Ariston Records

Record label

Ariston Records
Founded	1964 (1964)
Founder	Alfredo Rossi
Defunct	1989 (1989)
Genre	Pop
Country of origin	Italy
Location	Milan

Ariston Records was a record company established in Milan, Italy, by Alfredo Rossi (1925–2008). It was active from 1964 to 1989. It was part of the larger Ariston Group, which was founded in 1949 by Alfredo and his brother, the composer Carlo Alberto Rossi (it) (1921–2010), and which included several publishing firms, recording studios, and a record pressing plant.

Recording artists with the label and subsidiaries

Musicians who recorded for the label included I Corvi, Bruno Lauzi, Ornella Vanoni, Mino Reitano, Franco Califano, Tony Renis, Claudio Rocchi, and Donatella Rettore.^[1]^[2]

Ariston labels

Victory (it)
First (it)
Jet (it)
Victory (it)

Ariston's music publishing imprints

Edizioni musicali Ariston (it)
Santa Cecilia (namesake of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, a music conservatory)
Pettirosso
M.E.C. [Music European Co.]
Accademia
First
Formidable
Regent
Palace^[3]

References

Notes

^ Franco.
^ "Ariston Records".
^ Cashbox Annual Directory: 1963–1964.

References

"Ariston Records". Discogs.com (label). Retrieved July 1, 2015.

Cashbox Annual Worldwide Directory (August 10, 1963). "Ariston" (advertisement). Cash Box Pub. Co. p. 79 (part 2). Retrieved December 11, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
Franco, Manzoni (November 28, 2008). "Alfredo Rossi Rivoluzionò il Mondo Della Discografia" [Alfredo Rossi Revolutionized the World of Discography]. Corriere della Sera. Milano Lombardia section/edition (in Italian). Milan. p. 9. Retrieved July 1, 2015. ISSN 2499-2542. OCLC 32499838 (all editions).