Epic Records

CTL-E-4243 · Institution · label · 1989-1990s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Major label; the success of 'French Kiss' brought Lil Louis a contract with Epic, for which he released two albums before leaving at his own instigation.

Notes

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

Referenced by

Lil Louis — recorded for → this record

Sources

YouTube/Discogs liner bio, 'Lil Louis & The World - I Called U (The Conversation) (1990)'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1fW6FY4s
Wikipedia - Lil Louis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Louis

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