![]() Atlantic has partnered with high-end audiophile label Acoustic Sounds to release 75 classic titles in 180-gram, 45RPM black vinyl and SACD versions. The anniversary has several other components. “My DJ’ing background also came in handy in making the selections.” Kallman’s personal collection numbers more than 2 million LPs. When he started at Atlantic, “I thought part of my responsibility was to really know and understand the history and legacy of the company so I can’t think of any I didn’t already know about, but we wrestled with making sure that the depths of the early catalog were there,” he says. Though painstaking and extremely time-consuming, Kallman says the process “was a lot of fun and brings back a lot of memories because I was here for 32 years of it.” Kallman joined Atlantic in 1991 when the company purchased his dance label, Big Beat Records, and, in many ways, he had unintentionally been preparing for this moment. ![]() It was about records that defined the label and the culture of the company.” “We tried to include records that were culturally significant, that were groundbreaking for the company, that were blowout sales successes. His mission was to cover the “breadth and scope of Atlantic’s history by genre,” he says. There was a lot of internal debating,” he says. “It was stacks of paper making sure we didn’t miss anybody. Kallman began working on the project, which is running in conjunction with Rhino Entertainment, a number of years ago, printing out spreadsheets highlighting every significant title of the past 75 years. Davis, Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You, Sheeran’s Divide and Gayle’s A Study in the Human Experience. All titles are for purchase through Atlantic Records’ site and a number are available through various brick-and-mortar retailers. More recent titles in the collection include Mars’ 24K Magic, Gucci Mane’s Mr. Another Great Side Effect of Vinyl’s Resurgence? Best-Of Albums Are BackĪmong the releases in the 75th-anniversary commemoration are John Coltrane’s Olé Coltrane, Yes’ Fragile, Dusty Springfield’s Dusty in Memphis, Phil Collins’ No Jacket Required, Hootie & the Blowfish’s Cracked Rear View and Crosby, Stills & Nash’s self-titled album.
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