Knowledge (XXG)

MCA Records

Source 📝

1150: 1134: 1181: 47: 1122: 687:. Reportedly, MCA executive Al Bergman heard an advance copy of the album and refused to let MCA Distributing Inc. handle it, stating that it was "an anti-parent record". The members of Black Flag found themselves covering the MCA Distributing logo on the first 25,000 copies with a sticker reading "As a parent... I found it an anti-parent record." 1169: 1110: 230:. Lewis sold the remainder of his American Decca holdings when war did break out. U.S.-based Decca Records kept the rights to the Decca name in North and South America and parts of Asia including Japan. UK Decca owned the rights to the Decca name in the rest of the world. After the war, British Decca formed a new U.S. subsidiary, 816:
MCA created a new holding company in 1989 called MCA Music Entertainment Group, headed by Al Teller, former President of United Artists Records, and co-chairman of Turf Classics, a concert production company, run by Producer Richard Flanzer. The same year the MCA Inc. parent company was purchased by
647:
The combined effects of the Infinity Records failure, the purchase of ABC, rising vinyl costs and a major slump in record sales produced tremendous losses for the company between 1979 and 1982. It was not until the mid-1980s that the record labels returned to significant profitability. In late 1980,
495:
cover had a picture of the band members surrounded by flames, but this was quickly substituted for a design without flames. Lynyrd Skynyrd's streak of hits ended after the crash. Eventually, three Lynyrd Skynyrd albums reached the double platinum sales level and at least two others reached platinum
961:
On January 16, 2003, Jay Boberg resigned from his position as president of MCA Records. Boberg's resignation arrived in the wake of slumping sales at MCA, which had seen the label's overall album market share decline to just 2.61% in 2002, down from 9% the previous year. His demise was hastened by
308:
in 1974. As the U.S. division of MCA Records was not established until 1972, the earliest UK MCA Records material was released in the U.S. on either Kapp or Decca. MCA UK also issued American Brunswick material on the MCA label until 1972, two years after MCA lost control of Brunswick, after which
1027:
by the end of the year. The reported reason behind the MCA brand phaseout was due to declining sales, as well as the MCA brand becoming "tarnished" by "a history of acquisitions and mergers". On June 9, 2003, MCA laid off 75 of their staff, equivalent to a third of their personnel, although no
908:
In 1997, MCA Records adopted a new logo that featured the parent company's former full name, Music Corporation of America. That many younger people had been unaware of what MCA had stood for in the past inspired the new logo. In conjunction with the new logo, the first MCA Records website was
863:
became a noteworthy MCA artist in Canada with her debut album in 1991. After her second album in 1992 she was dropped following disagreements in artistic direction. However, the company kept her on their song publishing roster, both being owned by Universal Music. Morissette's next album,
694:
later said that Bergman's comments were actually a red herring for MCA to cut ties with Unicorn, which had not produced any successful releases; the fact that MCA would, not soon afterward, directly commission a new recording of "TV Party" from Black Flag and SST Records for the
1149: 623:
label, which was distributed by MCA. ABC Records' independent distributors sued ABC and MCA for $ 1.3 million in damages for being stuck with unsold ABC recordings they could not return to MCA. The better selling ABC Records catalog albums were reissued on the MCA label.
648:
MCA received negative publicity when it attempted to raise the list price of new releases by top selling artists from $ 8.98 to $ 9.98 ($ 33.21 and $ 36.91 in 2023 dollars respectively). This policy, known as "superstar pricing", ultimately failed. The
619:. Petty was furious about the reassignment of his contract and refused to record for MCA. This led to a series of lawsuits, which resulted in his bankruptcy in 1980. Petty and other ABC/Shelter artists eventually had their contracts transferred to the 369:" single in 1972, which appeared on a plain black and white label. Immediately following this, the American MCA label used a black with curved rainbow design until the late 1970s. This design was directly inspired by the U.S. Decca label of the 1960s. 1053:
manage MCA's rock, pop, and urban back catalogues (including those from ABC Records and Famous Music Group) in conjunction with Geffen – UME and Geffen have re-released various albums from MCA in the years since, as well as several compilations. Its
748:
In the 1980s, MCA became commonly nicknamed "Music Cemetery of America" due to a huge surplus of unprofitable records sitting unsold in MCA warehouses. A number of MCA associates, including Azoff and Zappa, disparaged the company in this way.
