A&M; Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M; division.
A&M; Records was formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Their first choice for a name was “Carnival Records,” under which they released two singles before discovering another label had taken the Carnival name first. The company was subsequently renamed A&M;, after Alpert's and Moss's initials. From 1966 to 199...
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A&M; Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M; division.
A&M; Records was formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Their first choice for a name was “Carnival Records,” under which they released two singles before discovering another label had taken the Carnival name first. The company was subsequently renamed A&M;, after Alpert's and Moss's initials. From 1966 to 1999, the company's headquarters were on the grounds of the historic Charlie Chaplin Studio at 1416 North La Brea Avenue, near Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. The A&M; studios and executive offices are now the home of Jim Henson Productions, which operates Henson Recording Studios, while the financial center is home to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, A&M; had such acts as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Baja Marimba Band, Burt Bacharach, Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, We Five, The Carpenters, Chris Montez, The...
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