A&M Records References

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A&M Names Losmann International/Vice Pres. Record World, 10.
 1980-2-2
Jerry Moss, Gil Friesen mini bios. Rolling Stone.
1980-3-6
A&M Post-Grammy Bash (photo). Record World, 8.
 1980-3-15
A&M Promotes Beeson. Record World, 18.
 1980-3-22
A&M Ups Dietz-Baim. Record World, 53.
 1980-3-22
Packaging Gimmicks Prove Sales Stimulators for A&M Product. Variety, 298:89. 1980-3-26
A&M Names Haverty Intl. Operations Mgr. Record World, 10.
 1980-4-5
Robert Gold Named A&M Adv. Manager. Record World, 14.
 1980-5-24
A&M Names Gormley Communications VP. Record World, 4.
 1980-6-14
A&M Names Harris A&R VP/Manager. Record World, 6.
 1980-6-14
A&M Names Minor Promo Vice President. Record World, 6.
 1980-6-21
A&M Names Mike Gormley Vice-President. RPM.
 1980-6-21
Label Report an Exciting Year for Black Music. Record World, 27.
 1980-6-28
Resnick, Buttice Named to A&M Promo Posts. Record World, 8.
 1980-7-5
Minor Wants 'Real' Music Company. Jim McCullaugh. Billboard, 6.
 1980-7-12
A&M Chief Hits But At 'Demo' Tape Hoax. Billboard, 92:.
 1980-7-19
A&M Names Powell Single Sales Manager. Record World, 172.
 1980-7-19
A&M Taps Morris. Record World, 174.
 1980-7-19
A&M Promotes Wagner. Record World, 206.
 1980-7-19
CBS-A&M Latin License. Adam White. Billboard, 92:1.
 1980-8-2
CBS Intl., A&M Set Latin Pact. Record World, 46.
 1980-8-2
Laser-Etched LP Marketed By A&M. Ed Harrison. Billboard, 92:4, 8.
 1980-8-9
Sales Changes at A&M. Record World, 12.
 1980-8-16
Collecting Singles Is a Way of Life for A&M Promotion Rep Steve Resnick. Sam Sutherland. Record World, 18.
 1980-8-23
Inside Track. Billboard, 78.
 1980-9-13
Carpenters, Alpert LPs Utilizing dbx. Jim McCullaugh. Billboard, 6.
 1980-9-20
Nautilus Announces Deals with Three Labels. Record World, 11.
 1980-9-20
1st A&M Country LP Bows. Ed Harrison. Billboard, 16.
 1980-10-4
A&M Files Charge. Billboard, 92:106.
 1980-10-4
A&M Revamping Chaplin's Studio To Attract TV, Movie Projects. Variety, 300:79. 1980-10-29
dbx Discs Add to Roster. Reproduction, 30.
 1980-10
A&M Names Gordon. Record World, 45.
 1980-11-1
A&M Renews Pact. Billboard, 92:.
 1980-11-15
A&M, S. African Label Renew Affiliation. Record World, 76.
 1980-12-27
A&M International Names Louk de Mol. Record World, 86.
 1980-12-27
A&M Seeks Attachment Writ On Kester Assets. Billboard, 93:6.
 1981-2-14
A&M Selects Stokes to Pilot Black A&R. Ed Harrison. Billboard, 93:4.
 1981-2-14
A&M Records Biography: Quincy Jones. A&M Records. 1981-2
A&M Taps Freiser. Record World, 8.
 1981-3-7
A&M Piracy ‘Breakthrough.’ Music Week.
 1981-3-7
A&M Piracy ‘Breakthrough.’ Music Week, 4.
 1981-3-7
A&M, Spurred By I.R.S., Reactivates College Dept. Eliot Sekuler. Record World, 16.
 1981-3-21
A&M Announces Pricing Changes. Record World, 6.
 1981-4-11
How the Weird Can Get Started in Recording. Laurel Leff. Wall Street Journal, 104:25. 1981-4-23
A&M Holding Marketing Meetings. Record World, 10.
 1981-5-9
A&M Names Schenker Publicity Director. Record World, 8.
 1981-5-16
Friesen Sees Artist Development As Key to A&M's Continuing Growth. Record World, 3.
 1981-5-23
A&M's Jeff Ayeroff Is a Creator of 'Artifacts.' Samuel Graham. Record World, 16.
 1981-6-6
Tom Vickers to A&M. Record World, 10.
 1981-6-20
Stark/Camelot Execs Visit A&M (photo). Record World, 48.
 1981-6-20
A&M Plans Return to Film Biz; Label Parties May Be Involved. Cynthia Kirk. Variety, 303:67. 1981-7-15
A&M Stepping Into Films; Launches New Subsidiary. Billboard, 93:74.
