Boardwalk Records discography.

Boardwalk Records was an independent label formed by Neil Bogart after his unceremonious firing from the highly successful, yet financially troubled Casablanca Records, which he co-founded and had run for a considerably long time. Casablanca was one of the disco powerhouses of the late 1970s, but by 1980, the phrase "disco sucks" had become so widespread that Mr. Bogart decided to use the new Boardwalk label as a vehicle for new wave music. The most consistent hitmaker on the label was a rock band called Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, their biggest hit being "I Love Rock and Roll" (1981), one of the first songs "Weird Al" Yankovic ever recorded a parody of (his parody was titled "I Love Rocky Road") and an early staple of MTV. The other artists who had top-30 hits on the label were Phil Seymour and Tierra; artists such as ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, Chris Christian, and Get Wet hit the lower range of the top-40 with the singles they issued on the label. It also signed artists such as Mike Love (formerly of the Beach Boys), Curtis Mayfield and the Ohio Players, all of whose chart careers, like that of Mr. Starr, had come to, or were coming to, an end. It also issued 707's album MEGAFORCE (the title cut was the theme song of the movie of that name) and the soundtrack for the 1980 film version of POPEYE.

On May 8, 1982, Neil Bogart died in Los Angeles from complications of cancer and lymphoma. His tragic death, at the age of 39, hampered any chance at a significant momentum Boardwalk Records may have had. The following year, Boardwalk Records shut down for good. The catalog was taken over by Tom Ficara of West Jersey Bank, who had held the mortgage on the titles prior to the label going bankrupt. In 1990, Boardwalk received a brief CD-and-cassette-only revival as a subsidiary of Reach Entertainment, most of its releases being of material outside of Night Ranger, Joan Jett and Phil Seymour. (when MCA signed Night Ranger, it took with them the master tapes of the band's Boardwalk album DAWN PATROL; Ms. Jett formed Blackheart Records to control her Boardwalk recordings; Mr. Seymour's manager—Kim Kardashian's father Robert—bought his master tapes sometime in the 1980s and they are now owned by YMC Records). In 2005, the non-Joan Jett, non-Night Ranger, and non-Phil Seymour masters of Boardwalk were sold again, this time to Margate Entertainment (which also owned the RKO Unique masters). This incarnation was known for releasing all new product on DVD. In 2010, Boardwalk was revived by Neil Bogart's sons E.K. and Timothy, and their new partner, Gary Randall; this version of Boardwalk was part of the Boardwalk Entertainment Group and its most notable acts are ZZ Ward and Wallpaper.
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Albums

The company's label design was always comprised of an oceanic drawing printed atop the label and a sky blue text ring reading "MANUFACTURED BY BOARDWALK RECORDS, INC., A DIVISION OF THE BOARDWALK ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA." Photo credit: Discogs.

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CBS era

Boardwalk Records was initially distributed by CBS, and its first ten albums were issued in the label's normal numbering sequences of the time (the 36500 and 37000 sequences, with the prefix comprised of an F or S price code followed by a W where Z would normally appear; the A suffix was used on 8-tracks and T was used for the far more popular audio cassettes). However, they were packaged differently from CBS' usual releases of the time and used a different UPC code string (0 7912-XXXXX-1/4/8 as opposed to CBS' normal 0 7464-XXXXX-1/4/8 string). Indeed, Boardwalk seemed to only mention CBS through a gold stamp on promotional copies of Boardwalk LPs which read "FOR PROMOTION ONLY - Ownership Reserved by CBS - Sale is Unlawful."

