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[b]For the similarly named studio NOT AFFILIATED with Atlantic Records or WEA, please see [l=Atlantic Sound Studios][/b]. Recording and mastering studio of [l=Atlantic] Records. Founded in New York City in 1947 by [a=Ahmet Ertegun] and [a=Herb Abramson]. Also credited as : [b]- Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City - Atlantic Recording Studio - Atlantic Sound Studios - Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C. - Atlantic Studios, NYC - Atlantic Studios, New York, New York[/b] Identifiable mastering scribings in runouts include "AT" or "@t" or similar, or stamped "ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.", "ATLANTIC STUDIOS DK" or "T/DK". Please use "Lacquer Cut At" for LCCN crediting. An independent company, Atlantic gained a reputation for being honest, and their business practices allowed them to hire the best musicians in the business. When it was industry practice to pay royalties below 2 percent, or in the case of minority performers, no royalties at all, Atlantic was paying 3 to 5 percent. Specializing in rhythm & blues, jazz and soul, Atlantic also recorded rock & roll, blues, country and western, gospel and comedy. From early on in their history, Atlantic was a major player among American record companies. In 1967 they were purchased by [l102249], and today is part of the [l2345]. The letters 'W', 'X' or 'Z' etched in many runouts were quality control codes used by Atlantic to tell engineers what brand of lacquer blank had been used to master / cut the record. - W: Audiodisc - X: Transco - Z: Soundcraft. Engineers known to have worked here: - [u]Producers - Recording/Mixing engineers[/u]: -- [a=Tom Dowd] (co-developer of the studios) -- [a=Jimmy Douglass] -- [a=Gene Paul] -- [a=Lew Hahn] -- [a376020] -- [a256207] -- [a=Phil Iehle] -- [a=Bruce Tergesen] - [u]Recording/Mixing engineers[/u]: -- [a=Tom Heid] -- [a=Randy Mason] -- [a=Brian Eddolls] (synclavier programmer) -- [a=Michael O'Reilly] -- [a=Bill Dooley] -- [a=Dan Nash] -- [a=Stephen Benben] - [u]Mastering engineers[/u]: -- [a379890] (GP) -- [a193605] (DK) -- [a1312422] (RG) -- [a453464] (ab) -- [a339229] -- [a517916] (sf) -- [a389175] -- [a1336057] (FT) - [u]Recording/Mastering engineers[/u]: -- [a664099] -- [a=Joe Atkinson] - [u]Technical engineers[/u]: -- [a=Clair Krepps] (chief engineer) -- [a=Joel Kerr] -- [a=Tom Cahill (3)] -- Sami Ucikan -- [a=Ray DeLeon]