History Creator / GeffenRecords

* Music/{{Beck}} (DGC)

* Music/PapaRoach (

* Music/{{Madness}}

Geffen's contract with Warner ended in 1990, with the label being sold to Creator/{{MCA}}. An unusual artifact of this era was that the label kept the Warner "banner" CD label design of the pre-MCA era on its future repressings of Warner-era albums with any mention of Warner removed rather than just using a new label design. David Geffen, made a billionaire from stock and Panasonic's brief acquisition of Universal, decided to step down from his position in 1995 to focus on Creator/DreamWorksSKG. During this time, Geffen was one of the world's strongest independently-managed labels.

* Music/OliviaRodrigo

* Music/{{The Cure|Band}} (outside North America)

Geffen would build their reputation throughout the 80's as a major pop label by signing the likes of Music/EltonJohn, Music/KylieMinogue, Music/PeterGabriel, [[Music/{{Eagles}} Don Henley]], Music/JoniMitchell and Music/NeilYoung (the last two of whom ultimately returned to their original label, Creator/RepriseRecords). Geffen recorded the original cast album of ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' and also created the show's logo and poster art; the show's title was suggested by David Geffen himself. By the end of the decade the label became most famous for being a rock label by signing acts such as Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Whitesnake}} and Music/{{Aerosmith}}'s comeback era. They were also the first Western label to sign a Japanese metal band, with [[Music/MasakiYamada EZO]]. This led to Geffen founding DGC Records (it stands for '''D'''avid '''G'''effen '''C'''ompany) to hold their more experimental rock groups, just in time for AlternativeRock to emerge; DGC's best-known acts were Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/SonicYouth and Music/{{Weezer}}. Before that, Geffen had signed a U.S.-only deal with the beloved British cult band Music/{{XTC}}.

* Music/LisaLoeb

* Music/YokoOno (For ''Season of Glass'')

* Music/TheCrystalMethod (For ''Tweekend'')

* Music/{{Hoku}}

* Music/EttaJames (Chess)

With Universal's 1999 acquisition of [=PolyGram=], which led to a reorganization of all the labels owned by each company (including those that were independently-operated), Geffen was merged with [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M Records]] to form Creator/InterscopeRecords (interestingly, Interscope would later acquire Creator/DreamWorksRecords, who had been handling Geffen's distribution as a subsidiary up to that point). Geffen still operates as a separate entity, though much smaller to suit Interscope's needs. Since Geffen still had steady business, the Universal Music Group decided to fold MCA Records' artists into Geffen, diversifying their roster (Music/MaryJBlige, Music/{{Blink 182}}, Common, and even the legendary Chess Records catalog). Around the same time, [=DreamWorks=] Records also folded, with the majority of its signees being moved to Geffen. Needless to say, the roster had moved from pop-rock to everything. Geffen decided to go with this, signing the likes of Ashlee Simpson and Snoop Dogg.

* Music/ChuckBerry (Chess)

* ''Hoku''

Geffen's contract with Warner ended in 1990, with the label being sold to Creator/{{MCA}}. An unusual artifact of this era was that the label kept the Warner "banner" CD label design of the pre-MCA era on its future repressings of Warner-era albums with any mention of Warner removed rather than just using a new label design. David Geffen, made a billionaire from stock and Panasonic's brief acquisition of Universal, decided to step down from his position in 1995 to focus on Creator/DreamWorksSKG. During this time Geffen was one of the strongest independently managed labels of the time.

With Universal's 1999 acquisition of [=PolyGram=], which led to a reorganization of all the labels owned by each company (including those that were independently operated), Geffen was merged with [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M Records]] to form Creator/InterscopeRecords (interestingly, Interscope would later acquire Creator/DreamWorksRecords, who had been handling Geffen's distribution as a subsidiary up to that point). Geffen still operates as a separate entity, though much smaller to suit Interscope's needs. Since Geffen still had steady business, the Universal Music Group decided to fold MCA Records' artists into Geffen, diversifying their roster (Music/MaryJBlige, Music/{{Blink 182}}, Common, and even the legendary Chess Records catalog). Around the same time, [=DreamWorks=] Records also folded, with the majority of its signees being moved to Geffen. Needless to say, the roster had moved from pop-rock to everything. Geffen decided to go with this, signing the likes of Ashlee Simpson and Snoop Dogg.

With Universal's 1999 acquisition of [=PolyGram=], which led to a reorganization of all the labels owned by each company (including those that were independently operated), Geffen was merged with [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M Records]] to form Creator/InterscopeRecords (interestingly, Interscope would later acquire Creator/DreamWorksRecords, who had been handling Geffen's distribution as a subsidiary up to that point). Geffen still operates as a separate entity, though much smaller to suit Interscope's needs. Since Geffen still had steady business, the Universal Music Group decided to fold MCA Records' artists into Geffen, diversifying their roster (Music/MaryJBlige, Music/{{Blink 182}}, Common, and even the legendary Chess Records catalog). Around the same time [=DreamWorks=] Records also folded, with the majority of its signees being moved to Geffen. Needless to say, the roster had moved from pop-rock to everything. Geffen decided to go with this, signing the likes of Ashlee Simpson and Snoop Dogg.

With Universal's acquisition of [=PolyGram=] in 1999, which lead them to pull in and reorganize their labels (independently operated included), Geffen was merged with [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M Records]] to form Creator/InterscopeRecords (interestingly, Interscope would later acquire Creator/DreamWorksRecords, who had been handling Geffen's distribution as a subsidiary up to that point). Geffen still operates as a separate entity, though much smaller to suit Interscope's needs. Since Geffen still had steady business, the Universal Music Group decided to fold MCA Records' artists into Geffen, diversifying their roster (Music/MaryJBlige, Music/{{Blink 182}}, Common, and even the legendary Chess Records catalog). Around the same time Dream Works Records also folded, with the majority of its signees being moved to Geffen. Needless to say, the roster had moved from pop-rock to everything. Geffen decided to go with this, signing the likes of Ashlee Simpson and Snoop Dogg.

Geffen's contract with Warner ended in 1990, with the label being sold to Creator/{{MCA}}. An unusual artifact of this era was that the label kept the Warner "banner" CD label design of the pre-MCA era on its future repressings of Warner-era albums with any mention of Warner removed rather than just using a new label design. David Geffen, made a billionaire from stock and Panasonic's brief acquisition of Universal, decided to step down from his position in 1995 to focus on Creator/{{Dreamworks}}. During this time Geffen was one of the strongest independently managed labels of the time.

* Creator/DreamworksAnimation (for ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'')