FW/FWA/FWT 36872—HARRY CHAPIN—Sequel (1980)
SW/SWA/SWT 36880—NILLSON—Popeye (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album) (1980)
FW/FWA/FWT 36995—TIERRA—City Nights (1980)
FW/FWA/FWT 36996—PHIL SEYMOUR (1980)
FW/FWA/FWT 37065—JOAN JETT & BLACKHEARTS—Bad Reputation (1981)
FW/FWA/FWT 37069—CAROLE BAYER SAGER—Sometimes Late At Night (1981)
FW/FWA/FWT 37070—ROX (1981)
FW/FWA/FWT 37090—OHIO PLAYERS—Tenderness (1981)
FW/FWA/FWT 37134—GET WET (1981)
FW/FWA/FWT 37180—STATES—Picture Me With You (1981)

33230 series

In June 1981, Boardwalk went its own way, using a NB1/NB8/NBT 33230 series (take an educated guess as to what the NB prefix might stand for) and pressing its records, depending on the copy, at plants owned by RCA, Specialty Record Corporation (the Warner-owned plant, not the '50s R&B label) and Monarch Records, which meant the copies tended to have a wide variety of diameter rings. However, CBS continued to distribute Boardwalk's LPs and cassettes in Canada and certain other parts of the world until the end.

NB1/NB8/NBT 33231—STATES—Picture Me With You (1981) Reissue of FW/FWA/FWT 37180
NB1/NB8/NBT 33232—RICHARD "DIMPLES" FIELDS—Dimples (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33233—ROGER VOUDOURIS—On The Heels Of Love (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33234
NB1/NB8/NBT 33235
NB1/NB8/NBT 33236
NB1/NB8/NBT 33237—CAROLE BAYER SAGER—Sometimes Late At Night (1981) Reissue of Boardwalk FW/FWA/FWT 37069.
NB1/NB8/NBT 33238—INVISIBLE MAN'S BAND—Really Wanna See You Invisible Man’s Band (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33239—CURTIS MAYFIELD—Love Is The Place (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33240—CHRIS CHRISTIAN (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33241
NB1/NB8/NBT 33242—MIKE LOVE—Looking Back With Love (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33243—JOAN JETT & BLACKHEARTS—I Love Rock and Roll (1981) Originally issued with a rendition of "The Little Drummer Boy" as the last track; later releases replaced it with "Oh Woe Is Me".
NB1/NB8/NBT 33244—TIERRA—Together Again (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33245—LONNIE JORDAN—The Affair (1982)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33246—RINGO STARR—Stop And Smell The Roses (1981)
NB1/NB8/NBT 33247—OHIO PLAYERS—Ouch! (1981)
[At about this point, 8-tracks are discontinued, with all albums being on CD and cassette only.]
NB1/NBT 33248—RICH LITTLE—The First Family Rides Again (1982) This album features Melanie Chartoff, best known later for voicing Didi Pickles on RUGRATS, doing an impression of then-FLOTUS Nancy Reagan.
NB1/NBT 33249—RICHARD "DIMPLES" FIELDS—Mr. Look So Good (1982)
NB1/NBT 33250—THE INNOCENTS (1982)
NB1/NBT 33251—JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS—Bad Reputation (1982) Reissue Of Boardwalk FW 37065.
NB1/NBT 33252—PHIL SEYMOUR (1982)
NB1/NBT 33253—707—Mega Force (1982)
NB1/NBT 33254—CLIFF DAWSON (1982)
NB1/NBT 33255—TIERRA—Bad City Boys (1982)
NB1/NBT 33256—CURTIS MAYFIELD—Honesty (1982)
NB1/NBT 33257—SUNRIZE (1982) David Townsend, best known as the guitarist for the R&B group Surface, was a member of this band.
NB1/NBT 33258—RICHARD DIMPLES FIELDS—Give Everybody Some! (1982)
NB1/NBT 33259—NIGHT RANGER—Dawn Patrol (1982)
NB1/NBT 33260—SYL JOHNSON—Ms. Fine Brown Frame (1982)
NB1/NBT 33261—ROUGH TRADE—For Those Who Think Young (1983)
NB1/NBT 33262—THE STOMPERS (1983)
NB1/NBT 33263
NB1/NBT 33264—CLIFF DAWSON—Never Say I Do (If You Don't Mean It) (1983)
NB1/NBT 33265—STREETHEART—Dancing With Danger (1983)
NB1/NBT 33266—STARPOINT—It's So Delicious (1983)

33601 series

This arrived very late and the two albums that are in it bookend the label's life.

