From Brass to Gold, Volume I
Discography of A&M Records and Affiliates in the United States
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Leslie J. Pfenninger
ISBN:
0-313-31620-1
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-31620-3
1296 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication:
10/30/2000
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Description:
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss founded A&M Records in 1962 with $200. In 1989, they sold the world's largest independent record label for nearly $500 million. From Brass to Gold is the rise of A&M form it start with the Tijuana Brass to a golden success. A&M and its 14 affiliated labels signed over 800 artists in every musical genre including the Carpenters, Quincy Jones, Styx, Supertramp, Burt Bacharach, Joe Cocker, Bryan Adams, Janet Jackson, George Winston, The Go-Go's, Carole King, Amy Grant, the Neville Brothers, and The Police. A&M's affiliates were George Harrison's Dark Horse Records, Windham Hill, Ode Records, IRS Records, Cypress Records, Delos, Denon, Gold Mountain Records, Nimbus Records, Perspective, Tabu, Vendetta Records, and Word Records.
From Brass to Gold Vol. I is comprehensive history of A&M. An astonishingly detailed guide to the creative output and corporate history, it catalogs 7,800 titles in albums, singles, jukebox, CD discographies; 460 A&M films and videos, 2,200 titles from the affiliates, awards, 460 artist bibliographies, over 500 collectibles, 2,300 radio guest appearances, more than 300 television appearances, plus Almo-Irving Music Publishing; a calendar of significant company, release, chart, tour, birth dates, artist, title and label indexes. This book sets a new standard for the content of record label discographies.
Table of Contents:
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Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Labels
Abbreviations
A&M Records Albums
A&M Records Singles
A&M Films and Videos
Affiliated Labels
Artist Bibliographies
For Collectors
Indexes
About the Author:
LESLIE J. PFENNINGER is a freelance artist, writer, photographer, and regular contributor to record collectors guides. She is recognized as an authority on A&M Records and worked with the label for their 25th anniversary celebration which included an exhibit of memorabilia, commemorative book, and in cataloguing the vaults. She was a contributor to the industry book, A&M Records: The First 25 Years, The Official Price Guide to Records (Tenth Edition), Compact Disc Collectibles Price Guide (2nd Edition), and Carpenters Kyodo Magazine Mook 21.
LCC Class:
16
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