Reunion Records

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Reunion Records
Parent company Sony BMG
Founded 1982
Founder Michael Blanton
Dan Harrell
Distributing label Provident Label Group
Genre Various / Christian
Country of origin USA

Reunion Records is a Brentwood, Tennessee based division of Sony BMG started in 1982 by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.[1]

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[edit] History

The label was formed by Amy Grant's managers (with Harrell being her brother-in-law), with the label's original intent to give new artist Kathy Troccoli a home after being rejected by the major labels at the time. Miss Troccoli, Michael W. Smith, and Rich Mullins were the label's first three artists.

In 1990 they signed a new distribution deal with Geffen Records.[2] In 1992 50% of Reunion Records was sold to BMG[2] and by 1995 the other half was acquired by BMG too.[3] For a time though following the BMG acquisition they distributed through RCA Records.[2] From 1995 until 1996 it was part or Arista Records (a BMG company). In October 1996 the label was sold to Zomba Records.[1] Through eventual consolidation, it is now again part of Sony BMG.

Mike Blanton and Dan Harrell partnered with Steve Thomas to create BHT Entertainment in 2003.[4] The label signed a distribution agreement with Word.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Price, Deborah Evans (1996-10-19). "Arista Nashville's Reunion Records purchased by the Zomba Group". Billboard Magazine 108 (42). 
  2. ^ a b c Holley, Debbie (1993-01-16). "BMG buys into Blanton/Harrell, Reunion Records". Billboard Magazine 105 (3). 
  3. ^ "BMG ENTERTAINMENT AND BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING ACQUIRE REUNION RECORDS AND REUNION MUSIC", PR Newswire, 1995-04-26, pp. 426CH012. 
  4. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (2003-12-05). "Christian music vets form BHT Label". Billboard Bulletin. 

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