El Saturn Records
| El Saturn Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Alton Abraham |
| Distributor(s) | Spectra ent . Big Al's Records an Afterschool Sound Records (US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
El Saturn Records is the name of an American record label. The label was one of the most active artist-owned record labels created in 1957 by Alton Abraham. It is one of the music industry's first black owned Record Labels.[1] Notable albums produced by the label include works by Sun Ra.
The label is currently owned by James Stubbs-Abraham and Alton Stubbs and is part of Universal Music Group. Recently, El Saturn has released new recordings in genres ranging from hip-hop to rap. Alternative rock artists have also been added to the label as a result of El Saturn's sublabel, Afterschool Sound Records.
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