When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. Listed in parentheses are names of affiliated labels for which the artist recorded for atlantic in conjunction with. Kentucky avenue, atlantic city, nj 08401 609 3488906. This is a great history book on the music industry and gives details as to how atlantic records came to bei highly recommend this book to anyone interested in working in the musicrecord industry. Mar 31, 2015 miriam bienstock, then miriam abramson, a cofounder of atlantic records, with nesuhi ertegun in an undated photo. The history of atlantic records simpsons wiki fandom. Other articles where atlantic records is discussed. From early on in their history, atlantic was a major player among american record companies. Seven arts records, and today is part of the warner music group. I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about atlantic records based on my information, interests. Subtropical storm one, january 18, 1978, through january 23, 1978, 45 mph.
This is a list of artists who formerly recorded for atlantic records. Making tracks, charlie gilletts detailed history of the atlantic record label spans from the labels creation in 1947 to 197374 when the book was written and first published. Eastwest records america was switched to elektra when sylvia rhone became president of that label in 1995. The atlantic records story the independent years hip. Upon the merger, elektra became largely dormant, with most of its retained roster absorbed by atlantic. He denied everything, and we went on with our case.
Apr 06, 2017 the library maintains clippings files on topics related to atlantic city and local history, as well as archival collections, books, and other unique resources. He and abramson set up shop as atlantic in the latter part of 1947. Atlantic city free public library heston collection 1 no. Over 60 years of recorded music history from aretha franklin. If you would like to donate any materials to our collection, please contact us. Each record has the catalogue number, production year and a value to indicate the current price. Featuring rare and private clips, performances, and studio sessions from atlantic recording artists, this dvd is a music fans. He then handed her a book on how to sightread and a large tablet on which she.
The atlantic city free public library atlantic city. Atlantic records has taken an uncommon approach to using apples ibooks author touted as a creation platform that will reinvent the textbook. Founded in 1947, atlantic records set out to bring the sounds of black musicians, most notably rhythm and blues, jazz, and early rock and roll, to a wider audience. With over 70 years of recorded music history, atlantic records passion for artistry continues today with a new generation of incredible talent. Ive been listening to the atlantic records story, a bbc radio 6 documentary series narrated by johnnie walker that tells the story of the. Some records are on microfilm the family history library. List of current atlantic records artists wikipedia. This book offers the impressive 42year history of atlantic records and its founder, ahmet ertegun, in innumerable anecdotes, interviews, and yarns entertainingly. On december 24, 1987, nat tarnopol filed a federal lawsuit against the united states government for the willful and unlawful destruction of brunswicks books and records after a u.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Atlantic records unleashes book for shinedowns album. This fourvolume discography, in chronological segments from 1947 to 1974, purports to cover every recording atlantic records ever issued, in serial order, with minor exceptions. Abramsons then wife miriam ran atlantic s publishing company and handled most of the office work. As a costcutting maneuver, the new owners of warner music group merged atlantic records with its elektra records sister to form the atlantic records group. Historical resources atlantic county library system. Discover your ancestors with the worlds largest family history website.
The atlantic records story by david edwards, patrice eyries, mike callahan, and rene wu last update. Atlantic and pacific records during the modern recorded era. The atlantic records covers series features the most current and hottest acts from our roster covering label classics. Through college, ertegun, son of the turkish ambassador to the united states, supplemented his allowance by making and selling records. This is an unpretentious, readable book that interweaves the general history of britains involvement in slavery, with examples of welsh contributions to slavery and the slavetrade. Abramsons then wife miriam ran atlantics publishing company and handled most of the office work. Atlantic city genealogy genealogy libguides at atlantic. Several faculty members have received teaching awards, and maintain a record of admirable service to the community and the profession. We had the records with the c, and we had the testers, and you could see that. This is a great history book on the music industry and. In 1968 the label issued history of rhythm and blues, volume 4 in stereo. Atlantic county, new jersey large print edition july 2015.
