Editing ABC Records (section)

==Acquisitions==
ABC Records sub-labeled Apt to release singles. In the early 1960s, it bought [[Westminster Records|Westminster]], a classical music label. For jazz it created [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]]. Led by [[Creed Taylor]] and [[Bob Thiele]], Impulse! developed a reputation for innovative releases, including albums by [[John Coltrane]] from 1961 until his death in 1967. ABC created [[Bluesway Records|Bluesway]] for blues music. [[Tangerine Records (1963)|Tangerine]] was formed by [[Ray Charles]] to produce his albums and those he produced.

ABC Records bought Dunhill in the summer of 1967, forming ABC Dunhill Records. It also bought [[Don Robey]]'s record labels, including [[Duke Records|Duke]], [[Peacock Records|Peacock]], [[Back Beat Records|Back Beat]], and [[Song Bird Records|Song Bird]] on May 23, 1973.

In 1974 ABC bought the [[Famous Music]] record labels from [[Gulf and Western Industries|Gulf and Western]], the parent company of Paramount. This acquisition gave ABC [[Dot Records|Dot]], [[Blue Thumb Records|Blue Thumb]], and a distribution deal with Sire, which released the first album from the [[Ramones]].

ABC purchased all labels from [[Enoch Light]] in October 1959. It acquired [[Audition Records|Audition]], [[Command Records|Command]],<ref name="command">{{cite magazine |title=Command, a Premium Price Label, to Deb |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA2 |magazine=Billboard  |access-date=October 17, 2018 |page=2 |date=August 10, 1959}}</ref> [[Colortone Records|Colortone]], and [[Waldorf Music Hall Records|Waldorf Music Hall]].<ref name="grand">{{cite magazine |title=Am-Par Acquires Grand Award Label |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 17, 2018 |page=3 |date=October 5, 1959}}</ref>

In 1979, ABC was acquired by [[MCA Records|MCA]] for $30 million.<ref name="Kahn" /> It operated briefly as a separate division. MCA was absorbed by the [[Universal Music Group]], which currently distributes recordings for ABC's current sister company, [[Disney Music Group]], worldwide except for Russia.

This is not the same ABC Records that operates in Australia, which is run by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], although the Ampar label was distributed in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s, first by [[W&G Records]] (1955–60) and then by [[Festival Records (Australia)|Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/Industry/wandg.htm |title=Industry - Record Labels - W&G Records |publisher=Milesago |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/a/ampar-oz-main-festival-series.html |title=45 Discography for Ampar/ABC Paramount Records - OZ |publisher=Globaldogproductions.info |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> Nor is it the sub-label of [[Voiceprint Records|Voiceprint]].