US label. Label Code: LC 4894 / LC 04894 Tabu was founded by industry legend Clarence Avant in the late 1970s and became a legendary early 1980s R&B label with its marquee acts The S.O.S. Band, Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle. It was also the training ground in which Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis honed their production skills—writing and producing virtually all of the label’s hits—until they began working with Janet Jackson in 1986. via Discogs →