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Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
- 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.
- Interscope RecordsJimmy Iovine stood in a Westwood office building on 10900 Wilshire Boulevard in late 1990 and declared that music was about to change.
- ParlophoneCarl Lindström Company founded Parlophon in Germany during 1896. The name appeared on gramophones before the firm began pressing records of its own.
- Concord Music GroupOn the 1st of April 2004, Concord Records acquired Fantasy Inc. in Beverly Hills, California. This purchase brought Prestige, Fantasy, Milestone, Riverside…
- Polydor RecordsOn the 2nd of April 1913, German Polyphon-Musikwerke AG founded Polydor Records in Leipzig. The label began as a mechanical music box manufacturer called…
- Capitol Music GroupCapitol Music Group emerged in February 2007 as a merger of Capitol Records and Virgin Records America. EMI orchestrated this union to restructure operations…
- ABKCO RecordsAllen Klein opened a small office in New York City during the year 1961. He called this new venture Allen Klein & Co. The business focused on managing music…
- Apple RecordsThe Beatles returned from India in 1968 and officially founded Apple Records as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. This British record label emerged after the…