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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Aug 18, 2023 · A&M Records is one of the most successful and admired labels in music history. A&M had more than 100 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962, when Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss founded the ...
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 ...
This is the history of A&M Records from its founding in 1962 through its rise to become the world's largest independent label and ending with its merger into Universal Music Group. The sale of the label and its music publishing houses made A&M worth about $1 billion. On the perception of A&M as a classy label with a family feel, Gil Friesen ...