History when kirk and luann van houten got lost in the sea, milhouse stayed with the simpsons family. Photographs and documents relating to the african american community in atlantic city. Integral part of its history is of course the great musicians like ray charles, aretha franklin, otis redding, led zeppelin, cream, rolling stones and host of others which reads like whos who of modern pop culture. Through both his publications and collection of historical materials, he continues to this day to support the work of researchers who, in varying ways, carry on his legacy. Axis 360 ebooks a digital service which allows users to search, browse, checkout and download adult, ya and children ebook titles with their atlantic county library system id and pin. Atco and cotillion were subsidiary labels and clarion was a budget label. One of the best books ever written on the history of one of the greatest record labels ever created and built. Records are housed at the courthouse in mays landing, the county seat.
This digital history project explores their social networks and includes scholarly essays that analyze the documents. Resources nova scotia, canada history and genealogy books. The department of history includes highly recognized authors of scholarly books, essays and articles in american, european, asian and latin american history. Databases and research atlantic county library system. That is appropriate for the subject matter, because atlantic records is a huge presence in the history of rhythm. Founded in 1947 by herb abrahamson and ahmet ertegun, atlantic records went on to become one of the most successful independent record companies in the history of music by challenging the economic dominance and musical hegemony of the major record labels in the 1950s. Probate records for atlantic county began in 1837 with the creation of the county. The last sultan is the definitive biography of a man who changed popular culture throughout the world. February 20, 2000 atlantic was formed in 1947 by ahmet ertegun and herb abramson in new york city.
Homer offered him a cd of the history of atlantic records but then. On every level, the story of that life is just as rich, varied and exotic as the music that ahmet brought the world through atlantic records, the. Atlantic records the history of rock and roll radio show. The mission of the atlantic city heritage collections is to preserve and make accessible items documenting the history of atlantic city. Two of the major series of lp recordings were the 1200 and 8000 series, started by nesuhi ertegun. Also featured in the book are the voices of erteguns closest associates at atlantic among them, his late brother, nesuhi, producer jerry wexler and engineer tom dowd as well as atlantic artists such as keith richards and scott weiland of stone temple pilots. When i first started atlantic records, reflects the label founder, ahmet ertegun, i intended to make good blues and jazz music, as well as some pop music. The history of atlantic records the history of atlantic records is a cd. Complete listing of all vinyl records published by atlantic. Atlantic records history of rhythm and blues vocal groups. Their first records, jazz sides by tiny grimes and errol garner. Chris evanss book is mainly aimed at the general reader and, as such, it performs its task well. Formed in 1947 by jazz fans ahmet ertegun, son of a turkish diplomat, and herb abramson, formerly the artistsandrepertoire director for national records, atlantic became the most consistently successful new york citybased independent label of the 1950s, with an incomparable roster including joe.
In an exclusive excerpt from her memoir anything for a hit. Herb abramson and ahmet ertegun, record company and label. Integral part of its history is of course the great musicians like ray charles, aretha franklin, otis redding, led zeppelin, cream, rolling stones and host of others. Later, his personal library of books and manuscripts was acquired and formed the basis for expanded development of the atlantic city history collection. A great documentary on the history of one of the greatest record labels ever. Atlantic was founded by ahmet ertegun and herb abramson, with jerry wexler and ahmets brother nesuhi ertegun joining the business a few years later. Digitized collections naval history and heritage command.
This is the history of atlantic record from its beginning to essentially where its at today. Please read below first and last shown in april 1995. This is a revamped version of the 1966 logo, with the colors adapted from that of the label design used from 1969 to the late 1980s. The history of independent american recording should start and end with atlantic records. The secret history of the underground railroad the atlantic. For more complete information about the location of county probate records see. Since the 1940s up to very recently, atlantic set the standards for greatness. Big joe turner, ray charles, aretha franklin, rolling stones, led zeppelin.
Founded in 1947 by ertegun, the son of a turkish diplomat, atlantic records is one of the most successful and respected major record companies. The rise of independent record companies like chess, king, veejay, modern, kent, savoy and roulette in america after world war ii came about because of several. The atlantic records story hip to the tip part 1 of 4. African american history museum of atlantic city 42 n. This is an atlantic records discography, albums released on the atlantic records label from its founding up until 1982, ordered by catalog number. After the third logo came into usage, this logo was only used for a short time in 2005.
