ABC Records

ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records, the recording arm of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres.

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1955 - ABC-Paramount Records

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In 1955 the American Broadcasting Company's parent company American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres started its recording arm as ABC-Paramount Records.

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1955 - American Broadcasting Company

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Early big selling artists were Paul Anka, Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones, Lloyd Price, Eydie Gorme and Ray Charles (when he left Atlantic Records in 1960). An early licencing deal with British EMI meant exposure to the European market on the HMV Records and Columbia Records labels.

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Paul Anka - Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones - Lloyd Price - Eydie Gorme - Ray Charles - Atlantic Records - 1960 - EMI - HMV Records - Columbia Records

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In 1965, ABC-Paramount Records changed its name to ABC Records. They distributed Dunhill Records until this label was purchased to form ABC Dunhill Records. ABC Records was sold in 1979 to MCA Records which dissolved the ABC label. The better selling albums in the ABC Records catalog were reissued on the MCA label.

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1965 - Dunhill Records - ABC Dunhill Records - 1979 - MCA Records

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