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| '''Atlantic Records''' ('''Atlantic Recording Corporation''') is an ] ] that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of ]. | '''Atlantic Records''' ('''Atlantic Recording Corporation''') is an ] ] that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of ]. | ||
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| ==History== | |||
| 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 ]. | |||
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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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| }}</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, ]. | |||
| 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 popular culture == | ||
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| Atlantic Records | |
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| Parent company | Warner Music Group |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founder | Ahmet Ertegun Herb Abramson |
| Distributor(s) | Atlantic Records Group (US) WEA (Outside the US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Official website | http://atlanticrecords.com/ |
Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In popular culture
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. Yankovic has said that he does not approve of the vandalism, though he admits being amused by it.
References
- "Free 'Weird Al' Yankovic!". Retrieved 2006-08-24.
See also
External links
- Warner Music Group page about the Atlantic Records Group
- Atlantic Records label design at www.collectable-records.ru