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3 unusual facts about Jive Records


Jive Records

By 1982, Calder was introduced to Barry Weiss, a young college graduate who took Calder out to hip-hop clubs in New York City for his job interview with Zomba.

Sugar Spider

It was released on Jive Records and is the debut and the only studio album by Verbaan.

White Hot Odyssey

Shortly afterwards, their name was changed to "Vagiant UK" following the discovery of another band by the name of Vagiant, and finally to "White Hot Odyssey" after their signing to Jive Records to avoid legal complications.


Barry Weiss

In 1981, Clive Calder of Zomba started his first U.S. record label Jive Records, which released British dance and pop music such as Q-Feel, A Flock of Seagulls and Tight Fit.

Clive Calder

Clive Ian Calder (born 13 December 1946) is a South African-born based record executive and businessman primarily known for co-founding the Zomba Group with Ralph Simon and its subsidiary Jive Records.

Easyworld

The band achieved limited success in the early 2000s, releasing 3 albums in total; Better Ways to Self Destruct, This Is Where I Stand and Kill the Last Romantic on Fierce Panda Records and Jive Records before parting ways in August 2004.

Hal Linton

In October 2008 news broke in the small Caribbean island of Barbados that Hal Linton inked a million dollar deal with major record label Universal Motown, following in the footsteps of other Barbadian international recording artist Rihanna (Def Jam Recordings), Shontelle (Universal Motown), Livvi Franc (Jive Records) and Rupee (Atlantic).

Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E.

Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom focuses primarily on the band's recordings under Suburban Noize Records, with four tracks from earlier albums recorded for Jive Records.

Something on the Inside

Something on the Inside is the seventh overall album of gospel singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong, and fourth for major label Jive Records.

The Best of Hed Planet Earth

Released on June 6, 2006, the album was compiled by Jive Records from the group's first three albums, Hed PE, Broke and Blackout, and released without the group's authorization, permission, consent, or knowledge.

The Best of Shaquille O'Neal

The album was released on November 12, 1996, just days before his third studio album, You Can't Stop the Reign, and was his last for Jive Records.


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Skaboy JFK

In mid-2009, the Daddies signed to independent label Rock Ridge Music, home of former Mojo labelmates Reel Big Fish (who, coincidentally, would also release a ska compilation of re-recorded tracks due to an identical conflict with Jive Records), for the national release and distribution of both Skaboy JFK and a re-issue of Susquehanna.

Speedy Noriega

Following positive reviews on the site, Speedy was then contacted by Tupac Shakur producer and DJ "Assassin" and DJ Hackavelli to produce for a in an upcoming Tupac Shakur, CD "The Way He Wanted It Vol 2" At the same time he was sought out by Jive records to produce for platinum rap group UGK.