Alpha Records

Alpha Records is a Greek record company headquartered in Athens. The business began in 1987 under the name AM and was established by the Markogiannis family. Its catalogue and artist activities were associated with Greek popular music and with prominent Greek singers and songwriters of the period. In September 1999, AM was acquired by the Vardinoyannis group and subsequently renamed Alpha Records, marking the label's transition into a new ownership and brand structure. The final releases issued under the AM name appeared in 1999. Publicly available reference material identifies Alpha Records primarily as a Greek music label rather than as a diversified entertainment company, and provides limited detail about its later corporate structure, current roster, release activity, or operating status. The label has maintained an online presence through an official website and YouTube channels, but the available sources do not establish whether it remains commercially active today. Its historical significance lies in its role in the Greek recorded-music market, its connection with established Greek artists, and the ownership change that transformed AM into Alpha Records.

Alpha Records traces its origins to AM, a Greek record company founded in 1987 by the Markogiannis family. The company was based in Athens and operated within Greece's recorded-music sector. During its years as AM, it developed a catalogue connected with Greek music and represented or released material by notable Greek artists. The available historical account does not provide a complete catalogue, detailed chronology of artist signings, or financial information, but it characterizes the label as having access to important names in Greek song at the time. A major turning point came in September 1999, when AM was acquired by the Vardinoyannis group. Following the transaction, the company adopted the Alpha Records name. The change appears to have been implemented as a corporate and commercial rebranding rather than the creation of an unrelated label: releases issued during 1999 still appeared under the AM name, while Alpha Records became the successor identity. This ownership change placed the label within the business sphere associated with the Vardinoyannis group, although publicly available material does not specify the precise corporate entity that held the label or describe subsequent management arrangements. Alpha Records is documented as having continued a connection with Greek artists and recorded music after the renaming. Its public-facing presence includes an official website and official YouTube channels, indicating an effort to preserve or distribute label-related material online. However, the available reference sources do not establish a definitive current release schedule, active artist roster, financial position, or formal date of closure. Accordingly, its present operating status remains unknown. The label's documented history is best understood as the continuation of the Athens-based AM company under a new name after the 1999 Vardinoyannis acquisition.

• 1999

  Acquisition and renaming as Alpha Records

  [1]Alpha Records (Greek company)en.wikipedia.org

  In September, the Vardinoyannis group acquires AM and the company is subsequently renamed Alpha Records. The final discs released under the AM name appear during the same year.

• 1987

  AM is founded in Athens

  [1]Alpha Records (Greek company)en.wikipedia.org

  The Markogiannis family establishes AM, a Greek record company serving the domestic recorded-music market.

A Greek record label focused on Greek-language popular music and recordings by notable Greek artists.

• Music recordings · 1987

  Recorded music catalogue

  Alpha Records' core output consists of recorded music issued under the Alpha Records identity and, before 1999, under the AM name. Public reference material associates the catalogue with Greek music and prominent Greek performers, but does not provide a complete title-by-title discography.

• 1999

  Acquisition by the Vardinoyannis groupM&A

  Background

  AM had operated as a Greek record company since 1987 and was known for activity connected with Greek popular music.

  Action taken

  The Vardinoyannis group acquired AM in September 1999, after which the company adopted the Alpha Records name.

  Aftermath

  The last discs released under the AM name appeared in 1999, while Alpha Records became the successor brand. Later corporate and operating developments are not established by the available sources.

  Source

1. 1Alpha Records (Greek company)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Alpha Records official websitealpharecords.gr