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-{{infobox record label
- | name = Atlantic Records
- | image = [[Image:Atlanticlogo2006.gif]]
- | parent = [[Warner Music Group]]
- | founded = 1947
- | founder = [[Ahmet Erteg%c3%bcn]]<br>[[Herb Abramson]]
- | distributor = [[Atlantic Records Group]] (US)<br>[[WEA]] (Outside the US)
- | genre = Various
- | country = [[United States|US]]
- | url = http://atlanticrecords.com/
-}}
-'''Atlantic Records''' ('''Atlantic Recording Corporation''') is an [[United States|American]] [[record label]], and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Warner Music Group]].
-==History==
-The label was founded in [[1947]] by [[Ertegün brothers|Ahmet Ertegün]] and [[Herb Abramson]].  Upon its creation, Atlantic was principally a [[jazz]] and [[Rhythm and Blues|R&B]] label, though it also released some [[country music|country western]] recordings as well. In the early fifties Ahmet was joined by [[Jerry Wexler]] and  then [[Ertegün brothers|Nesuhi Ertegün]]. From 1955 Nesuhi headed the company's  [[jazz]] division and was responsible for major signings such as [[Charles Mingus]] and [[John Coltrane]]; later [[Joel Dorn]] 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 [[Pop music|pop]] signings like [[Sonny and Cher]]. Competing [[record labels]] included [[Columbia Records]] and [[RCA Records]].
-[[Image:Atlantic Records fan logo.png|thumb|left|125px|Atlantic Records Logo from 1966 to 2005]]
-The engineer, and later producer, [[Tom Dowd]] headed Atlantic's engineering department. Several sub-labels have been created or acquired since then. [[Atco Records]] was started in 1955 by Herb Abramson. [[Spark Records]] (the record label of [[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller]]) was purchased in November 1955. Others including [[Lava Records]], and [[143 Records]] became part of the Atlantic group. In 1960, Wexler began a distribution relationship between Atlantic and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]-based [[Stax Records]].<ref>{{cite web
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-}}</ref>  The association with Stax ended in 1968.  Atlantic was acquired by [[Warner Bros.-Seven Arts]] in 1967. It is currently a large part of the [[Warner Music Group]], a former division of media conglomerate [[Time Warner]] that was sold to a group of investors in 2004 for several million dollars. From 1968-1973 rock band [[Led Zeppelin]] had a deal with Atlantic Records, then formed their own Atlantic distributed label, [[Swan Song Records]].
-[[Image:White Nerdy YOU SUCK cropped.jpg|thumb|Weird Al expresses his opinion about Atlantic Records on [[Wikipedia]], as shown in the music video of "[[White & Nerdy]]".]]
-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 [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Crosby, Stills, and Nash]] (being [[David Crosby]]'s first full band performance since being released from prison).
-In the early 1990s, Atlantic owned 50% of [[Interscope Records]], which released notable [[gangsta rap]] titles — many in conjunction with [[Death Row Records]]. 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.
-The label has also a number of labels deals with independents such as [[Must Destroy]] (which brought [[Goldie Lookin' Chain]] and [[The Darkness]] into the label) and [[VP Records]] in [[Jamaica]], home to [[reggae]] artists such as [[Sean Paul]].
-[[Craig Kallman]] is currently Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records. [[Ahmet Ertegün]] served as "Founding Chairman" until his death on [[December 14]], [[2006]] at age 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003522075|publisher=Billboard|date=December 14, 2006|author=Cohen, Jonathan|title=Industry Icon Ahmet Ertegun Dies At 83}}</ref>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==See also==
-* [[Atlantic Records artists]]
-* [[List of record labels]]
-==External links==
-* [http://www.wmg.com/recordedmusic/?promo=23920003 Warner Music Group page about the Atlantic Records Group]
-* [http://www.collectable-records.ru/labels/A_D/Atlantic/index.htm Atlantic Records label design at www.collectable-records.ru]
-[[Category:American record labels]]
-[[Category:Jazz record labels]]
-[[Category:Record labels established in 1947]]
-[[Category:Rock record labels]]
-[[Category:Warner Music labels]]
-[[Category:P-Funk record labels]]
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