 1981-7-25
dbx-Encoded Discs to Hit 200 In '81. Jim McCullaugh. Billboard, 31.
 1981-8-8
A&M Names Konjoyan. Record World, 17.
 1981-8-29
Satellite Bash (photo of Soundstage during broadcast to Japan). Billboard, 47.
 1981-9-26
A&M Sues EMI Over Royalty $. Billboard, 93:.
 1981-10-10
Alpert's Latin Guests (photo). Record World, 49.
 1981-10-10
A&M Promotes Frazier. Record World, 50.
 1981-11-7
A&M, Chrysalis, Join 'Gift of Music' Push. Record World, 3.
 1981-12-5
A&M Taps Miller. Record World, 10.
 1981-12-12
A&M Revives $6.98 LP List for New Acts. Billboard, 5.
 1982-1-16
E-A, Alpha Latest to Bow Midlines. Variety, 306:77. 1982-2-17
A&M Promotes Oken, Record World, 10.
 1982-2-27
A&M Fetes Its Grammy Winners. Record World, 42.
 1982-3-13
Alpert and Moss NARM Award (photo). Billboard.
 1982-4-10
RCA, A&M Up Midline Price. Billboard.
 1982-5-1
RCA, A&M Increase Midline Prices. Cash Box, 10.
 1982-5-8
A&M Expands "Radio-Free" Drive Label Says Armatrading Campaign Showed the Way. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 6.94:6.
 1982-5-15
RCA, A&M Hike Prices. Billboard.
 1982-6-19
Did RCA Roll Back Price Hike? Irv Lichtman. Billboard, 94:1.
 1982-6-26
Stones Pace Group Pack; A&M's British Connection. Paul Grein. Billboard, 6.
 1982-7-3
Release Dates. Cash Box, 21.
 1982-7-3
Faulty Products: IRS Indie Option. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 94:12.
 1982-7-17
A&M Awards Scholarship. Billboard, 10.
 1982-7-31
A&M Targets Cassettes In Sales Program. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 94:4.
 1982-7-31
Girod Appointed. Cash Box, 12. 1982-8-14
A&M Begins Charging Cablers For Use of Its Promo Videos. Cynthia Kirk. Variety, 308:77. 1982-9-1
A&M Charging for Duplication of Promo Clips. Billboard, 94:4.
 1982-9-4
A&M To Release Supertramp on $8.98 on Chrome. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 94:1.
 1982-9-25
A&M Holds Affiliates' Meet. Billboard, 58.
 1982-10-2
A&M Looking Down Under. Cary Darling. Billboard, 10.
 1982-10-23
A&M Marks 20 Years of Chart Success. Paul Grein. Billboard, 6.
 1982-10-30
A&M Records Biography: David Kershenbaum. A&M Records. 1982-10
Record Companies Market Promise of New Technology. Cary Darling. Billboard, WC-8. 1982-11-6
IRS, A&M Staffs Join in Push for English Beat. Moira McCormick. Billboard, 66.
 1982-11-13
Pabst, Record Firm Supporting Howard Johnson's College Gigs. A. Davis. Amusement Business, 94:1. 1982-12-4
Talent in Action (Top Disco/Dance Labels). Billboard, TA-36.
 1982-12-25
First Quarter Releases: New Acts Crowd the Field. Roman Kozak. Billboard, 95:18.
 1983-1-29
A&M Keeps Big Apple Polished. Roman Kozak. Billboard.
 1983-3-19
Sales of Records On the Rise. Sandra Salmans. New York Times. 1983-3-29
Bergamo Wants Distrib "Alliance" Between MCA, A&M, Capitol; Says Talks Have Yet to Start. Cynthia Kirk. Variety, 310:73. 1983-4-13
Australian Invasion Doesn't Begin or End with Men At Work. Cary Darling. Billboard, A-10.
 1983-5-28
Chart Beat. Paul Grein. Billboard, 6.
 1983-8-13
Music Video Turns On the Industry. Ed Levine. New York Times. 1983-8-21
Spinning Minis and New Sales. Ed Levine. New York Times. 1983-8-21
Windham Hill Signs With A&M: Marketing, Promotion, Distribution. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 95:18. 1983-8-29
A&M Introduces Audiophile Line (Audio Masters Plus). Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 95:4.
 1983-10-29
DeVorzon Wins A&M Contract Suit. John Sippel. Billboard, 95:4.
 1983-10-29
DeVorzon Wins $214G in Nadia's Theme Suit Against A&M Records. Variety, 313:75. 1983-11-9
Changes At A&M. Cash Box, 10.
 1983-11-12
A&M Records Biography: Rupert Hine. A&M Records. 1984-1
Chrysalis, A&M On Lookout for New Directors. Clint Goldman. Back Stage, 25:38. 1984-3-2
A&M Act On Tour Via Video. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 96:4.
