End Records was a
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...
founded in 1957 by
George Goldner. In 1962 the label was acquired by
Morris Levy and incorporated into
Roulette Records. Among its more successful recording acts were
the Flamingos,
the Chantels, and
Little Anthony and the Imperials; it also recorded singles by
Marilyn Monroe and
Wilt Chamberlain. In 1988 Roulette was purchased by
Rhino Records,
and Rhino in turn was sold in the 1990s to what is now the
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. (trade name, d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York C ...
, which currently owns the End Records archives.
See also
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List of record labels
References
Defunct record labels of the United States
Pop record labels
Soul music record labels
Rhythm and blues record labels
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