Windham Hill Records

Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s.

Windham Hill Records
The Original Windham Hill logo (1977–1996), designed by Jay Durgan.
Parent companySony Music Entertainment
Founded1976 (1976)
FounderWilliam Ackerman
Anne Robinson
Defunct2007 (2007)
Distributor(s)Legacy Recordings
Valley Entertainment
GenreAcoustic, New age, folk, ambient
Country of originU.S.
LocationPalo Alto, California (1976–1996)
Los Angeles, California (1996–2007)

The label was purchased by BMG through a series of buyouts from 1992 through 1996. It is now a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, following Sony's acquisition of BMG Music in 2007. Private Music, also a subsidiary of BMG, has issued some back-catalog releases under the Windham Hill Records imprint. Since the Sony merger in 2007, Windham Hill has released no new material but reissues albums and compilations as part of Sony's Legacy Recordings brand.

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