Amherst Records

Amherst Records
Parent companyTommy Boy Records
Founded1957
FounderLeonard Silver
Distributor(s)Self-distributed
Genrevarious
Country of originUSA
LocationBuffalo, New York
Official websitewww.amherstrecords.com

Amherst Records is an American independent music label, founded in 1957 by the late Leonard Silver, who later on founded Buffalo-based music store Record Theatre.[1][2][3] In 1984, Amherst acquired the back catalogs of Avco Records.

  1. ^ "Mile Posts". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 16. April 17, 2004. p. 76. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Leonard Silver, record mogul, dies at 90". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ "Lenny Silver". Bmhof.org. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-01.