 old logo  current logo Eastwest Records was started in 1955 as a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. The label had one hit with The Kingsmen and went into hibernation until 1990, when Atlantic revamped the imprint as EastWest Records America. Atlantic senior VP Sylvia Rhone was appointed Chairman/CEO of the fledgling label. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a scary record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. ...
The Kingsmen were a rock band from Milwaukie, Oregon who rose suddenly to fame with their recording of Richard Berrys Louie Louie. ...
Under Rhone's leadership, EastWest shot to mega success with a slew of multiplatinum acts, such as: Simply Red, En Vogue, Pantera, Yo-Yo, Das EFX, Snow, Gerald Levert, AC/DC and MC Lyte. Brussels December 22nd 2003 Simply Red is a British band currently composed of Mick Hucknall (lead singer) and various backing musicians. ...
En Vogue on the cover of their 1990 debut album Born To Sing En Vogue is an African American all-female R&B, club/dance, and soul vocal quartet assembled by the hit music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, formerly of the disco group Club Nouveau. ...
Pantera logo Pantera was a popular Heavy Metal band from Dallas, Texas, USA. Some metal fans consider them groove metal. ...
The yo-yo is a toy consisting of two equally-sized discs of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, around which a string is wound. ...
A fresh snowfall in Colorados (USA) high forests. ...
Gerald Levert is a pop singer, one of several from the musical Levert family. ...
From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, bass guitarist Cliff Williams, lead guitarist Angus Young, drummer Phil Rudd, c. ...
MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Queens, New York) is a female rap artist. ...
EastWest also distributed other imprints, such as: Interscope Records, Motor Jams Records, Mecca Don Records and The Gold Mine. Interscope Records is a record label currently owned by the Universal Music Group. ...
In 1991, EastWest merged with its Atlantic sister label Atco Records, briefly calling itself Atco/EastWest Records. The following year, Atco's name was dropped and the company continued to operate under the EastWest name. Atco Records was a United States based subsidary label of Atlantic Records. ...
In 1994, Rhone was appointed CEO/Chairman of Atlantic's sister label Elektra Records. At the time, EastWest, with most of its roster, also broke away from the Atlantic umbrella to continue to run operate under Rhone at Elektra. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ...
By the new millennium, budget cuts at Warner Music Group forced Elektra to deactivate EastWest Records, dropping some of its acts while others were shifted over to Elektra itself. In 2004, Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to private investors. Subsequently, more budget cuts were made, this time resulting in Elektra Records to be absorbed into Atlantic. Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ...
Time Warner Inc. ...
In 2005, WMG reactived the EastWest imprint as an in-house "indie" rock label.
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