Today we celebrate the long-awaited vinyl reissue of Funkadelic ’s 1970 debut. Loud, seductive, and gritty, this album was ...

But another label, Westbound Records, stuck around. In its eccentric way, it did its best to document black music as it changed in Detroit. Armen Boladian was driving westbound on 8 Mile Road one ...

Westbound Records, founded in 1968 by Armen Boladian, rose to prominence as a pivotal independent label that continued to deliver sensational music from Detroit following Motown’s departure.

Goldmine magazine continues its coverage of rarefied classic-era soul music releases, courtesy of ORG Music and the legendary Westbound Records, including an archival album to boot ...

Detroit’s Westbound Records has teamed up with vinyl specialist label Org Music to relaunch and deliver a series of remastered, celebrated funk and soul albums, beginning with the Ohio Players ...

In the spirit of archival music comes long lost recordings by the Detroit Soul and Funk ensemble, Eramus Hall, via the continuing ORG Music and Westbound Records partnership ...

Founded by Armen Boladian in 1969, Westbound Records tapped into a deep well of funk that was burbling to the surface in that era. Starting with Funkadelic, Westbound signed a series of artists ...

George Clinton has filed a $100 million copyright lawsuit against former business partner Armen Boladian and his Bridgeport Music company, alleging that Boladian fraudulently obtained copyrights ...

Along with Boladian, Clinton is also suing Westbound Records, Nine Records, Southfield Music, and Eastbound Records. The lawsuit alleges fraud, copyright infringement, and breach of fiduciary duty ...

Rock historian Ed Ward remembers the Detroit label Westbound Records, which recorded early funk, disco and gospel in the 1970s.