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 WEA is an acronym for Warner Elektra Atlantic. In 1970, the Kinney National Company (later to be known as Warner Communications) assembled a number of labels into a group known as Warner-Elektra-Atlantic, also called WEA for short, or Warner Music Group. The WEA name was also used as a label outside the U.S. In the mid-1970s, WEA expanded by purchasing Asylum Records and Sire Records. The former was merged with Elektra to form Elektra-Asylum, though the separate names would still be used as well. The latter became a sublabel of WBR.
WEA’s labels also distributed a number of otherwise independent labels. For example, Warner Bros. distributed Straight Records, DiscReet Records, Bizarre Records, Bearsville Records, and Geffen Records (the latter was sold to MCA in 1990). Atlantic Records distributed Swan Song Records. In 1989, it was announced that Warner Communications was to merge with Time Inc. to form Time Warner, a transaction that was completed in 1990. Warner Music is currently known as Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) and is the third largest major record label. Distributed By TS Records.

  

92	Smiths	This Charming Man	WEA	YZ	0001
92	Smiths	How Soon Is Now	WEA	YZ	0002
92	Smiths	There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	WEA	YZ	0003