143 Records | |
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Parent company | Warner Music Group |
Founded | 1994 |
Founder | David Foster |
Defunct | 2001 |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) |
Warner Records Atlantic Records |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Official website |
www |
143 Records was the record label of producer David Foster. 143 was a sub-label of Warner Records and Atlantic Records. The numbers 1-4-3 are derived from the words "I (1 letter) love (4 letters) you (3 letters)."[ citation needed]
When record producer David Foster signed a deal with Warner Bros. in 1995, it enabled him to start 143 Records. [1] Foster gave the responsibility for running the label to manager Brian Avnet. [1] One of the label's first signing was Irish folk-rock band the Corrs. [1]
In 1997 Foster and Avnet concluded "logo labels" like 143 were in a "bad spot". Foster sold the label back to Warner and then became senior vice-president at the corporation. [1] On September 20, 2001, Warner Music Group announced it was shutting down the label. [2]