932:
and merged it with Universal Music Group. Unlike several labels under PolyGram and UMG, who faced closure and job cuts of employees, MCA was the only label that was not affected by the merger. When Seagram's drinks business was bought by
1032:, was named president of the newly merged entity, which continued under the Geffen branding. In the subsequent months, the MCA name was phased out entirely. The last album to be released under the MCA Records branding was 1864:"Company Town : SHAKE-UP AT TIME WARNER : A Very Bizarre Year at Time Warner : Chronology: Industry waits to see if established and new artists defect to rivals in wake of executive turnover at music giant" 348:
became the final Decca pop label release in the U.S. in 1973. Beginning the same year, the catalogs of Decca, Uni and Kapp were reissued in the U.S. on the MCA label under the supervision of veteran Decca producer
847:
were acquired in 1990. Unlike most of MCA's previous acquisitions, GRP (which began managing MCA's jazz holdings) and Geffen (which became a second mainstream subsidiary) labels kept their identities. MCA sold
900:
was named as the new president of MCA. On December 9, 1996, the new owners dropped the MCA name; the company became Universal Studios, Inc. and its music division, MCA Music Entertainment Group, was renamed
250:
In 1962, MCA, a talent agency and television production company, entered the recorded music business with the acquisition of American Decca, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary. As American Decca owned
745:. Despite the conflict with Zappa, MCA later became the biggest label to oppose the PMRC and the use of warning stickers. In October 1985, Azoff said "Never will you find a sticker on one of our records." 176:
established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s. The label achieved success in the 1970s through the 1980s, often by acquiring other record labels, from
1006:
of the label, was named as the interim head of MCA, with a successor expected to be chosen within a few months. Following Boberg's resignation, it was rumoured that MCA could possibly be merged into
1193: 1133: 222:, chose to split off the UK Decca company from the U.S. company (keeping his U.S. Decca holdings), fearing the financial damage that would arise for UK Companies if the emerging hostilities of 733:(PMRC) over censorship and warning stickers for albums with potentially offensive content. The experience with MCA prompted Zappa to create a satirical "WARNING/GUARANTEE" sticker of his own. 269:
In 1967, Brunswick and Coral were replaced by a new MCA label, which was used to release U.S. Decca and Kapp label material outside North America. Initial activity as MCA Records was based in
712:
became the head of MCA Records in 1983. Azoff is known as an experienced music industry veteran who received credit amongst MCA management and staff for saving the company from bankruptcy.
976:, felt that MCA had been attempting to spend lots of money on different projects, and subsequently many acts on MCA were "underfinanced" by the label, leading to poor sales. Rob Hitt of 255:, MCA was forced to exit the talent agency business in order to complete the merger. MCA assumed full ownership of Universal and made it into a top film studio, producing several hits. 1109: 664:, were the first releases with the higher list price. Backstreet artist Tom Petty succeeded in his campaign to force MCA to drop prices back to $ 8.98 for the release of his album 3218: 1891: 1168: 3253: 1155:
Final MCA Records logo, used from 1997 until its absorption into Geffen Records in 2003. It adds the founding company's original full name, Music Corporation of America.
325:
president Mike Maitland joined MCA and initially served as Decca's general manager. Maitland was unsuccessful in his attempt to consolidate Warner Records with co-owned
701:
soundtrack seemed to bear this out. Unicorn would later go out of business after going bankrupt, partially the result of a lawsuit between themselves and Black Flag.
1062:
is still in operation, and is one of the only businesses using the MCA trademark as of 2016 along with MCA Records France (imprint of Universal Music France). MCA's
2210: 608:. Thus, MCA now controlled material once owned by Paramount Pictures, the music released by Paramount's record labels, and the pre-1950 films by Paramount as well. 1556: 3238: 1481: 1281: 1520: 340:, with Maitland serving as president. The three labels maintained their identities for a short time, but were retired in favor of the MCA label in 1973. " 3233: 3223: 1822: 1180: 1192: 1767: 1660: 673:
MCA had a distribution deal with the independent label Unicorn Records, which in turn signed an agreement with another rising independent label,
1538: 1429: 449: 3145: 2981: 945:
which became Vivendi Universal which was later renamed back to Vivendi SA after selling most of the entertainment division (which included
766:
and MCA. Knoedelseder told the story of mobster Sal Pisello and the corrupt deals he arranged with MCA for the liquidation sales of unsold
309:
American Brunswick material was issued in the UK on the revived Brunswick label. Uni label material was issued on the Uni label worldwide.
