GRP Records USA

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GRP
(Grusin/Rosen Productions)
US Labels and Company Sleeves 1978-1987

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Arista GRP	Independent
GS 2500 - 1978 to GS 2521 - 1982	GRP 3001 - 1983 to GRP 3023 - 1987
GRP Records was founded in New York by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1978. GRP operated under a label agreement with Arista Records, "Arista/GRP." In 1982, GRP broke away from the Arista umbrella and began operating as an independent label. In 1987, GRP Records signed a distribution deal with MCA Records, and in 1990, MCA bought GRP. After the acquisition, the label was temporarily rebranded "MCA-GRP Records," and handled all of MCA's own jazz operations, reissuing numerous classic jazz titles from MCA's Impulse, Chess and Decca catalogues. As Billboard's #1 Contemporary Jazz label for five consecutive years, GRP Records was the major forerunner for the success of the smooth jazz format.