Atco Records

Atco Records was a United States based subsidary label of Atlantic Records. Started by Herb Abramson in 1955, it was initially used as an outlet for artists and groups who didn't fit with its parent label. The name Atco is simply an abbreviation of ATlantic COrporation.

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United States - Atlantic Records - Herb Abramson - 1955

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Atco distributed artists on Robert Stigwood's RSO Records.

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Robert Stigwood - RSO Records

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Some of the best known Atco artists were Bobby Darin, The Coasters, Ben E. King. Sonny and Cher, The Bee Gees, Blind Faith, Buffalo Springfield, Iron Butterfly, Pantera, AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Yes, Michel'le, and Genesis.

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Bobby Darin - The Coasters - Ben E. King - Sonny and Cher - The Bee Gees - Blind Faith - Buffalo Springfield - Iron Butterfly - Pantera - AC/DC - Eric Clapton - Pete Townshend - Yes - Michel'le - Genesis

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The last number one hit by Atco was Sweet Sensation in 1990. In 1991, Atlantic merged Atco with its fledgling label Eastwest Records, and briefly operated as Atco/Eastwest Records. The following year, the Atco name was dropped and the label continued operating as Eastwest Records. In the time since, Atco has stopped releasing new records and its name and logo were only on reissues of its old material. As of mid-2005, its most recent release (in a joint venture with Rhino Records) was the soundtrack to the Bobby Darin biopic Beyond the Sea, starring Kevin Spacey and featuring Spacey's renditions of Darin classics.

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Sweet Sensation - Eastwest Records - 2005 - Rhino Records - Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea - Kevin Spacey

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