A&M Records

A&M Records A firm established in 1962 by Herb Alpert , leader and trumpeter of the Tijuana Brass, with promoter Jerry Moss . The debut Tijuana Brass release, “The Lonely Bull,” was the label’s first notable hit, selling 700,000 copies. The group would go on to sell 13 million records in 1966 (a total exceeded only by the Beatles that year), thereby providing the needed capital to expanded A&M’s roster of artists. Sergio Mendes was another prominent A&M artist, beginning in 1966 with the album…