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| ⚫ | In ], ] gained ]'s permission to record a parody of "]." However, after Yankovic had recorded "]," Atlantic Records rescinded this permission. The parody was pulled from Yankovic's ''Straight Outta Lynwood'' due to his label's unwillingness to "go to war" with Atlantic. Yankovic released the song as a free download on his ] profile, as well as his official website, since it was not Blunt himself objecting to the parody.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5482774|title=Free 'Weird Al' Yankovic!|accessdate=2006-08-24}}</ref> In the "]" video, Yankovic's character is seen vandalizing the record label's ] entry with the exclamation "YOU SUCK!" After the video was released online, Misplaced Pages's Atlantic Records article mirrored the video with numerous "]" editing it. Due to its constant vandalism, the Atlantic Records page on Misplaced Pages is semi-protected to this day. | ||
| Hello, and welcome to Misplaced Pages! Please understand that this article is a frequently vandalized article, and vandalism is reverted immediately. You will not accomplish anything by vandalizing Misplaced Pages and Yankovic himself has said that he does not approve of the vandalism. If you wish to try test editing, you may do so in our sandbox located at http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Sandbox . Thanks! | |||
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| I found this page by rewinding the video a few times until I could see Atlantic Records on it. He's using a real screen shot on a Macintosh, but the big "YOU SUCK" is in the edit window, so it was probably photoshopped onto it. There's no way to actually make it displayed like that. Damn that video is freakin' hilarious. Cuñado - Talk 04:05, 26 October 2006 (UTC) | |||
| {{infobox record label | |||
| | name = Atlantic Records | |||
| | image = ] | |||
| | parent = ] | |||
| | founded = 1947 | |||
| | founder = ]<br>] | |||
| | distributor = ] (US)<br>] (Outside the US) | |||
| | genre = Various | |||
| | country = ] | |||
| | url = http://atlanticrecords.com/ | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Atlantic Records''' ('''Atlantic Recording Corporation''') is an ] ] that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of ]. | |||
| I'd watch this page... expect to see "YOU SUCK" on it, just like "Weird Al" Yankovic types in the "White & Nerdy" video | |||
| ==History== | |||
| It just got edited again, with another "You Suck!"195.64.95.116 14:19, 23 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| Founded in 1947 by ] and ]. Upon its creation, Atlantic was principally a ] and ] label, though it also released some ] recordings as well. In the early fifties Ahmet was joined by ] and then ]. From 1955 Nesuhi headed the company's ] division and was responsible for major signings such as ] and ]; later ] filled this position. Although it began as an independent record company, it became a major player in the music business in the 1960s, with mainstream ] signings like ]. Competing ] included ] and ]. | |||
| I can believe its still protected, because I was kind of hoping to open a "YOU SUCK!!!" section where folks sign up if they, like me, would like to make fun of Atlantic Records for no reason other than their bad sense of humor. I guess editing the "editing talk" page so they have to protect the "editing talk" page will have to do..... for now..... Anyone know a hacker? | |||
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| The engineer, and later producer, ] headed Atlantic's engineering department. Several sub-labels have been created or acquired since then. ] was started in 1955 by Herb Abramson. ] (the record label of ]) was purchased in November 1955. Others including ], and ] became part of the Atlantic group. In 1960, Atlantic began a distribution relationship with a recording enterprise in ], ], spearheaded by Jerry Wexler<ref>{{cite web | |||
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| | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:i8ae4j271wai~T1 | |||
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| }}</ref> which became ]. The association with Stax ended in 1968. Atlantic was acquired by ] in 1967. It is currently a large part of the ], a former division of media conglomerate ] that was sold to a group of investors in 2004. From 1968-1973 ] had a deal with Atlantic Records, then formed their own Atlantic distributed label, ]. | |||
| I'd keep this page protected until airplay of the "White & Nerdy" video ceases and the next single off of Weird Al's new album is released. --GVOLTT 01:09, 20 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| In May of 1988, the label held a 40th Anniversary concert, broadcast on HBO. This featured performances by a large number of their artists and included reunions of some rock legends like ] and ] (being ]'s first full band performance since being released from prison). | |||
| In the early 1990s, Atlantic owned 50% of ], which released notable ] titles — many in conjunction with ]. Pressure from activist groups opposed to gangsta rap, however, later led to parent company Time Warner's decision to sell Atlantic's stake in the label. | |||
| Atlantic's biggest mainstream rock success could be found in the ], a grunge band popular throughout the 1990's | |||
| The label has also a number of labels deals with independents such as ] (which brought ] and ] into the label) and ] in ], home to ] artists such as ]. | |||
| ] is currently Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records. Ahmet Ertegun is still nominally associated with the label as its "Founding Chairman". | |||
| == In popular culture == | |||
| ⚫ | In ], ] gained ]'s permission to record a parody of "]." However, after Yankovic had recorded "]," Atlantic Records rescinded this permission. The parody was pulled from Yankovic's ''Straight Outta Lynwood'' due to his label's unwillingness to "go to war" with Atlantic. Yankovic released the song as a free download on his ] profile, as well as his official website, since it was not Blunt himself objecting to the parody.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5482774|title=Free 'Weird Al' Yankovic!|accessdate=2006-08-24}}</ref> In the "]" video, Yankovic's character is seen vandalizing the record label's ] entry with the exclamation "YOU SUCK!" After the video was released online, Misplaced Pages's Atlantic Records article mirrored the video with numerous "]" editing it. Due to its constant vandalism, the Atlantic Records page on Misplaced Pages is semi-protected to this day. |
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Revision as of 18:44, 7 December 2006
In 2006, "Weird Al" Yankovic gained James Blunt's permission to record a parody of "You're Beautiful." However, after Yankovic had recorded "You're Pitiful," Atlantic Records rescinded this permission. The parody was pulled from Yankovic's Straight Outta Lynwood due to his label's unwillingness to "go to war" with Atlantic. Yankovic released the song as a free download on his MySpace profile, as well as his official website, since it was not Blunt himself objecting to the parody. In the "White & Nerdy" video, Yankovic's character is seen vandalizing the record label's Misplaced Pages entry with the exclamation "YOU SUCK!" After the video was released online, Misplaced Pages's Atlantic Records article mirrored the video with numerous "vandals" editing it. Due to its constant vandalism, the Atlantic Records page on Misplaced Pages is semi-protected to this day.
I found this page by rewinding the video a few times until I could see Atlantic Records on it. He's using a real screen shot on a Macintosh, but the big "YOU SUCK" is in the edit window, so it was probably photoshopped onto it. There's no way to actually make it displayed like that. Damn that video is freakin' hilarious. Cuñado - Talk 04:05, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I'd watch this page... expect to see "YOU SUCK" on it, just like "Weird Al" Yankovic types in the "White & Nerdy" video
It just got edited again, with another "You Suck!"195.64.95.116 14:19, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
I can believe its still protected, because I was kind of hoping to open a "YOU SUCK!!!" section where folks sign up if they, like me, would like to make fun of Atlantic Records for no reason other than their bad sense of humor. I guess editing the "editing talk" page so they have to protect the "editing talk" page will have to do..... for now..... Anyone know a hacker?
I'd keep this page protected until airplay of the "White & Nerdy" video ceases and the next single off of Weird Al's new album is released. --GVOLTT 01:09, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- "Free 'Weird Al' Yankovic!". Retrieved 2006-08-24.