Cleveland International Records
Cleveland International Records | |
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Founded | 1976/1977 Nashville |
Official website | www.ClevelandInternational.com |
Cleveland International Records is an
History
One of the first albums the label released was Bat Out of Hell (1977) by Meat Loaf which has sold over 40 million copies worldwide.[3] They have also released recordings by Ronnie Spector, B. J. Thomas, Ian Hunter, Slim Whitman and The Irish Rovers, among others.
After working in the
The label won a lawsuit in 2005 when Sony Music produced copies of the Bat Out of Hell CD without the Cleveland International logo. In 2007, a court ordered Sony to pay Cleveland $5 million.[5]
With his estate finally settled, Popovich, Sr.'s son, Steve Popovich, Jr. revived the record label in late December 2018. Cleveland International Records will operate out of Nashville, but Popovich, Jr. said the goal will be to open an office in Cleveland down the road.[4][1][2]
Dispute between Cleveland International and Sony
In 1995, Cleveland International sued
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ a b c Niesel, Jeff (December 26, 2018). "Steve Popovich Jr. Relaunches His Father's Cleveland International Records". Cleveland Scene. Cleveland: Euclid Media Group. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c Petkovic, John (January 20, 2019). "Cleveland International rocks again: Legendary record label readies for relaunch (vintage photos)". Cleveland.com. Cleveland: Advance Publications. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Label Blew Meat Loaf's biggest". Jim Steinman. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ a b Brokkbank, Mike (January 26, 2019). "Steve Popovich Jr. reviving Cleveland International Records". WEWS-TV. Cleveland: E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Sony sued in Meat Loaf logo row". BBC News. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Sony sued in Meat Loaf logo row". BBC News. November 23, 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
- ^ Dannen, Fredric (April 29, 2014). "The Brutal 35-Year War Between Sony, Stephen Popovich & Meat Loaf". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.