Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
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imprint of Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation). identifying logos:
1947–1966: ???
1966–2005: http://i59.tinypic.com/2dlrgwi.jpg (black rectangular logo, letter "A" with swirl logo, "Atlantic" name below, boxed) — this logo is apparently still in use in the UK.
2005–present: http://i59.tinypic.com/28a0xs4.jpg (round red logo with new "Atlantic" logotype) — as used in the US.
1947-1967 independent. 1967-today as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Founded by: Ahmet Ertegün & Herb Abramson
Created subsidiaries:
Bought:
Sold to: Warner Bros-Seven Arts (1967) (WBSA was a short lived holding, later bought by Time Warner, which then spun off of it into Warner Music Group)
Distributed by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (USA) Warner Music Group (World)
Tom Dowd was an important engineer at Atlantic and Nesushi Ertegun a major producer.
See partial catalog of releases.
Atlantic releases of the modern era tend to have barcodes beginning with 7567.
Re-issues are often by Rhino and have catalog numbers beginning with R2.
Japanese branch of Atlantic sometimes uses catalog numbers in the style of its parent label Warner-Pioneer, i.e. WPxxx
Previously known as: Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01)