Westbound Records is a Detroit-based record label

Record label

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 founded by Armen Boladian

Armen Boladian

Armen Boladian is a former record producer, founder of Detroit-based Westbound Records in 1970.Boladian is currently the head of Bridgeport Music Inc. , a catalogue company in possession of most of George Clinton's catalogue...

 in 1970

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. It had a distribution deal with Janus Records

Janus Records

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 from 1970 to 1975, but then it switched distribution to 20th Century Records

20th Century Records

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 during 1975 and 1976, but again switched distribution to Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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 from 1976 to 1979.

The label's most successful act was Funkadelic

Funkadelic

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 and its biggest hit was "The Americans

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" recorded by local news reporter Byron MacGregor

Byron MacGregor

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 in 1974. Westbound was also home to the Ohio Players

Ohio Players

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 before they went to Mercury Records and the label had a top 15 hit with "Funky Worm." The label's last national hit was 1983's "You Brought the Sunshine" by the Clark Sisters.

The label is still owned by Boladian and with its office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield

Southfield, Michigan

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 on West Ten Mile Road. Boladian licensed the Westbound catalogue to Ace Records

Ace Records (UK)

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Westbound also had a sister label called Eastbound Records.