I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

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Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

A&M Records References

The reference sources are from major music trade publications and newspapers worldwide. You can sort the list by the article title or the publication date.

Reference Title	Date Sort descending
Entertainment Industry: In the News: E-Notes 2-1999. Larry E. Wacholtz, PhD. Entertainment Industry.	1999-2-1
Death of a Classic Label; Record-Company Mergers Close Down A&M. Steve Hochman. Rolling Stone, 808:24-5.	1999-3-18
Industry News: Music Dish/Black Hole Special Report. Daddy Lion Chandell.	1999-4-8
A&M Founders Suing Seagram. New York Daily News.	1999-6-25
Entertainment Giant Seagram to Face $100 Million Lawsuit. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.	1999-6-25
Herb Alpert Files $100M Lawsuit. World Entertainment News Network.	1999-6-26
Hear and Now: The Week on the Music Beat (Former A&M Executives Plan to Amend a Lawsuit). Chris Willman. Entertainment Weekly, 74.	1999-7-9
A&M Founders Want UMG Added to Suit. Chris Morris. Billboard, 111:8.	1999-7-10
Singing a Different Tune at A&M Records. Di Mari Ricker. California Law Week/Cal Law.	1999-7-12
Music Moguls Now Seeking $200M. Associated Press.	1999-8-20
Universal Music Group. Chris Morris. Billboard, 111:101.	1999-8-28
Universal Music Group Added As Defendant. Chris Morris. Billboard, 111:117.	1999-8-28
20th Century A...Z: A&M Records. Jen Schlager. Billboard Online.	1999-10-22
Ruling Not the End of Moss/Alpert Battle with Universal. Chris Morris. Billboard, 111:70.	1999-10-30
Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records, NeoPlanet Announce Enhanced Browser. PR Newswire.	2000-6-23
FCC Fines Radio Over Adams Deal. Frank Saxe, Jeff Silberman. Billboard, 87.	2000-10-28
Producer/A&R Executive Ron Fair Named President of A&M Records. PRNewswire.	2001-2-26
Shelf Life Shorter for Today's Stars, Music Execs Bemoan Changes, Survey Says. Robert Hilburn. Los Angeles Times.	2001-4-26
Chart Beat. Fred Bronson. Billboard, 148.	2001-5-12
New Vivendi Mess: $250M to Due Herb Alpert, Partner Moss. Wall Street Journal.	2002-3-2
Vivendi Reveals Another Liability From Off-Balance-Sheet Accounting. John Carreyrou. Wall Street Journal.	2002-3-2
From Wedding Singer to President of A&M Records. Nathan Cobb. Boston Globe.	2002-4-6
Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, J Records, DreamWorks Records, Jive Records and Interscope Geffen A&M Records to Offer Artist Development to Tonos Artists. Business Wire.	2002-7-15
Artfully Dodging the Jinx. USA Today.	2003-6-23
EA and A&M Records Offer Groundbreaking Music Partnership via Apple's iTunes. Business Wire.	2004-10-13
UCLA Gets A&M Records Collection. San Diego Daily Transcript.	2005-4-2
A&M Records Company Papers Donated to UCLA Library. Albany (NY) Times Union.	2005-4-3
Despite Loss, the Tune Is Still Sweet. William Rhoden. New York Times.	2005-5-22
A&M Records Still Stands for Artists and Music. PR Newswire.	2005-7-1
How Payola Went Corporate. Lorne Manly. New York Times.	2005-7-31
Hall of Fame Induction An Honor to Many, Not All. San Diego Union Tribune.	2006-3-12
Amazing & Magnificent, Hall of Fame Inducts Legendary Duo from A&M Records. Rocky Mountain (CO) News.	2006-3-13
Newest Inductees Put Hall Between Rock and a Hard Place. Malcolm X. Abram. Knight Ridder Newspapers.	2006-3-13
Class of 2006: Rockers with Attitude. Elysa Gardner. USA Today.	2006-3-14
Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records (IGA) (Step Johnson Is Appointed). Jet. 109:25.	2006-5-29
Duo Feted in Post-Grammys Reception. Stuart Levine. Variety.	2007-1-3
A&M Records Founders to Be Honored. AP. MSNBC.	2007-1-4
Alpert and Moss Honored by Grammy Group. AP. Forbes.	2007-1-4
Alpert and Moss Honored by Grammy Group. AP. Newsday, NY.	2007-1-4
Alpert and Moss Honored by Grammy Group. AP. San Francisco Chronicle.	2007-1-4
Alpert and Moss Honored by Recording Academy. AP. 6abc.com, WPVI-TV, Philadelphia, PA.	2007-1-4
Grammys to Honor Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Urban Network, CA.	2007-1-4
More Stargazing. AP. Kansas City (MO) Star.	2007-1-4
Alpert and Moss to Be Honored at Grammy Event. City News Service. The Envelope, CA. Chicago Tribune website	2007-1-5
U.S. Recording Academy to Honour Founders of A&M Records. CBC Arts.	2007-1-5
Alpert and Moss Honored by Grammy Group. CBS News.	2007-1-5
Alpert and Moss Honored by Grammy Group. AP. Orlando Sentinel.	2007-1-5
Recording Academy to Honor Founders of A&M Records. AP. Houston Chronicle.	2007-1-5
US Recording Academy to Honour Founders of A&M Records. CBC Arts with AP. CBC North, Canada.	2007-1-5
A&M Founders to Get Special Grammy Honor. AP. Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada.	2007-1-6
A&M Records Founders to Be Honoured by Grammys. AP. Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Canada.	2007-1-6
Alpert and Moss to Be Honored. AP. Cincinnati Enquirer.	2007-1-6
Music Industry to Honor A&M Records Founders. Baltimore Sun.	2007-1-6
Instinct, Vision, and a Bit of Brass. Eric Weisbard, Los Angeles Times.	2007-2-11
Questions with Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss. Brian Garrity. Billboard, 119:10.	2007-2-24
Music to Live By. Steve Bartels as told to Patricia Olsen. New York Times.	2007-9-30
As U.S. Pop Wanes Abroad, Talent Scout Looks Wide. Jeff Leeds. New York Times.	2007-12-5
Tom Wilkes, Album Cover Designer, Dies at 69. Bruce Weber. New York Times.	2009-7-21
Gil Friesen, 75, Record Executive Who Also Struck Gold In Films. Paul Vitello. New York Times.	2012-12-21
The Breakfast Meeting: Instagram In Retreat, and 'Jersey Shore' Signs Off (Gil Friesen). New York Times.	2012-12-21