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American International Records

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American International Records was a record label which was a subsidiary of American International Pictures that was used to release music from their films. It also released recordings from individual artists.

Background

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AIP started their own record label, American International Records, in 1959.[1] The manager was Don Leon. That year he announced that Al Simms replaced Jimmy Madden as the head of A&R.[2]

As a division of American International Pictures, it was used to release recorded music soundtracks from the film companies B grade film productions.[3] One such film was Bucktown which featured a score that was written by Johnny Pate, and having the main theme sung by Luther Rabb. The soundtrack was released on American International Records AIR 4477 in 1975.[4]

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