Diamond Records

CTL-E-4242 · Institution · label · 1989

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Chicago house label founded by Lil Louis with Byron Stingily at the beginning of 1989; 'French Kiss' was released on Diamond in July 1989 before being licensed to CBS and FFRR.

Notes

RELP97 supporting entity: edge endpoint for CTL-E-0053 founded. Identity-checked 2026-10-06: no collision.

Referenced by

Lil Louis — founded → this record

Sources

hiphopelectronic.com, 'Lil Louis - Hip Hop Electronic'. https://www.hiphopelectronic.com/chicago-house-music-artists/lil-louis
YouTube/Discogs liner bio, 'Lil Louis & The World - I Called U (The Conversation) (1990)'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1fW6FY4s

Record CTL-E-4242 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 2 sources · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001.
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