 1984-4-7
Inside Track. Billboard, 74.
 1984-4-7
Chrome for All A&M Cassettes. Steven Dupler. Billboard, 96:1.
 1984-4-28
A&M Records Biography: Keith Forsey. A&M Records. 1984-8
A&M Starts Film Music Dept. to Increase Exploitation of Pix. Variety, 316:431. 1984-10-3
Anderle to Head Film Scoring Division. Music Week, 2.
 1984-10-13
A&M Records Biography: Kenny Vance. A&M Records. 1984-10
Prickly Promotion (photo of A&M NY staff). Billboard, 53.
 1984-11-24
IRS Ankles A&M, Seeks New Distrib. Variety, 317:122. 1984-12-12
A&M, IRS to End Marketing Ties. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 3.
 1984-12-15
A&M Records Biography: Mitch Easter. A&M Records. 1984-12
Petra, Grant Albums Will Kick Off Word/A&M Pact. Sam Sutherland. Billboard.
 1985-1-12
A&M Ends Deal With CBS Europe. Los Angeles Times, IV, 2:3.
 1985-1-30
A&M Cuts European Ties with CBS.. Mike Hennessey. Billboard, 3.
 1985-2-9
Lectern (Word Records and A&M Agreement). Bob Darden. Billboard, 97:66.
 1985-2-16
Evangelical Pop a Hit of the Record Business. Stephen Holden. New York Times, C17. 1985-2-20
Letters to the Editor (CD Radio Service). Billboard, 10.
 1985-3-2
Latin Stars Teaming for Charity Single. Paul Grein. Billboard, 4.
 1985-3-30
The Word from Friesen, Quincy Jones. Fred Goodman. Billboard, 3.
 1985-4-13
International Viewpoint. Mike Hennessey. Billboard, 9.
 1985-4-27
Carter Gives Up Producing for A&M Post. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 97:44.
 1985-6-1
International Viewpoint. M. Hennessey. Billboard, 97:9.
 1985-6-8
A&M's McClain Brews Urban-Pop Mix. Steven Ivory. Billboard, 97:55. 1985-6-22
A&M Records Prez Sees Plunge In Use of Pop Music Soundtracks. H. Schipper. Variety, 319:65. 1985-7-3
Kareem Courting A&M For Shot As Supremo Of His Own Jazz Label. Variety, 319:64. 1985-7-3
A&M Adds Corson. Cash Box, 8.
 1985-7-20
A&M Execs in Cross-Country Tour Visits to 40 Black Radio Stations. Nelson George. Billboard, 97:49.
 1985-7-20
A&M's Friesen Is Electro Sound Keynoter. Steven Dupler. Billboard, 39.
 1985-8-3
Quality Planners (Friesen photo). Billboard.
 1985-8-17
Northern California Indie Puts Together Winning Team. Peter Holden. Cash Box, 9. 1985-9-14
MCA; A&M Reject Sticker Plan of RIAA; Fear of Retailer Backlash. H. Schipper. Variety, 320:141. 1985-10-2
Religious Artists Cross Over to Pop Labels. Los Angeles Daily News. 1985-10-18
The World Of Gospel Music: Together For a Cause. Moira McCormick et al. Billboard, 97:61. 1985-10-19
Moss Open to Nashville Crossover. Edward Morris. Billboard, 97:65.
 1985-10-26
Inspirational Sounds Hit the Dance Floor. Nelson George. Billboard, 97:57.
 1985-11-2
Lost In the Stars--the Music of Kurt Weill (SP5104). Billboard, 97:78.
 1985-11-9
Gospel Lectern. Bob Darden. Billboard, 97:53.
 1985-11-16
Music Videos. Billboard.
 1985-11-23
Record Companies Challenge Market Conditions with Sound Economics and National Talent Strategy. C. Agudela. Billboard, 98:M-26.
 1985-12-14
A&M, Beggar's Banquet Campaign for New Age Music In Britain. Variety, 322:79. 1986-1-29
A&M Gives Green Light to 'Pink' Campaign. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 98:4.
 1986-2-15
A&M, Capitol Testing New CD Box. Sam Sutherland. Billboard, 1.
 1986-2-22
2 Record Concerns Join Promoter Curb. New York Times. 1986-3-4
CBS Records to Cut Use of Independents Follows Reports of Mob Role at Promoters. San Jose Mercury News. 1986-3-5
A&M Severs Tie With Independent Promoters. Los Angeles Times, LAT, VI, 1:6. 1986-3-6
CBS, A&M, PolyGram Join Promoter Boycott. Daily News of Los Angeles. 1986-3-6
CBS, PolyGram, A&M Drop Independent Promoters. Lexington Herald Leader. 1986-3-6
Three More Major Record Firms Drop Independent Promoters. Miami Herald. 1986-3-6