What is A&M Records?
{{infobox record label | image = | parent = [[Universal Music Group]] | founded = 1962 | founder = [[Herb Alpert]]<br />[[Jerry Moss]] | distributor = [[Interscope-Geffen-A&M]] ([[United States|US]])<br />[[Polydor Records]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]]) | genre = Various | location = [[Santa Monica, California]] | country = [[United States|US]] | url = [http://www.amoctone.com/ A&M Octone Records] }} '''A&M Records''' is an [[United States|American]] [[record label]] owned by [[Universal Music Group]] which operates through the [[Interscope-Geffen-A&M]] division. It was set up in 1962. == History == A&M Records was started by [[Herb Alpert]] and [[Jerry Moss]]. They made 2 records under the name “[[Carnival Records]].” Finding the name ''Carnival'' was already being used, they changed the name to ''A&M'', after their names, Alpert and Moss. From 1966 to 1999, the company's office was on the grounds of the historic [[Charlie Chaplin]] Studio at 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, near [[Sunset Boulevard]] in [[Hollywood]]. === Pop music === In 1960s and 1970s, A&M was among the leading labels for ‘light’ [[pop music]]. Acts they recorded included: *[[Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass]] *[[Baja Marimba Band]] *[[Burt Bacharach]] *[[Sergio Mendes]] & Brasil ’66 *[[We Five]] *[[The Carpenters]] *[[Chris Montez]] *[[Captain and Tennille]] *Quincy Jones *[[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] *[[Joan Baez]] *[[Phil Ochs]] *[[Gene Clark]] In 1971 piano player [[Billy Preston]] who joined the label and brought success in [[Rhythm and Blues|R&B]] and [[funk]] music. [[The Carpenters]] are label's most successful act of the 1970s having sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. === British acts === At the end of the 1960s, A&M added [[British]] musicians to the label. These included: *[[Joe Cocker]] *[[Procol Harum]] *[[Fairport Convention]] *[[Free (band)|Free]] *[[The Move]] *[[Spooky Tooth]]. === 1970's === In the 1970s, A&M made an agreement with [[Ode Records]]. They released albums for: *[[Carole King]] *[[Hummi