NPR Interview with founder of A & M Records Jerry Moss about “Flying Records” Mural

November 14, 2012

One of our most famous murals was the “Flying Records” on the exterior of the A&M Records building in Hollywood, Ca. The mural’s demise was mourned by many in the music community, in particular Jerry Moss, founder of A & M Records.

BARCO: Moss says they knew it was all over when Polygram executives did away with murals painted outside the recording studios.

MOSS: We had these incredible murals that were painted by Mike Cotten and Prairie Prince, of the group called The Tubes; the A&M logo and – beautiful, all around those studios. And the week we left, for some reason, they just whitewashed it. And it was like, OK, that’s – that’s – that’s who they are.”

The destruction of the mural was documented in a 2012 NPR interview.