Boardwalk Records Boardwalk Records was a record label founded by Neil Bogart in 1980 , after PolyGram acquired his Casablanca Records . The label had a huge hit act with Joan Jett before Neil Bogart died of cancer in 1982 . Other artists on the Boardwalk label included Curtis Mayfield , Ohio Players , Richard `` Dimples '' Fields , Chris Christian , Night Ranger , Ringo Starr and Harry Chapin . The label fell into disarray for the rest of the decade , ending up in bankruptcy . In the early 1990s , its assets were acquired by Reach Entertainment , who revived the label . It passed on to Colliers Media Company in the 1990s . Boardwalk was acquired by Margate Entertainment Company in 2005 . Boardwalk is the first record label to produce all of its new product on DVD. Current artists on the label include Mark Lindsay , Bay City Rollers , Chris Montez , Karma , The Swank Bastards , Latin Quarter Jazz Quartet and Denise Clemente . See also List of record labels Categories : Record labels | 1980 establishments 