NB1/NB8/NBT 36001—ASCENDERS (1980)
NB1/NBT 36002—DNA—Party Tested (1983)
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Singles

These used labels similar to the LPs. Photo credit: Discogs.

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CBS era

WS8 5700—Harry Chapin—Sequel/I Finally Found It Sandy (1980)
WS8 5701—Robin Williams—I Yam What I Yam/Shelley Duvall—He Needs Me (1980)
WS8 5702—Sierra—Together/Zoot Suit Boogie-In The Mood Theme (1980)
WS8 5703—Phil Seymour—Precious To Me/Baby It's You (1980)
WS8 5703—Phil Seymour—Precious To Me/Suzie Glider (1980) Reissue with a different B-side.
WS8 5704—Townspeople—Sweethaven/Robin Williams—I'm Popeye The Sailor Man (1980)
WS8 5705—Harry Chapin—Remember When The Music/Northwest 222 (1981)
WS8 5706—Joan Jett & Blackhearts—You Don't Own Me/Jezebel (1981)
WS8 5707—Tierra—Latin Disco/Together (1981)
WS8 5708—Ohio Players—Try A Little Tenderness/Try To Be A Man (1981)

WS8 70059—Rox—Dddddddance/You Don't Know What I Caught (1981)
WS8 70073—Tierra—Memories/Time To Dance (1981)

WS8 02018—Get Wet—Just So Lonely/Turn On Your Lights (1981)
WS8 02054—Carole Bayer Sager—Stronger Than Before/Somebody's Been Lying (1981)
WS8 02056—Phil Seymour—Let Her Dance/We Don't Get Along (1981)
WS8 02063—The Ohio Players—Skinny/Call Me (1981)
WS8 02081—Richard "Dimples" Fields—Earth Angle/The Men Who Rate A Ten (1981)

