- Zoo Entertainment
:"This article is about the American record label, for the British independent label, see
Zoo Records ."Zoo Entertainment was an Americanrecord label , and a subsidiary ofBMG . The label was formed in the early 1990s by industry iconLou Maglia (former president ofIsland Records ), but is now defunct. The record label also distributed Gamble & Huff'sPhiladelphia International Records for a short time. Being its distributor, the late Phyllis Hyman enjoyed a #1 R&B hit with "Don't Wanna Change The World " Maglia was joined by former BMG executive Kevin Czinger, who co-ran Zoo Records and its successor company Volcano Entertainment. When funding ran out, Volcano's owners sold the company to Zomba Records, which in turn entered into a joint venture with Bernstein & Mensch, the rock management company. Zoo is best known for releasing three platinum Tool albums, as well as gold records byGreen Jelly andMatthew Sweet .Notable artists
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20 Fingers
*7 Year Bitch
* Ajax
* Bad Boys Blue
* Big Star
* Bleu
* Blue Train
*Cause & Effect
*Clarence Clemons
* Coming Of Age
*Course of Empire
* Cosmic Travelers
* Disturbance
* Dogstar
*Flowerhead
*Gary Hoey
* Gillette
*Great White
*Green Jellÿ
*Hoodoo Gurus
*Kemelions
*Killing Joke
*Little Feat
* Last Gentlemen
* Lazet Michaels
*Love Jones
*Matthew Sweet
*Max-A-Million
* Miss Alans
* Nature
* N.F.B.
* Odds
* Oliver Who?
* Overlords
*Philip Bailey
*Phyllis Hyman
* Pooh Sticks
*Procol Harum
* Steve Pryor Band
*Red Square Black
* Replicants
* Rhythm Tribe
* Rosco Martinez
* Self
* Shaver
* Spelvins
* Tool
* Tung Twista
* Varga
* The Voices
*Webb Wilder See also
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List of record labels
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