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Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.
Oct 5, 2022 · Abramson sold his shares in Jubilee and put $2,500 into Atlantic. The label now had some experience on board – experience motivated by art. In October 1947, Atlantic Records launched in Manhattan, in New York City, initially operating out of hotel rooms. This tiny company would go on to change the face of music.
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May 2, 2007 · In 1997, the Atlantic Group, consisting of Atlantic, Rhino and Curb Records, was the number-one label in America, with annual global sales rising to $750 million. Ahmet began cutting back...
Yet, the string of hits in the early 50s allowed Atlantic to expand from a part time adjunct to graduate school into a full time business. And as they started to get operating capital from these hit records, Ertegun and Abramson started to operate like a business.
Atlantic Records was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (the company president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production and promotion). Abramson’s wife Miriam ran the label’s publishing company, Progressive Music, and did most office duties until 1949 when Atlantic hired its first employee, bookkeeper ...
Founded in 1947 by Herb Abrahamson and Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records went on to become one of the most successful independent record companies in the history of music by challenging the economic dominance and musical hegemony of the major record labels in the 1950s.
Feb 13, 2023 · In October 1947, Atlantic Records launched in Manhattan, in New York City, initially operating out of hotel rooms. This tiny company would go on to change the face of music.
