TSR Records
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TSR Records is an independent record label based in Tarzana, California, that produced many hit songs in the 1980's, especially dance music.
Some famous songs produced by TSR Records in the 1980's include "Coming Out of Hiding" by Pamela Stanley, "Searchin' (Looking For Love)" by Hazel Dean, "So Many Men, So Little Time" by Miguel Brown and "High Energy" by Evelyn Thomas. Additionally, the release of techno dance music by the techno dance act Lime, in 1985, helped to establish TSR Records. Some of the techno dance songs produced include "Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonight" and "Angel Eyes".
Since its hey-day, TSR moved on from dance music to releasing mostly new age and smooth jazz music in the 1990's under the name Baja/TSR Records, including several Billboard chart-ranked albums of Nuevo Flamenco guitar music by Armik, Young & Rollins, Novamenco, Behzad, and Luis Villegas.
TSR has experienced most of its success in the oughts with the indie band, Get Set Go, whose last two albums the label released; 2003's "So You've Ruined Your Life" and 2006's "Ordinary World."
In October 2005, TSR, filed a lawsuit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment claiming the company's pay-for-play actions made it nearly impossible for independent labels to get airplay. The lawsuit centers its case on Sony BMG's payola settlement and the subsequent $10-million fine reached with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in July 2005. The TSR lawsuit did not specify damages sought.
