Arista

US label, formerly [l=Bell Records]. Arista was launched in November 1974 by [l=Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.], who purchased and renamed Bell, appointing [a=Clive Davis] as the label's president. [b]Label Code: LC 3484 / LC 03484[/b] According to Billboard Magazine, the label was named for the New York high school honor society. In 1979, the label's parent company, [l=Arista Records, Inc.] was acquired by [l=Bertelsmann AG] (parent of German label [l=Ariola]), and from 1983, was co-owne