Nemperor Records was an American jazz and pop music record label active from 1974 to 1986. It was distributed by Atlantic Records from 1974 to 1977 and then CBS Records from 1978 until the label was absorbed by subsidiary Epic Records. The label's catalog is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.
It was founded in 1966 by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, together with Nat Weiss and Shaun Weiss as the management company Nemperor Artists. In 1974, the company became a record label after releasing the album Like Children by Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer. Others who recorded for Nemperor include the Romantics, Phoebe Legere and Stanley Clarke.
Sample discography Catalogue no.ArtistAlbum title430Jerry Goodman with Jan HammerLike Children431Stanley ClarkeStanley Clarke432Jan HammerThe First Seven Days433Stanley ClarkeJourney to Love435Lenny WhiteVenusian Summer436 Tommy BolinTeaser438Andy PrattResolution439Stanley ClarkeSchool Days443Andy PrattShiver in the Night4095 Steve ForbertLittle Stevie Orbit
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