▁an ▁aud it ▁of ▁M CA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁which ▁un cover ed ▁roughly ▁a ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁un pa id ▁record ▁sales , ▁T arn opol ▁was ▁finally ▁able ▁to ▁break ▁free ▁from ▁all ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁distribution ▁t ies ▁to ▁M CA . ▁Between ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁T arn opol ▁tot aled ▁nin ete en ▁Top ▁Ten ▁Billboard ▁records ▁and ▁had ▁re built ▁the ▁Brun sw ick ▁tra dem ark . ▁ ▁Brun sw ick ' s ▁decl ine ▁According ▁to ▁Ron ▁Bl om berg , ▁by ▁the ▁mid ▁ 7 0 ' s ▁T arn opol ▁was ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁purch asing ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁than ▁anything ▁else . ▁Baseball ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁T arn opol ' s ▁out let ▁from ▁the ▁tur mo il ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁industry , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁ball ▁players ▁like ▁Th ur man ▁Mun son ▁or ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁h anging ▁out ▁in ▁T arn opol ' s ▁Manh attan ▁office . ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson ▁cred ited ▁T arn opol ▁with ▁orch estr ating ▁the ▁deal ▁that ▁brought ▁Jackson ▁to ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁from ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁T arn opol , ▁along ▁with ▁C live ▁Davis ▁of ▁Ar ista ▁Records , ▁Ken ny ▁Gam ble ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁International ▁and ▁six teen ▁other ▁independent ▁record ▁execut ives ▁were