El Saturn Records
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| El Saturn Records | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Alton Abraham |
| Distributing label | Afterschool Sound Records (US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
El Saturn Records is the name of a US jazz record label. The label was one of the most active artist-owned record labels created in 1957 by Alton Abraham.[1] Notable albums produced by the label include works by Sun Ra.
The label is currently owned by James Stubbs-Abraham 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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1. [1] Hyde Park Art Center : Exhibitions : Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68.
