Casablanca Records is a record label which was started by Neil Bogart, who partnered with Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris and Buck Reingold, in 1973 after all of them left Buddah Records. The label released hits by Kiss, Donna Summer, Cher, The Village People, and Parliament featuring George Clinton. The label's film division, Casablanca Filmworks, had hits with The Deep and Midnight Express. PolyGram acquired a 50 percent stake of Casablanca in 1977 for $15 million; however, in 1980 Polygram pushed Bogart out due to accounting irregularities and poor label performance. Afterwards, the label had hits with Lipps Inc and Irene Cara. The label was shut down eventually with the artist roster and catalogue absorbed into Mercury Records.

The first single released by the label was Bill Amesbury's "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)." Neil Bogart's first big signing was the rock group KISS.

The independent label was put in a tenuous financial situation due to the release of a two-record set of audio highlights from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Here's Johnny: Magic Moments from The Tonight Show, in November 1974. The album was over-pressed, and returns from retailers were high. KISS's breakthrough live album (Alive!) was produced with a minimum amount of post-production due to lack of budget.

Casablanca Records became very popular in the disco business, thanks to Donna Summer, who Bogart gambled with to save his record label. The label was infamous for providing illegal drugs, prostitutes, and other questionable perquisites as incentives for some acts to sign up. Casablanca's rise and fall were both dramatic; the rise came after the success of three acts at one time Donna Summer, KISS and Parliament and the fall came after the release of the four KISS solo albums. With the popularity of disco and acts such as the Village People and Santa Esmeralda on his roster, Bogart was able to negotiate a lopsided acquisition deal with Polygram for his remaining share right before the label's cash-flow problems peaked in 1979. He used the money to start the independent labels, Parachute Records and Boardwalk Records (famous for launching the solo-career of Joan Jett), but that label vanished soon after his death from cancer in 1982.

In 2000, the name was revived for a joint venture between Universal Music Group and Tommy Mottola. In a Billboard article, Mottola said that he chose the name as an homage to the original label, but that there was no direct connection between the old and new labels. Casablanca is now a part of Universal Motown Records Group.

Featured in this attractive lot are 24 rare and collectible Casablanca Records 7-inch singles from the 1970s, all of which are desirable promotional releases. Included are;

Angel - Don't Take Your Love
Lucy Arnaz - Just For Tonight
Cindy Bullens - Too Close To Home
Beckmeier Brothers - Rock And Roll Dancin'
Black Rose - Never Should've Started
Jill Bogart - Over The Rainbow (2 Copies)
Commuter - Young Hearts
Danny Cox - Gimme Some
David Castle - The Loneliest Man On The Moon
Fanny - Beggar Man
Robert Klein - Fallin'
Meadowlark Lemon - My Kids
Midnight Express - Chase
Buddy Miles - Where You Gonna Run To Lady
Sir Douglas Quintet - Roll With The Punches
Stallion - Atlanta
Steve Sawyer - Hey Fonzie
Stonebolt - Love Struck
Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Dusty Springfield - I Am Curious
Village People - Macho Man
Village People - Go West
Treasure - Come Streak With Me

Further, the 7-inch singles in this collection have - for the most part - never been played and are in absolute pristine condition. Where possible and applicable, they come in their original record company sleeves.