A&M Records References

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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
Industry Worry Hurts Independent Promoter. Martin Merzer. Miami Herald, 22A. 1986-3-9
CBS, PolyGram, A&M Halt Use of Inside Promoters. H. Schipper. Variety, 322:151. 1986-3-12
Sly Stone to Rock Again, Now On A&M. Nelson George. Billboard, 98:63.
 1986-3-15
Grammy Celebration (photo). Billboard, 86.
 1986-3-22
Senate to Investigate Record Payola. Beacon Journal. 1986-4-3
Rock Me, A&M (photo). Billboard.
 1986-4-5
A&M Ties Shortform Titles to Charts. Tony Seideman. Billboard, 98:49.
 1986-4-5
Little Is Known Yet About Payola Probes. Miami Herald. 1986-4-19
Vox Jox: A&M Mails Promo-Only CD. Kim Freeman. Billboard, 98:12.
 1986-5-3
Who Picks the Hits? A Day in the Life of a Dallas-Area Record Promoter. Dallas Morning News. 1986-6-19
Soundtrack Fastlane Already Facing Congestion As Labels Strengthen Crossover Links In Marketing Chain. C. McGowan. Billboard, 98:34.
 1986-6-21
Soundtrack Highlights of 1985-86. Paul Grein. Billboard, 98:S-12.
 1986-6-21
U.K. '86: Luminaries From the Summit. N. Hunter. Billboard, 98:UK-3, 8.
 1986-6-28
Gil Friesen: A&M Records' Hot President Plays It Cool. Bud Scoppa. Musician, 116:22. 1986-6
A&M's Latin Division Grows From Alpert's "Roots." Enrique Fernandez. Billboard, 98:23.
 1986-7-5
City of Hope Recipients. Billboard, 98:4.
 1986-7-5
A&M Links With Canyon. Billboard, 98:86.
 1986-7-5
Great Promotion (Friesen, Minor photo). Billboard, 70.
 1986-7-12
A&M Records Promotion Staff List. Billboard.
 1986-7-12
A&M Will Follow Warner's Lead In Raising CD Royalty. Variety, 324:109. 1986-8-13
Serial 12-Inches Revive Hits. Brian Chin. Billboard, 98:39.
 1986-8-16
Capturing That Moment (photo). Billboard, 4.
 1986-8-16
RCA/Ariola Sold on Cassette 4x12s. Geoff Mayfield. Billboard, 1.
 1986-8-23
Polygram, A&M Cement Relationship. Billboard, 98:68.
 1986-9-27
Black Music Special Feature. Billboard, B-10.
 1986-9-27
The World Of Gospel Music: Together For a Cause. Moira McCormick, H. C. Hicks et al. Billboard, 97:61. 1986-10-19
Chart Beat. Paul Grein. Billboard, 6.
 1986-10-25
A&M Records Biography: Don Dixon. A&M Records. 1986-10
Labels Increasing Service of Promo-Only CDs. Steve Gett. Billboard, 12.
 1986-11-15
Artist Panel Tackles Wide-Ranging Topics. Chris Morris. Billboard, 98:41-2.
 1986-12-13
Stretching Pop Format Parameters. Carol Cooper. Billboard, 98:9.
 1986-12-13
A&M Staffers Are In Stores Now. Chris Morris. Billboard, 98:5.
 1986-12-27
A&M Close to Acquisition of Roulette Records, Big 7. Billboard, 98:70.
 1987-1-17
A&M May Buy Big 7, Roulette; Pubbery Is Considered a Plum. Variety, 325:220. 1987-1-21
A&M Bows First Dance Club CD Release. Brian Chin. Billboard, 99:34.
 1987-1-31
Hollywood Freeway, and Afterward, It Was Just Party, Party, Party. Los Angeles Daily News. 1987-2-25
Superstar Winds Blow In March Releases. Steve Gett. Billboard, 99:8.
 1987-3-7
Major Labels Step Up Promo CD Service to Radio. Steve Gett. Billboard, 86.
 1987-3-14
A&M Hires 50 Inner City Youths. Los Angeles Times, VI, 1:2. 1987-4-17
A&M Backs Job Program for Inner-City Youth. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 99:5.
 1987-4-25
Aussie Festival Label Champions Cassette Single. Glenn A. Baker. Billboard, 68.
 1987-5-2
A&M Bows Midline CD Series. Dave DiMartino. Billboard.
1987-5-23
25 Years of A&M. Stephen Holden. New York Times, C24. 1987-6-10
A Swan Song for the Fabled 45? Record Firms Switching to Short-Play Cassettes. Philadelphia (PA) Daily News. 1987-6-19
Deal Down Under (photo). Billboard, 74.
 1987-6-20
25th Anniversary of Record Label: A&M Celebrates Independence. Steve Pond. Los Angeles Times, VI, 1:4. 1987-6-25
A&M Prepares for First Worldwide Meet. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 3.
 1987-6-27
BET, A&M In Benefit. Billboard, 92.
