In hock to the Mob, fuelled by booze and cocaine, and with a roster that ran from Kiss to Donna Summer, Casablanca Records was the embodiment of 70s record label excess.Casablanca is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records. Under its founder Neil Bogart, Casablanca was most successful during the disco era of the mid to late 1970s. The label currently focuses on dance and electronic music under the direction of Brett Alperowitz.