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What was the original name of American Recordings?

  • Def American Recordings

  • American Music Records

  • USA Recordings

  • United States Records

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American Recordings was originally called Def American Recordings. The label changed its name in 1993 after Rick Rubin decided to drop the "Def" from the name, symbolically burying the term in a mock funeral.
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