The Enclave (record label)

The Enclave was an American record label founded in the mid-1990s by Tom Zutaut, former A&R executive for Geffen Records best known for signing Guns N' Roses. "He's great," observed Amanda Rootes of his signings Fluffy. "Very American, very cool, very into his artists."^[1]

The label was distributed by EMI. It was shut down in June 1997 when EMI Music decided to fold it into Virgin Records.

The label was briefly re-established in 1997 when it moved over to Mercury. As it had seemingly survived the merger between Mercury parent PolyGram and Universal, it was finally shuttered in 1999 by Island/Def Jam Music Group, leading to the departure of Zutaut.

In addition to Fluffy, artists signed to The Enclave included World Party, September 67, Sloan, Belle & Sebastian, The C-60s, Drain STH, Vaselyn, Scratching Post, Sweet Water, Anna Wilson, and Full Devil Jacket.

References

Sources

• "EMI SHUTTING 2 NEW YORK-BASED RECORD LABELS," New York Times, June 21, 1997. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
• "Sample These Wares" (list of artists on 1997 Enclave sampler), Kamikaze Conniptions, May 18, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
• "Zutaut's Enclave Relaunched As Mercury Imprint", Billboard Magazine, By Melinda Newman, 2 May 1998. Retrieved 01 Aug, 2011.
• "Def Jam shuts down Enclave Label", Billboard Magazine, By Melinda Newman, 16 Oct 1999. Retrieved 01 Aug, 2011.
• "EMI Records is Closed; Many Artists in Limbo", Billboard Magazine, By Paul Verna, 28 Jun 1997. Retrieved 01 Aug, 2011.

Notes

1. Select, November 1996