Atlantic

American record label. Label Code: LC 0121/LC 00121. For counterfeit editions and other unofficial versions of its releases, please see [l=Atlantic (2)]. [b]History[/b] In 1947, [a=Ahmet Ertegun], [a=Herb Abramson] and his wife Miriam Abramson (née Miriam Kahan) started an independent record label in New York City, which they named [l=Atlantic Records], with financial backing from a Turkish dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabi. They were later joined by Ahmet's brother [a=Nesuhi Ertegun] and [a=Jerry Wexler