Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, principally as a R&B label. In the early fifties Ahmet was joined by Jerry Wexler and then Nesuhi Ertegun. From 1955 Nesuhi headed the company's jazz division and was responsible for major signings such as Charles Mingus and John Coltrane; later Joel Dorn filled this position. Athough it began as an independent record company, it became a major player in the music business in the 1960s, with mainstream pop signings like Sonny and Cher.

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Record label - 1947 - Ahmet Ertegun - Herb Abramson - R&B - Jerry Wexler - 1955 - Jazz - Charles Mingus - John Coltrane - Joel Dorn - 1960s - Pop - Sonny and Cher

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The engineer, and later producer, Tom Dowd headed Atlantic's engineering department.

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Several sub-labels have been created or acquired since then. Atco Records was started in 1955 by Herb Abramson. Spark Records (the record label of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller) was purchased in November 1955. Others including Lava Records, and 143 Records became part of the Atlantic group.

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Atco Records - Spark Records - Jerry Lieber - Mike Stoller - Lava Records - 143 Records

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Atlantic was acquired by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in 1967. It is currently part of the Warner Music Group, a former division of media conglomerate Time Warner that was sold to a group of investors in 2004.

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Warner Bros.-Seven Arts - 1967 - Warner Music Group - Time Warner - 2004

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