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Tangerine Records in March 1962 and arranged for ABC-Paramount to distribute Tangerine's records. The company formed Jet Record Distributors based in Long Island City, N.Y. as its local distributor. Also in 1962, the company had acquired Music Guild label and library for Westminster Records.
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was the company's first signed artist. The company recorded its first single record, "Sincerely Yours" and "Come Home", both by Gorme. Alec
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333:" by Bobby Scott in February 1956 was the company's first national hit. George Hamilton IV's "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" single was Am-Paramount's first million-selling single in October 1956.
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431:, allowing ABC recordings to be issued on the ABC label in the UK, and Anchor records to be distributed by ABC on the Anchor label in the US. Also in 1974, ABC acquired
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One of Gorme's singles was its first release in January 1956. "
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Westminster Gold for classic and youth fare, respectively.
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2455:"Stephen Diener, Former ABC Records President, Dies at 80"
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1997:"Am-Par Did It the Hard Way By Developing Its Own Stars"
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The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
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label. Like Concord, Ranwood is also distributed by UMG.
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in 1979. ABC produced music in a variety of genres:
2142:"New Marketing Approaches Key ABC/Duill 55-LP Meet"
2121:. Billboard. September 12, 1970. pp. abc4–abc8
1867:. Billboard. September 12, 1970. pp. abc2–abc3
631:Artists associated with ABC Records and its labels
458:to release singles. In the early 1960s, it bought
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423:In 1974, ABC switched British distribution from
2016:"Impulse Records: 'The House That Trane Built'"
478:from 1961 until his death in 1967. ABC created
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1676:. Concord's recordings are distributed by UMG.
303:ABC Paramount 78rpm record and original sleeve
2167:"ABC Records 73 Sales, Earnings Up from 1972"
490:to produce his albums and those he produced.
263:, in 1943. The Blue Network was purchased by
27:US record label; imprint of ABC Records, Inc.
2525:"Industry - Record Labels - W&G Records"
2193:"Jay Lasker, Recording Executive, 65, Dies"
2047:. Vol. 77, no. 2. January 9, 1965
2613:Defunct record labels of the United States
1894:Corporation & Business Entity Database
1695:made for ABC are controlled by Sony Music.
597:ABC-Paramount/ABC Records label variations
2041:"ABC-Paramount will Reactivate Apt Label"
1896:. New York State Division of Corporations
1768:"Am-Par Alters Label Name to ABC-Param't"
2569:"Ranwood to Release 21 Welk Top Sellers"
2473:"Command, a Premium Price Label, to Deb"
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2499:"Am-Par Acquires Grand Award Label"
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2067:"ABC-Paramount Is Now abc Records"
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1813:. London: Granta. pp. 15–16.
1789:"ABC-Paramount Is Now abc Records"
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1939:"ABC-Paramount Through the Years"
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245:Federal Communications Commission
2401:Billboard's hottest hot 100 hits
2245:"ABC Nove Epitomizes Expansions"
2014:Montagne, Renee (June 6, 2006).
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2598:The ABC-Paramount Records story
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2433:"ABC-Paramount Records Story"
2351:"ABC-Paramount Records Story"
2339:– via Books.google.com.
2297:"Famous Labels Bought By ABC"
2129:– via Books.google.com.
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589:. Nor is it the sub-label of
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2003:. June 20, 1960. p. 12.
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2073:. June 18, 1966. p. 3
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247:took action against the
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1837:The Movie Business Book
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809:Danny & the Juniors
516:In 1974 ABC bought the
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2398:Bronson, Fred (2003).
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892:Ferrante & Teicher
784:Billy "Crash" Craddock
585:(1955–60) and then by
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1809:Kahn, Ashley (2006).
1745:List of record labels
1663:BMG Rights Management
1495:Buluu Dunhill Records
960:Christian Harmonizers
568:Universal Music Group
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224:ABC-Paramount Records
2276:. September 21, 1974
1865:"ABC: Brief History"
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858:Duke and the Drivers
1681:Amazing Rhythm Aces
1624:Westminster Records
1539:Grand Award Records
1167:The Pointer Sisters
638:Amazing Rhythm Aces
520:record labels from
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348:Grand Award Records
2197:The New York Times
1968:"The First Decade"
1500:Chancellor Records
1482:Blue Thumb Records
1144:The Oak Ridge Boys
951:George Hamilton IV
814:Dalton and Dubarri
572:Disney Music Group
557:Waldorf Music Hall
341:Chancellor Records
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255:(RCA) to sell the
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1619:Tangerine Records
1614:Song Bird Records
1472:Back Beat Records
1427:Jimmy Witherspoon
1322:Dusty Springfield
1245:John Wesley Ryles
922:The 5th Dimension
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764:Roy Clark
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507:Back Beat
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484:Tangerine
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389:In 1967,
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110:: Defunct
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