American Record Corporation
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Not to be confused with American Recordings, also known as American Recording Company LLC.
Not to be confused with the older American Record Company, also known as ARCo.
American Record Corporation (ARC),[4] also referred to as American Record Company, American Recording Corporation,[5] or ARC Records,[6][7] was an American record company in operation from 1929 to 1938, and again from 1978 to 1982.[8]
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Company type | Incentive |
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Predecessor | Scranton Button Works |
Founded | July 25, 1929 (1929-07-25)[1] United States |
Defunct | December 17, 1938 (1938-12-17)[2][3] |
Fate | Acquired for $700,000 in cash and stock by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. |
Successor | Columbia Recording Corporation May 1939[1] |
Headquarters | United States |
Parent | Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. |
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