Post-CBS era

NB7-11-111—Get Wet—Where The Boys Are/Just So Lonely (1981)
NB7-11-112—Tierra—Gonna Find Her/Street Scene (1981)
NB7-11-113—Jody Moreing—All Girls Want It/Make Love, Don't Break Love (1981)
NB7-11-114—States—Picture Me With You/Let's Roll (1981)
NB7-11-115—Roger Voudouris—First Love/Outgrowing Me (1981)
NB7-11-116—Phil Seymour—I Really Love You/We Don't Get Along (1981)
NB7-11-117
NB7-11-118—Carole Bayer Sager—Easy To Love Again/Wild Again (1981)
NB7-11-119—Harry Chapin—Story Of A Life/Salt And Pepper (1981)
NB7-11-120—Lonnie Jourdan—The Affair/Rhapsody In Black (1981)
NB7-11-121
NB7-11-122—Curtis Mayfield—She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)/You Get All My Love (1981)
NB7-11-123
NB7-11-124—Richard "Dimples" Fields—I've Got To Learn To Say No!/In The Still Of The Night (I'll Remember) (1981)
NB7-11-125
NB7-11-126—Chris Christian—I Want You, I Need You/I Don't Believe You (1981)
NB7-11-127—Invisible Man's Band—Rated X/Same Thang (1981)
NB7-11-128—Mike Love—Looking Back With Love/One Good Reason (1981)
NB7-11-129—Tierra—La La Means I Love You/Summer Daze (1981)
NB7-11-130—Ringo Starr—Wrack My Brain/Drumming Is My Madness (1981)
NB7-11-131—Richard "Dimples" Fields—I Like Your Lovin'/She's Got Papers On Me (1981)
NB7-11-132—Curtis Mayfield—Toot An'toot An'toot/Come Free Your People (1981)
NB7-11-133
NB7-11-134—Ringo Starr—Private Property/Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses (1982)
NB7-11-135—Joan Jett & Blackhearts—I Love Rock 'N Roll/You Don't Know What You've Got (1982)
NB7-11-136—Chris Christian—Make It Last/Whatever It Is (1982)
NB7-11-137—Invisible Man's Band—Really Wanna See You/Along The Way (1982)
NB7-11-138—Tierra—Wanna Get Together Again/Celebrate With Tierra (1982)
NB7-11-139—Richard "Dimples" Fields—If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another/Mr. Look So Good (1982)
NB7-11-140—The Innocents—Hold My Hand/Wild At Fifteen (1982)
NB7-11-141—Lonnie Jordan—I Think You're Out Of This World/Paco Taco (1982)
NB7-11-142
NB7-11-143—Richard "Dimples" Fields—Taking Applications/(A Woman At Home And) A Freak On The Side (1982)
NB7-11-144—Joan Jett & Blackhearts—Crimson And Clover/Oh Woe Is Me (1982)
NB7-11-145—Phil Seymour—Surrender/Better To Me Than You (1982)
NB7-11-146—707—Mega Force/Hell Or High Water (1982)
NB7-11-147—Cliff Dawson—It's Not Me You Love/Ocean Green Eyes (1982)
NB7-11-148—The Innocents—Directly From The Heart/Comes The Night (1982)
NB7-11-149—Chris Christian—Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing-You're All I Need To Get By/Houston (1982)
NB7-11-150—Joan Jett & Blackhearts—Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)/Victim Of Circumstance (1982)
NB7-11-151—Sunrize—Who's Stickin' It? (Vocal)/Who's Stickin' It? (Instrumental) (1982)
NB7-11-152—Tierra—Hidden Tears/Baila Gente Baila (1982)
NB7-11-153—707—We Will Last/No Better Feeling (1982)
NB7-11-154—Phil Seymour—Talk To Me/Better To Me Than You (1982)
NB7-11-155—Curtis Mayfield—Hey Baby (Give It All To Me)/Summer Hot (1982)
NB7-11-156
NB7-11-157—Cliff Dawson—Don't Hide Away From Love/Betcha Didn't Know (1982)
NB7-11-158—Wheels—Amaretta/Heaven Help Me (1982)
NB7-11-159—Hot—Tonight/The Nights Are Not Enough (1982)
NB7-11-160
NB7-11-161
NB7-11-162
NB7-11-163—707—Out Of The Dark/No Better Feeling (1982)
NB7-11-164—Richard "Dimples" Fields—People Treat You Funky (When Ya Ain't Got No Money)/Moody's Mood For Love (1982)
NB7-11-165
NB7-11-166—Sunrize—Honey I Love You/You Are The One (1982)
NB7-11-167—Rough Trade—All Touch/The Sacred And The Profane (1982)
NB7-11-168—Kenny And The Visitor—I'll Be Right Here/One Friend (1982)
NB7-11-169—Curtis Mayfield—Dirty Laundry/Nobody But You (1982)
NB7-11-170—Steve Wood—Why Did I Wait So Long/Talkin' About My Baby (1983)
NB7-11-171—Night Ranger—Don't Tell Me You Love Me/Night Ranger (1982)
NB7-11-172—
NB7-11-173—Cliff Dawson & Renee Diggs—Never Say I Do (If You Don't Mean It)/I Can Love You Better (1983)
NB7-11-174—Richard "Dimples" Fields—Don't Ever Stop Chasing Your Dreams (Pt. 1)/Don't Ever Stop Chasing Your Dreams (Pt. 2) (1983)
NB7-11-175—Night Ranger—Sing Me Away/Play Rough (1983)
NB7-11-176
NB7-11-177—The Stompers—Never Tell An Angel (When Your Heart's On Fire)/Your Sweet Love (1983)
NB7-11-178—Starpoint—Don't Be So Serious/Let Go (1983)
NB7-11-179—The Earons—Video Baby (Vocal)/Video Baby (Instrumental) (1983)
NB7-11-180
NB7-11-181—Night Ranger—Young Girl In Love/Call My Name (1983)
NB7-11-182—DNA—Doctors Of The Universe/Rock and Roll, Part II (1983)