AMERICAN RECORDINGS
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Independent label: A short-lived,
joint venture between American Recordings and Beggars Banquet. The original idea was to provide a label to release
American's more alternative artists in Europe and the UK while their mainstream
acts were handled by a major. After changes within American Recordings the
partnership ended. American Recordings Originally founded as Def American
Recordings in 1988 by Rick Rubin as a label for hip-hop and metal acts, although
it has a very eclectic range. In 1993, it was renamed American Recordings. It
has gone through many distributors since its founding, including Warner Bros.
Records, BMG (Europe), Island Def Jam Music Group and now Sony Music
Entertainment since Rick Rubin was hired as co-president of Sony Music's
Columbia Records in 2007. Distributed By Beggars Banquet
Records.
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Medicine
Never Click
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Swell
Forget About
Jesus
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Barkmarket
I Drown
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