ABC Records

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ABC Records was an American music label founded in New York City in 1955 .

history

ABC Records started in 1955 under the name ABC-Paramount Records, the record label of the Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of "American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, Inc"), founded in New York City in 1955. As a record company , it was owned by the music label ABC-Paramount Records. This was the official founding name of ABC Records. In addition to direct record production, ABC contracted finished artists from independent producers to market their regionally released recordings nationwide.

In 1965 ABC-Paramount Records operated under a new name: ABC Records. ABC Dunhill Records was founded with the acquisition of Dunhill Records in 1966. It also sold Sire Records .

ABC Records itself was bought out in 1979 by MCA Records, a former Music Corporation of America label: the ABC label was discontinued. The better-selling albums in the ABC repertoire were released again, this time under the MCA label.

Sublabel and additional purchases

ABC Records sublabeled Apt Records to release singles. Impulse Records was founded in the early 1960s to distribute jazz recordings. A few years later, Bluesway Records was created to bring their blues recordings to market.

In addition to the sub-labels, ABC Records acquired all of Enoch Light's labels in October 1959. ABC acquired Audition Records , Command Performance Records , Colortone Records, and Waldorf Music Hall Records .

In the 1970s, both Duke Records and Peacock Records (May 23, 1973) were added. A year later, in 1974, the Gulf and Western record labels were acquired (this included Dot Records and Blue Thumb Records).

Genres of publications

Pop , jazz , rhythm and blues , rock 'n' roll , children's music, folk music (including American folk music here) (including Irish folk , polka , calypso , flamenco and Hawaiian ), quotes.

Artists associated with ABC Records and its labels

Paul Anka , Art Blakey , Charles Brown, Roy Brown, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Ray Charles , Ornette Coleman , John Coltrane , Danny & the Juniors , The Dells , Fats Domino , The Dramatics, The Elegants , Four Tops , Ferrante and Teicher , The Fifth Dimension , Edie Gorme, Coleman Hawkins , Isaac Hayes , John Lee Hooker , Freddie Hubbard , James Gang , The Impressions , BB King , Yusef Lateef , Steve Lawrence, Shelly Manne , Charles Mingus , Poco , The Poni-Tails, Lloyd Price , Cliff Richard , Jimmy Reed , Sonny Rollins , Royal Teens, Jimmy Rushing , Archie Schepp, Shirley Scott, Otis Spann , Steely Dan , Big Joe Turner , T-Bone Walker , Josh White, Chico Williams, Jimmy Witherspoon

Labels associated with ABC Records

Anchor Records , Apt Records , Bluesway Records , Blue Thumb Records , Chancellor Records , Command Records , Dot Records Dunhill Records , Grand Award Records , Impulse Records , LHI Records , Probe Records , Shelter Records , Sire Records , Tangerine Records .

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