 1987-6-27
Alpert Gives Toot for 25 Years of A&M. Chicago Sun Times. 1987-6-27
Alpert's A&M Records Celebrates 25 Years of Recording Success. Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution. 1987-6-27
A&M Staffers Wish Label Happy 25th At Global Meet. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 99:6.
 1987-7-11
Once Was a Time: Sharing the 60's. Patricia Leigh Brown. New York Times. 1987-7-11
A&M's 25th Annual Worldwide Meet. Billboard, 33.
 1987-7-18
A&M Cuts Prices for Fall Promo. Jim McCullaugh. Billboard, 51.
 1987-7-18
Twin/Tone, A&M In Pact. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 3.
 1987-7-18
A&M Titles Discounted In Japan. Billboard, 62.
 1987-7-25
A&M Records Biography: Ed Stasium. A&M Records. 1987-8
The Pop Life (A Very Special Christmas). Stephen Holden. New York Times. 1987-9-30
New Superstar Christmas LP Due. Fred Goodman. Rolling Stone, 16. 1987-10-22
Charity Album Becomes Mired in Controversy. Rick Wartzman. Wall Street Journal, 33-35. 1987-10-28
A&M Gets Into Country. Edward Morris. Billboard, 99:4.
 1987-11-7
A&M Sued Over Charity X-mas LP. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 99:6.
 1987-11-7
Big Labels Wary of Mini-CDs As A&M Plans Push. Geoff Mayfield. Billboard, 99:1.
 1987-11-21
John McClain Creates Solid Gold Money-Makers. Alfred Edmond, Jr. Black Enterprise, 18:54. 1987-11
Praxis International Development Deal. Billboard, 74.
 1987-12-5
All-Star Holiday Album Producers Sued. Jon Pareles. New York Times, 137:108. 1987-12-13
Gil Friesen. Steve Pond. Rolling Stone, 9 103. 1987-12-17
Christmas Releases from A&M, Indies Enjoy Very Merry Season. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 73.
 1987-12-19
Promo CD Emerges As Radio Staple. Steve Gett. Billboard, 99:8.
 1987-12-26
A&M At 25'Success Hasn't Spoiled the Magic. Wm. K. Knoedelseder, Jr. Los Angeles Times, IV, 1:5.
 1988-1-4
Good Sales Don't Depend On Huge Sales: Retailers Can Improve Operations. David Steffen. Billboard, 100:9.
 1988-1-23
Retail Track: Lone Holdout. Earl Paige. Billboard, 51.
 1988-2-20
Labels Probing 3-Inch CD Potential. Ken Terry. Billboard, 1.
 1988-3-5
Very Special Donation. Billboard, 108.
 1988-3-19
A&M Teams Joe Jackson Videotape With 3-Inch CD. Jim McCullaugh. Billboard,, 4.
 1988-3-19
Major Labels Stepping Fast to Dance Beat (Vendetta Records). Bill Coleman. Billboard, 100:1.
 1988-3-19
A&M to Test Six 'For-Sale' CD-3s In May, Geoff Mayfield. Billboard, 4.
 1988-3-19
$5 Million to Special Olympics (photo). Billboard, 62.
1988-3-26
3-Inch CD Gets Big Play As Majors Start Ball Rolling. Dave DiMartino, Geoff Magfield, Billboard, 1.
 1988-3-26
Global Take Is Adding to A&M's Very Special X-mas. Edward Morris. Billboard, 100:4.
 1988-4-2
A&M Latest to End Isgrow Antitrust Suit. Variety, 330:64. 1988-4-6
RCA Nashville to Promote A&M's Sole Country Act. Edward Morris. Billboard, 100:6. 1988-4-10
More Labels Join A&M In Saying Y.E.S. To Jobs. Billboard, 100:5.
 1988-6-4
Hail From the Chiefs. Billboard, 84.
 1988-7-2
A&M Looks 'Mahvelous' At L.A. Meetings June 15-18 (photos). Billboard, 62.
 1988-7-9
Bigwigs (photo). Cash Box, 10.
 1988-7-16
A&M Readying All-Star Album of Disney Tunes. B. Coleman. Billboard, 100:4.
 1988-7-23
Minor a Major Poe Force. Y. Olson. Billboard, 100:12. 1988-7-26
The Pop Life (Stay Awake). Stephen Holden. New York Times. 1988-8-10
Glossy Book Salutes A&M's First 25 Years. Chris Morris. Billboard, 76.
 1988-8-20
Inside Track. Billboard, 76.
 1988-8-20
Front-line CD Prices Cut At A&M: Discount Permanent for 150-plus Titles. Geoff Mayfield. Billboard, 100:78.
 1988-9-10
A&M Returns to Jazz Roots With New Heritage Line. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 100:6.
 1988-9-24
Willner Visits the Magic Kingdom: Diverse Artists Play on Disney Tribute. Chris Morris. Billboard, 32.
