It was founded by Mel Cheren and Ed Kushins in 1976 and the label went on to define the sound of New York City in the heyday of disco.

West End released disco hits like Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat"(1979),[3] Karen Young's "Hot Shot," Loose Joints' "Is It All Over My Face," Barbara Mason's "Another Man," and The NYC Peech Boys' "Don't Make Me Wait”.

Samples of West End Records' titles appear in productions of million selling artists: Treacherous Three, De La Soul, Jennifer Lopez, Notorious B.I.G, Ja Rule, Ini Kamoze, DMX and many others.

West End's music has also been featured on such television programs as "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", "Queer Eye for the Straight Girl", and "Showtime at the Apollo".

The label released such hits as The Godfather of Disco is a 2006 feature-length documentary based on Mel Cheren's autobiography, My Life and the Paradise Garage: Keep On Dancin directed by Gene Graham and produced by Determined Pictures.