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The label is still owned by Boladian and with its office in the Detroit suburb of
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before they went to Mercury Records and the label had a top 15 hit with "
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on West Ten Mile Road. Boladian licensed the Westbound catalogue to
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also found moderate success during the disco era under the label.
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Westbound also had a sister label called Eastbound Records.
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during 1975 and 1976, but again switched distribution to
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from 1970 to 1975, but then it switched distribution to
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This article about a United States record label is a
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The label's most successful and influential act was
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Detroit
record label
Armen Boladian
1968
Janus Records
20th Century Records
Atlantic Records
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
The Americans
Byron MacGregor
Ohio Players
Funky Worm
Ric-Tic
Motown
The Fantastic Four
The Detroit Emeralds
"Feel The Need In Me"
The Clark Sisters
Southfield
Ace Records
List of record labels
"One-Track Mind: The Passion of Eddie Hazel and Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain'"
Westbound Records: The Sounds of Detroit
Ace Records
Official site
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