Backstreet

Backstreet Records was an MCA Records subsidiary label founded in 1979 by Danny Bramson, who was executive director of MCA's Universal Amphitheatre . The name was derived from the Bruce Springsteen song " Backstreets ". The label's first releases were Robbie Patton 's Do You Wanna Tonight and the self-titled debut album by Tears in August 1979. The first major signing to the label was Tom Petty , ending a legal battle between Petty and MCA over his recording contract which was acquired when MCA purchased ABC Records . The label's roster of artists also included J.J. Cale , Keith Sykes , Nils Lofgren , Men Without Hats , and Walter Egan . The label's last release was in 1983, after which it was absorbed into MCA Records.

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