Alvin "Al" Bennett (died in March of 1989) was the co-founder of Liberty Records, and its president until 1968. At that time he founded Cream Records, which absorbed Hi Records in 1977. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liberty Records was an United States based record label. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Cream Records is a record label started by Alvin Bennett in 1968, after he sold Liberty Records to Transamerica Corporation. ... Hi Records was a very successful Memphis soul label in the 1960s and 1970s, releasing albums for internationally known acts like Al Green and Ann Peebles. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...