Buddah Records - Buddah Subsidiary/affiliated Labels

Buddah Subsidiary/affiliated Labels

Buddah distributed many labels during its history, including:

• the wholly owned subsidiary Kama Sutra Records, from 1969 (when Kama Sutra's distribution deal with MGM Records expired) to 1976.
• Curtom Records, founded and owned by Curtis Mayfield, from 1968 to 1974.
• Sussex Records, from 1971 to 1973.
• T-Neck Records, owned by The Isley Brothers, from 1969 to 1973.
• Charisma Records (The Famous Charisma Label), the U.K.-based label founded by Tony Stratton-Smith, distributed from 1971 to 1973. Buddah would adopt the font Charisma used on their "Mad Hatter" label to create a uniform branding for its key labels (i.e., Buddah, Kama Sutra and Charisma) in 1973, although Charisma's distribution deal with Buddah would end later that year.
• Hot Wax Records, owned by Motown songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, from 1969 to 1973.
• Cobblestone Records, featuring jazz performers and musicians.
• Pavilion Records, a short-lived Gospel music imprint best known for its release of "Oh Happy Day" by The Edwin Hawkins Singers in 1969.
• Studio One Records, the Jamaican label founded by Coxsone Dodd. Buddah released various selections from Studio One's back catalog in 1978.

Other Buddah subsidiaries or associated labels included Radio Active Gold (for reissue singles), Team, Super K, Royal American, Symbolic, Eleuthera, Ember,Pace, Desert Moon, Pi Kappa, Skye, Southwind, Thomas, Harbour, National General, and Brut.