2183: 2068: 723:
label with MCA. As the records were being manufactured, a woman in the quality control department objected to the lyrics of Zappa's album
2164: 1121: 2584: 2203: 1795:"Richard Palmese has been named president of MCA Records. He previously was executive vice president and general manager of MCA Records" 1263: 972:, released in October 2002, which MCA hoped would sell well enough to turn around their declining fortunes. Richard Nichols, manager of 1951: 2496: 2971: 1007: 3248: 1670: 1603: 503:
recordings made by artists who recorded for the numerous labels absorbed by MCA. One notable example was the 1954 Decca recording "
1411: 273:
and MCA Records UK was formally launched on February 16, 1968. Among the early artists on the MCA label, around 1971, were groups
3022: 2350: 1837: 1593: 988: 546: 1619: 2655: 2645: 2640: 2635: 2627: 1140: 1046: 1011: 612: 3228: 2196: 513: 2121: 2146: 1500: 569:. But MCA pulled the plug on Infinity after it failed to sell most of the one million advance copies of an album featuring 2956: 2316: 2306: 2039: 1213: 918: 730: 69: 1368: 2961: 1926: 1233: 767: 2010: 1574: 3243: 2989: 2741: 2094: 1209: 1050: 1002:
promised that MCA would continue to operate as a "full-service, free standing label". Craig Lambert, previously the
545:. The intention was to give MCA a stronger presence on the East Coast. The only big hit the Infinity label had was " 3027: 2799: 2248: 683: 508: 488: 337: 150: 2243: 1291: 3001: 2832: 2817: 2665: 2650: 2617: 2491: 1981: 1317: 984:) stated that MCA had lost a substantial amount of money that year from investing in several unsuccessful bands. 771: 729:. After this MCA cancelled the Zappa contract. At about the same time, Zappa publicly argued with members of the 387: 3045: 2673: 786: 628: 581: 542: 156: 3006: 1724: 1662:
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry ... – Steve Knopper – Google Books
517:
soundtrack album, and as a single returned to the American top 40 that year, 20 years after it was recorded.
3071: 2373: 636: 2865: 2827: 3161: 3050: 2946: 2933: 2847: 2837: 2612: 2526: 2463: 910: 825: 332:
In April 1971, Maitland supervised the consolidation of the New York–based Decca and Kapp labels plus the
2703: 2408: 2378: 2338: 2219: 1863: 1059: 1038: 902: 818: 697: 504: 190: 75: 2966: 2368: 2258: 1794: 3213: 2880: 2090: 1505: 1019: 885: 753: 554: 298: 219: 1010:, something which would have given the latter, New York City–based label a stronger presence in the 406:
in the UK, but were still under contract with MCA for American distribution. The Who's double album
376:, another Uni artist, reached superstar status with his first MCA release, the live multi-platinum 3113: 3091: 2941: 2693: 2516: 2501: 2431: 2278: 1115:
First MCA Records logo, with lowercase name, used outside the United States from 1967 through 1972.
1083: 650: 593: 472: 186: 452:(MCA issued many other soundtracks to films from Universal, along with some non-Universal films). 3076: 2908: 2789: 2784: 2751: 2731: 2683: 2678: 2551: 2536: 2511: 2486: 2383: 2358: 1896: 1772: 981: 946: 889: 865: 632: 620: 562: 427: 252: 103: 793:
was bought in 1988. In the late 1980s, MCA formed Mechanic Records as a sub-label for releasing
576:
In 1979, Bob Siner replaced Maitland as MCA Records president. Shortly afterwards, MCA acquired
2058: 1446:
Billboard Magazine, November 13, 1971 – MCA Records advertisement, p. L28 (Spotlight on London)
481:, the group recorded a song about their relationship with the label called, "Workin' for MCA". 3133: 3128: 3081: 2531: 2506: 2423: 2311: 2291: 1868: 1799: 1744: 1666: 1599: 968: 963: 860: 794: 758: 678: 570: 239: 189:. MCA Inc. became Universal Studios, Inc., in 1996, and the MCA record label was folded into 46: 3118: 2918: 2822: 2602: 2564: 2473: 2453: 2413: 2393: 2328: 1071: 950: 873: 589: 530: 526: 483: 378: 326: 3086: 2923: 2900: 2875: 2855: 2807: 2779: 2764: 2736: 2711: 2688: 2569: 2481: 2321: 2301: 2286: 1729: 1286: 1087: 1079: 829: 763: 738: 720: 616: 585: 445: 888:
acquired 80% of MCA. In November of that year, Teller was fired and replaced by former
3185: 2951: 2913: 2890: 2769: 2726: 2559: 2541: 2441: 2363: 2238: 2233: 2063: 1095: 1033: 1024: 1003: 977: 849: 844: 790: 656: 477: 456: 366: 322: 294: 231: 182: 114: 17: 1699: 1078:
