unhappy with the distribution deal with MGM Records and started Buddah Records around 1967. He brought in Neil Bogart, who was an MGM General Manager in the early sixties. The single "Fickle" by Michael Henderson in the spring of 1983 was the last release of the label. Kama Sutra Records was started in 1964 as Kama Sutra Productions, a production house. ... MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio in 1946. ... Neil Bogart (February 3, 1943 - May 8, 1982) was born in Brooklyn, New York. ...

Some known artists on the Buddah Record label were Melanie, Gladys Knight, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Captain Beefheart, and The Ohio Express. Melanie is a given name for a female. ... Gladys Knight & the Pips circa 1970. ... Captain Beefheart Don Van Vliet (born January 15, 1941 in Glendale, California), is a musician and painter, best known under the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. ... The Ohio Express was a Bubblegum_pop / garage band that fronted for Kasenetz and Katzs Super K Productions studio musicians, including singer/songwriter Joey Levine (Yummy Yummy Yummy). Categories: American musical groups | Popular musical groups | Musical group stubs ...

Buddah, now spelled Buddha Records, was later re-activated by BMG in September 1998 as a reissue label. Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

See also: List of record labels. The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...