A&M Records

A&M Records ([l74446]) was started in 1962 by partners [a=Herb Alpert] and [a=Jerry Moss], hence the A&M (Alpert & Moss). Their first release (following two singles released under the label name [l=Carnival Records (4)]) was "The Lonely Bull" by [a=Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass], which sold around 700,000 copies. Sixteen of the first 25 albums were certified gold by the RIAA and helped A&M become a major label and ultimately the world's largest independent record company. Label code for r