Atlantic Records - Definition and Overview

Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by the Ertegun brothers, Herb Abramson and others. Athough it began as an independent record company, it became a major player in the jazz and pop music business in the 1960s.

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 Lieber and Mike Stoller) was purchased in November 1955. Others including Lava Records, 143 Records, and Ruthless Records became part of the Atlantic group.

Atlantic was acquired by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in 1967. It is currently part of the Warner Music Group, a former division of media conglomerate Time Warner that was sold to a group of investors in 2004.

Current Artists

• Apartment 26
• Audiovent
• Billy Talent
• Bjork
• Brandy
• Bush
• Cham
• Marc Cohn
• Phil Collins
• Craig David
• Danny Wright
• Duncan Sheik
• Elephant Man
• Ellie Lawson
• Fabolous
• Fat Joe
• Foreigner
• Funeral For a Friend
• Geddy Lee
• Genesis
• Gerald Levert
• Gratitude
• Handsome Boy Modeling School
• Jason Mraz
• Jet
• Jewel
• Jimmy Page
• Joe Firstman
• John Gregory
• Junior Senior
• Kevin Lyttle
• Kid Rock
• Kill Hannah
• Laura Pausini
• Led Zeppelin
• Leslie Mills
• Lil' Kim
• Lina
• Lucy Woodward
• Marion Raven
• Matchbox Twenty
• Moments In Grace
• Nappy Roots
• New Blood Revival
• P.O.D.
• Poison The Well
• Pulseultra
• Robert Plant
• Rupee
• Rush
• Ryan Cabrera
• Sean Paul
• Shinedown
• Silverchair
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Sugar Ray
• T.I.
• Taproot
• Terror Squad
• The Coors
• The Darkness
• The Donnas
• The Format
• The Red West
• The Stills
• The Streets
• Tori Amos
• Tracy Chapman
• Trick Daddy
• Trina
• Twista
• Wayne Wonder
• Whitestarr
• Will Hoge
• Yes

External link

• Atlantic-records.com (http://www.atlantic-records.com/)
• atlanticrecords.com (http://www.atlanticrecords.com/)

See also

• List of record labels