SPY Records

It is associated with United States. The record gives 1977 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1980. Recorded genres are rock music. Its recorded founders are John Cale, Jane Friedman and Michael Zilkha. Its recorded seat is 57th Street.

• Name — SPY Records • Founded — 1977 • Founder — John Cale Jane Friedman Michel Esteban Michael Zilkha • Status — closed in 1980 • Distributor — I.R.S. Records • Genre — Indie rock • Country — United States • Location — New York City

The label was created in 1977 by John Cale and Jane Friedman, who was the manager of Patti Smith, and Cale's girlfriend at the time. It was housed in Cale's 250 West 57th Street office. The concept of the label was that all artists were to be produced by Cale. The label was distributed by I.R.S. Records Its logo was designed by Michel Esteban, using an image of Cale's eye from his Fear album cover. Cale introduced Esteban to British-born entrepreneur Michael Zilkha, and in 1978 Esteban and Zilkha left SPY Records to found their label, ZE Records. SPY Records closed in 1980. John Cale then released three albums on ZE Records: Music for a New Society (1982), Caribbean Sunset (1983) and Comes Alive (1984).