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American jazz record labels

  • Mercury RecordsChicago, 1945. The year Mercury Records opened its doors, the music industry was dominated by giants like RCA Victor and Capitol Records.
  • Capitol RecordsOn the 2nd of February 1942, songwriter Johnny Mercer met with Glenn Wallichs at a restaurant in Hollywood to discuss an investment from Paramount Pictures.
  • Columbia RecordsOn the 15th of January 1889, a stenographer named Edward D. Easton founded the Columbia Phonograph Company in Washington, D.C.
  • Concord Music GroupOn the 1st of April 2004, Concord Records acquired Fantasy Inc. in Beverly Hills, California. This purchase brought Prestige, Fantasy, Milestone, Riverside…
  • Atco RecordsHerb Abramson returned to Atlantic Records from military service in 1955 and devised a new label outlet. The planned name for this venture was Atlas, but the…
  • MGM RecordsIn 1946, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio launched MGM Records to release soundtrack recordings from their musical films.
  • United Artists RecordsMax E. Youngstein founded United Artists Records in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks for the film studio of the same name.