Label Code: LC 2648 / LC 02648 US label formed by and Eliot Roberts in 1971. At inception, the label specialized in mainstream rock and singer/songwriters. The first artist signed to Asylum was Judee Sill, followed by David Blue, Jackson Browne and Jo Jo Gunne. Geffen scored a coup in 1974 by signing Bob Dylan for two albums during his brief estrangement from Columbia Records. In the mid and late 1970s, Asylum released records by such influential artists as Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, and Warren Zevon, as well as albums by former members of the Eagles, the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield. via Discogs →