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Bang Records was setup by Bert Berns in 1965 together with some of his friends who worked at Atlantic Records at that time: Ahmet Ertegun, Neshui Ertegun and Gerry Wexle . The first letters of there names formed the label's name: BANG. When Bert Berns died suddenly on December 30, 1967, his wife Ilene took over management. Over the years 2 subsidiary labels were started: Shout Records and Bullet Records.In the early years, Bang did its own distribution. In 1978 Bang signed a distribution deal with CBS Records, until the company was purchased in the early eighties by Columbia Special Products .
Some of the well known Bang artists were Van Morrison and Neil Diamond.
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