Salsoul Records

Salsoul Records is an American New York City based record label, founded by three brothers, Joseph Cayre, Kenneth Cayre, and Stanley Cayre (the Cayre brothers). Salsoul issued about 300 singles, including many disco/post-disco 12-inch releases, and a string of albums in the 1970s and early 1980s.

The label started in business in 1974, went defunct in 1985 and was relaunched in 1992. Artists such as Aurra, Skyy, Double Exposure, Love Committee(Gold Mind), Inner Life, Rafael Cameron, Moment of Truth, Jakky Boy & the Bad Bunch, Edwin Birdsong, Instant Funk, Loleatta Holloway, Civil Attack, First Choice, Joe Bataan, Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo, Carol Williams, Jocelyn Brown, Ritchie Family, Salsoul Orchestra (led by Vincent Montana Jr) and Charo were at one time part of their roster.

Bethlehem Music Company's catalogs, which included Salsoul Records, Bethlehem Records (a jazz label) and others, were licensed by Verse music group from 2010 for five years, before Verse's catalogs were… More