 1988-10-8
Crossing Racial Boundaries, Rap Gains Ground. Neil Strauss. New York Times. 1988-10-15
Record Executive Turns Tour Guide. San Jose (CA) Mercury News. 1988-10-20
Soviet Composers Exchange Reflects Spirit of Glasnost. Los Angeles Daily News. 1988-10-20
A Radically Rethought Magical Kingdom. Stephen Holden. New York Times. 1988-10-23
Waiting for the Next Elvis. Peter Newcomb. Forbes, 142:122. 1988-10-31
A&M Laurels (Inside Track). Billboard, 100:74.
 1988-12-3
PolyGram's A&M Deal No Surprise. N. Y. Times News Service.
 1989-1-1
New Names in Rock's Pantheon. Jon Pareles. New York Times. 1989-1-19
A&M Records Biography: Ric Wake. A&M Records. 1989-1
Revamped A&M Is L.A.'s Hot Studio. M. Goldberg. Rolling Stone, 545:29. 1989-2-9
One To One: Steve Ralbovsky Talks About Some Of the New Acts Signed In A&M's A&R Push. Chris Morris. Billboard, 101:30.
 1989-2-25
Cut CD prices. Billboard, 74.
 1989-3-18
Inside Track. Billboard, 84.
 1989-4-8
A&M Drops 1-Way 45s List. Geoff Mayfield. Billboard, 101:61.
 1989-4-8
The Buzz: UK. C. Iley. Cash Box, 52:7. 1989-4-8
A&M Records Brings Out Classic Jazz in Series of Reissues. Austin (TX) American-Statesman. 1989-5-12
Keeping Score: Delos Label Is Reactivated With Help From A&M Pact. I. Horowitz. Billboard, 101:69.
 1989-5-13
New Jazz Albums Reflects on Artist's Work. Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate. 1989-5-24
New A&M Series Spotlights American Music Forms. Dave DiMartino. Billboard, 101:90.
 1989-7-1
For Sale Signs At A&M Records? Paul Grein. LA Times/Calendar, 76.
 1989-7-9
A&M Records Opens Arms to New Americana Series. Steve Hochman. LA Times, IV,3.
 1989-7-12
Keeping Score: the Deal Between A&M and Denon Had Been Anticipated. I. Horowitz. Billboard, 101:40.
 1989-8-12
A&M Plans Satellite Feed to Debut New Janet Jackson Track at Radio. Thom Duffy. Billboard, 101:6.
 1989-8-19
Reissues. Cadence, 15:26-8. 1989-8
Unit of Philips Close to Buying A&M Records. Richard Turner. Wall Street Journal, A3.
 1989-9-1
Philip's PolyGram Is Close to Acquiring A&M Records Industry Executives Say. R. Turner. Wall Street Journal, A3. 1989-9-1
Co-Founders of A&M Records Considering Sale of Company. Jube Shiver Jr., Paul Grein. Los Angeles Times, 1.
 1989-9-2
PolyGram Expected to Buy A&M Records. Geraldine Fabrikant. New York Times, Business Page 1.
 1989-9-2
PolyGram Plans to Buy A&M. Daily News of Los Angeles. 1989-9-2
PolyGram to Buy A&M. San Jose Mercury News. 1989-9-2
Business Digest: Saturday, September 3, 1989. New York Times. 1989-9-3
Reports Say PolyGram Will Buy A&M Records. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1989-9-3
PolyGram Said Near to Buying A&M; Label's Owners Confirm Negotiations. Jean Rosenbluth. Variety, 336:3.
 1989-9-6
BMG Creates Field Marketing Presence. G. Mayfield. Billboard, 101:1.
 1989-9-9
PolyGram Reportedly Near Deal to Buy A&M Records. J. Jolson-Colburn. Billboard, 101:5.
 1989-9-9
A&M Sales Talk: BMG Responds. J. Rosenbluth. Variety, 336:81. 1989-9-13
P'Gram Appears Close to A&M Purchase. Chris Morris & Ken Terry. Billboard, 101:5.
 1989-9-16
PolyGram Purchases A&M Records. San Francisco Chronicle. 1989-9-16
A&M Records Sales Talks. Wall Street Journal, A5. 1989-9-22
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss Issued Written Statement. 1989-9-22
As PolyGram, A&M Talk, Rumors Rise Of Disney Bid. Chris Morris. Billboard, 101:5.
 1989-9-23
A&M Records Confirms Sale. New York Times, 139:C5.
 1989-9-25
A&M Records Confirms Sale to PolyGram. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1989-9-25
A&M Confirms Sale to PolyGram Near. Variety, 336:80.
 1989-9-27
Rumblings At A&M (Inside Track). Billboard, 101:90.
 1989-9-30
Philip's PolyGram to Announce Pact to Acquire A&M. Kevin Goldman. Wall Street Journal, B12, B5. 1989-10-11
PolyGram: Platter Fatter. AP. Daily News, 66.
 1989-10-12
PolyGram Acquires A&M. Todd Everett. Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
 1989-10-12
PolyGram Acquires A&M For Estimated $500 Million. AP. Long Beach Press-Telegram.
 1989-10-12
PolyGram Buys A&M Records. Cyndia Zwahlen. Record-Journal, Meriden, CT, 33.
 1989-10-12