Amherst Records
American record label
Record label
Amherst Records | |
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Parent company | Tommy Boy Records |
Founded | 1957 |
Founder | Leonard Silver |
Distributor(s) | Self-distributed |
Genre | various |
Country of origin | USA |
Location | Buffalo, New York |
Official website | www |
Amherst Records is an American independent music label, founded in 1957 by the late Leonard Silver, who later on founded Buffalo-based music store Record Theatre.[1][2][3] In 1984, Amherst acquired the back catalogs of Avco Records.
Notable artists
- Spyro Gyra
- Glenn Medeiros
- Doc Severinsen
- The Tonight Show Band
- Jackie DeShannon
- David LaFlamme
- Solomon Burke
- The Stylistics
References
External links
- Amherst Records at Discogs
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