American record label. Label Code: LC 0121/LC 00121. For counterfeit editions and other unofficial versions of its releases, please see Atlantic (2). History In 1947, Ahmet Ertegun, Herb Abramson and his wife Miriam Abramson (née Miriam Kahan) started an independent record label in New York City, which they named Atlantic Records, with financial backing from a Turkish dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabi. They were later joined by Ahmet's brother Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. via Discogs →