PORTAIT
RECORDS

Independent American label: Portrait Records was a sister-label to Epic, and thus part of the CBS group.  Portrait started out in 1976, but despite enjoying success in the States with records by Burton Cummings, Heart and Joan Baez, it was put on hold in 1980.  It made a comeback as a New Wave / Alternative Music label  in 1983, and found new big-sellers in Cyndi Lauper and (for the USA only) Sade.  By the end of 1986 Portrait was dormant again; it was to make several more comebacks over the years, as a vehicle for Contemporary Jazz (1988-90), Jazz collections (1992), and Hard Rock / Metal (1999-2002).  It was always more prominent in the States than over here; it failed to make any impact at all on the British Singles Chart until Cyndi Lauper came along in 1984.  In the '70s the label's British singles had a S PRT prefix; they shared a numbering block with the other CBS-family singles.  The multicoloured label, appears to have been used just for that particular single. Distributed By CBS Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

   

76	Burton Cummings	Stand Tall	PORTAIT	S PRT	4690
77	Burton Cummings	I'm Scared	PORTAIT	S PRT	5149
77	Heart	Barracuda	PORTAIT	S PRT	5402
77	Joan Baez	I'm Blowin' Away / Luba, The Baroness	PORTAIT	S PRT	5442
77	Burton Cummings	Never Had A Lady Before	PORTAIT	S PRT	5490
77	Burton Cummings	My Own Way To Rock / A Song For Him ?	PORTAIT	S PRT	5567
77	Heart	Love Alive	PORTAIT	S PRT	5570
77	Heart	Kick It Out	PORTAIT	S PRT	5591
77	Heart	Little Queen	PORTAIT	S PRT	5751
77	Joan Baez	Time Rag	PORTAIT	S PRT	5759
78	The McCrarys	You	PORTAIT	S PRT	6436
78	Burton Cummings	Break It To Them Gently	PORTAIT	S PRT	6571
78	Burton Cummings	When A Man Loves A Woman	PORTAIT	S PRT	6655
78	Dragon	April Sun In Cuba	PORTAIT	S PRT	6699
78	Heart	Straight On / Lighter Touch	PORTAIT	S PRT	6704
79	Heart	Dog & Butterfly	PORTAIT	S PRT	7183
79	Frannie Golde	Here I Go Fallin' In Love Again / Tell Me What's Goin' On	PORTAIT	S PRT	7754
79	20/20	Cheri / Backyard Guys	PORTAIT	S PRT	8035