Amherst Records

Amherst Records is an American independent music label, founded in 1957 by the late Leonard Silver, who later on founded Buffalo-based music store Record Theatre.^[1][2][3] In 1984, Amherst acquired the back catalogs of Avco Records.

Amherst Records
Parent company	Tommy Boy Records
Founded	1957
Founder	Leonard Silver
Distributor(s)	Self-distributed
Genre	various
Country of origin	USA
Location	Buffalo, New York
Official website	www.amherstrecords.com

Notable artists

• Spyro Gyra
• Glenn Medeiros
• Doc Severinsen
• The Tonight Show Band
• Jackie DeShannon
• David LaFlamme
• Solomon Burke
• The Stylistics