ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.
Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who had returned to the company from military service. It was also intended as a home for acts that did not fit the format of Atlantic, which at the time was only rele...
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