Atlantic records story both sides now publications. Ahmet worked at a local record store where he began to learn about the music. Atlantis was a mid atlantic continent that suddenly sunk into the ocean. Atlantic on atlantic records, full discography of their vinyl record releases. Excluding this subtropical storm, the groundhog day tropical storm of 1952 february 2, 1952february 3, 1952 with 50 mph winds was the earliest formed in a calendar year. Book a history of the county of pictou, nova scotia by rev. The house that ahmet built follows erteguns remarkable career and its impact on the evolution of the worlds most popular musical genre while offering an insiders look at the recording industry. Atlantic records has a complex history, and this worksheet and quiz will help you test your understanding of the important role it has played in the music industry. As napoleon once said, what is history, but a fable agreed upon. Cruise books ships, seabees and trainingeducation cryptologic documents in the navy department library dept.
Their influence on taste defining records is legendary. The path of splitness is a major nonfiction work that will rock the scientific world it is 2,766 pages. The idea that atlantis was an actual historical place, and not just a legend invented by plato, didnt surface until the. Ahmet ertegun and the history of atlantic records teachrock. Ahmet ertegun atlantic records american masters pbs. Atlantic records story atlantic records discography, part 1 early 100, 400 series 19491954 atlantic records discography, part 2. Atlantic records story atlantic records discography, part 1 early 100, 400 series 19491954 atlantic records discography, part 2 1200 jazz series. The new jersey digital highway explores our states history and culture. In 1953, herb abramson temporarily left atlantic records to serve in the military. Digitized and transcribed records relating to freedom petitions filed between 18001862 in washington, d.
Formed in 1947 by jazz fans ahmet ertegun, son of a turkish diplomat, and herb abramson, formerly the artistsandrepertoire director for national records, atlantic became the most consistently successful new york citybased independent label of the 1950s, with an incomparable roster including joe turner, ruth. The atlantic city free public library archival collections. Other collection strengths include miss america pageant year books and photographs, atlantic city high school yearbooks, casinos and gaming information, and tourism in atlantic city. All formats available for pc, mac, ebook readers and other mobile devices. The njdh is a collaboration of the states libraries, museums, archives and historical societies to provide a one stop shop for new jerseys cultural treasuresphotographs, books, documents, threedimensional objects, video and audio. Founded in 1947, atlantic records set out to bring the sounds of black musicians, most notably rhythm and blues, jazz, and early rock and roll, to a wider. The atlantic records story by david edwards and mike callahan last update.
Atlantic recorded rhythm and blues, jazz, blues, country and western, rock and roll, gospel, and comedy. There really needs to be a lot more here about the history of atlantic records. As the founder and head of atlantic records, ahmet ertegun signed andor. The book analyzes and explains the basic pre history of the universe and how it came into being, the basic dynamics which created life, the basic. Originally published by the pictou advocate, pictou, 1877 this edition published by global heritage press, milton 2005 cd 2011 this book is a wonderful old history of pictou county that includes lists of. Large selection and many more categories to choose from. In 2004, time warner sold warner music to group of private investors. Atlantic recording corporation is an american record label founded in october 1947 by ahmet. Atlantic city from 1895 to the present, city directories from 18721982, census records for atlantic county, and maps of the city and absecon island.
Please contact the atlantic city heritage collections staff for more information about these. This is a list of artists who record for atlantic records or its subsidiary labels. Ahmet ertegun, atlantic records, and the triumph of. Atlantic recording corporation simply known as atlantic records is an american record label founded in october 1947 by ahmet ertegun and herb abramson. As the founder and head of atlantic records, ahmet ertegun signed andor recorded many of the greatest musical artists of all time, among them ruth brown. Today, atlantic remains a part of the warner music group, and forms the atlantic music group along with elektra, rhino records 2 which atlantic bought out in 1992 and lava. Search charts, photographs, birth and death records and more. Which book by timothy leary served as a guide to the experimental use of acid. Atlantic records atlantic recording corporation is een amerikaans platenlabel dat een dochteronderneming is van warner music group. This guide includes information where to search for vital records, books in the atlantic city free public librarys collection, how to search for obituaries and local history materials in the atlantic city heritage collection. Chock full of pictures and commentary, this presents a totally fascinating portrait of ahmet ertegun and his record company, including all the great artists associated with atlantic.
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