1. Herbert Charles Abramson was an American record executive, record producer, and co-founder of Atlantic Records.
17 Facts About Herb Abramson
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Herb Abramson studied to be a dentist but got a job working for Al Green at National Records producing: Clyde McPhatter, The Ravens, Billy Eckstine, and Big Joe Turner.
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Herb Abramson approached Abramson with a label proposal, and they founded Atlantic Records in 1947, with Abramson president and Ertegun vice president.
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Jerry Wexler filled in and joined Atlantic as a partner, though Herb Abramson retained the title of president.
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When Herb Abramson returned from the Army in 1955, he found Atlantic a changed company.
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Herb Abramson's failing marriage to Miriam would end in divorce.
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Herb Abramson returned home from Germany with a pregnant girlfriend who became his second wife.
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Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson formed Atco Records in 1955 as a division of Atlantic.
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Herb Abramson found success with The Coasters but was unable to get a hit with Bobby Darin.
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Herb Abramson left Atlantic Records in December 1958, selling his stake in the company to ex-wife Miriam Bienstock, and Nesuhi Ertegun.
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Herb Abramson started new record labels including Triumph, Blaze, and Festival.
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Herb Abramson developed a method of cutting concentric grooves for a record so a different recording could be heard depending on which groove the tonearm landed on.
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That process was used on a series of "Magic Records" that Herb Abramson produced which were marketed for children.
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Herb Abramson set up his own recording studio in the early 1960s, A-1 Sound Studios at 234 West 56th Street in Manhattan.
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Herb Abramson moved A-1 Sound to 76th Street on the ground floor of a hotel off Broadway.
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Jonathan Thayer, later of Vanguard Recording Studios, engineered for Herb Abramson, as did Rob Fraboni and maintenance engineer Mike Edl, who replaced Carl Lindgren in April 1969.
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Herb Abramson died in Henderson, Nevada, in 1999, at age 82.