American music and record company umbrella founded in late 1970 for distributing records from Atlantic and their sublabels outside USA. The publishing company is called Kinney Music International.
In 1972 it became Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records.
U.K. branch Elektra.
October 1970 Record distributorship in Cleveland opened.
Australian branch Warner Bros. Records (Pty) Ltd. established.
November 1970 Kinney Record Group International (Kinney Music International as puplisher) with Phil Rose as managing director.
Japanese subdiary Kinney Filipacchi Music S.A. established,
UK branch renamed to WEA International Inc..
Similar name changes will be undertaken for WEA’s subdiary companies.
1972 All international branches were officially renamed
WEA Musik GmbH