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A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distributing releases from Polydor Ltd. from the UK. PolyGram was acquired by Seagram and dissolved into ...
- 1999; 24 years ago
- Universal Music Group
- 1962; 61 years ago
A&M Records sold hundreds of millions of albums and singles worldwide. Known as the artist-friendly label A&M is most often associated with artists like Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, Carpenters, The Police, Styx, Supertramp, Bryan Adams, Peter Frampton, Sergio Mendes, Quincy Jones, Janet Jackson, Carole King, Sheryl Crow and many others.
Sep 7, 2012 · A&M Records’ Greatest Hits. On the label's 50th anniversary, founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss remember five decades of classic records. By Matt Diehl. September 7, 2012. Herb Alpert (left ...
Dec 7, 2021 · The A&M label’s legacy is celebrated in a new documentary, “Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records,” airing in two parts on the Epix channel and its app. (The first hour-long episode ...
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A&M Records was started in 1962 by partners Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, hence the A&M (Alpert & Moss). Their first release (following two singles released under the label name Carnival Records (4)) was "The Lonely Bull" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, which sold around 700,000 copies. Sixteen of the first 25 albums were certified gold by ...
Aug 17, 2023 · Jerry Moss, right, and Herb Alpert, co-founders of A&M Records, appear during their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in New York on March 13, 2006. Moss, a music industry giant who co ...
Nov 14, 2012 · From the early '60s to late '80s, A&M was one of the most eclectic and powerful independent record labels in the world, putting out huge records by The Carpenters, Peter Frampton, The Police and ...