imprints, depending on whether the recording was acquired from ABC or not), while its
422:
Other successful artists on MCA, after the consolidation, included former Kapp artist
3207: 3123: 2994: 2860: 2607: 2592: 2458: 2436: 2403: 1091: 1067: 1055: 953:. Morris continued to head the combined company, still called Universal Music Group. 938: 802: 798: 782: 666: 601: 550: 534: 500: 460: 403: 392: 318: 290: 286: 235: 215: 211: 194: 90: 1456: 2597: 2521: 2398: 2388: 1029: 992: 869: 709: 691: 605: 538: 491:
in which members of the group were either killed or severely injured. The original
441: 408: 383: 373: 274: 263: 227: 223: 169: 611:
Also included in this deal were recordings controlled by ABC, including albums by
467:
and initially released on his Sounds of the South label imprint of MCA. The song "
3108: 3103: 2812: 2759: 2721: 2716: 2296: 2263: 2253: 1892:"THE MEDIA BUSINESS;MCA Fills a Powerful Position, Head of Motion Picture Group" 1823:"The moment Alanis Morissette got dropped from her label, and what she did next" 1075: 999: 893: 840: 742: 716: 674: 597: 577: 350: 259: 234:. During this time, American Decca issued records outside North America on the 178: 3098: 2885: 2574: 2446: 897: 824:
Azoff resigned from MCA in 1989 to form his own record label, the now-defunct
806: 737:
was released with Zappa's sticker in December 1984 under a new agreement with
725: 661: 566: 558: 553:, a number one single at the end of 1979. Infinity also had some success with 398:
albums chart for eight straight weeks. The management of former Decca artists
362: 345: 341: 333: 282: 1241: 1174:
White promotional label used for second logo, 1972 until 1991 (vinyl version)
3169: 2268: 1343: 973: 914: 573:
in October 1979. Infinity was fully absorbed by the parent company in 1980.
468: 464: 432: 2098: 1386: 430:. In 1973 MCA released the highly successful soundtrack album to the film 996: 925: 853: 173: 63: 2188: 3177: 3153: 1638: 1460: 1390: 1347: 1237: 942: 929: 810: 631:
in 1979, while releases in the 1980s were self-distributed, or through
437: 399: 278: 1321: 499:
During the 1970s and 1980s, MCA profited from reissuing classic early
2774: 2333: 934: 455:
One of the most successful MCA artists in this era was the rock band
270: 600:. ABC had acquired the Paramount and Dot labels when they purchased 511:, which was featured as the lead track of MCA's number one–charting 1838:"MCA IS HISTORY – LONG-LIVED RECORD LABEL TO BE MERGED INTO GEFFEN" 1023:
revealed that the MCA label was to be absorbed by sister UMG label
2153:. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 2003. pp. YE-10. 1139:
Logo used from 1991 through 1997; currently used by active label
416:
peaked at number 2 as it was held back from the number 1 slot by
3055: 1063: 774:
from the MCA catalog. The story was later adapted into the book
423: 361:
The first MCA Records release in the U.S. was former Uni artist
2192: 1316:
Edwards, Dave; Patrice Eyries; Mike Callahan (April 24, 2007).
1208:
For a list of performers who have had recordings with MCA, see
776:
Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia
1637:
Edwards, Dave; Patrice Eyries; Mike Callahan (July 30, 2007).
921:", about the use of alcohol in local night clubs and taverns. 305: 304:
Early MCA UK releases were distributed by Decca, but moved to
1186:
Black Rainbow label used logo 1972 until 1980 (Vinyl Version)
705:
Recovery, further expansion and MCA Music Entertainment Group
987:
Management of the label was subsequently handed over to the
391:
was released in October 1973 and was number one on the U.S.
1017:
On May 20, 2003, insider sources at Universal reporting to
1214:
List of UMG Nashville artists § MCA Nashville Records
868:(written and produced independently, but released through 537:
with Ron Alexenberg as CEO. Alexenberg had been with the
1318:"Universal City Records [UNI] Album Discography" 941:, its media holdings (including Universal) were sold to 832:
was named president of MCA Records after Azoff in 1990.
1198:
Label used for third logo, 1991 until 1997 (CD version)
1028:
employees from Geffen were let go. Geffen's president,
471:" became one of the most popular songs of all time on 321:
Ltd. into MCA Records (Canada). In April 1970, former
1768:"BUSINESS PEOPLE; MCA Music Group Names New Chairman" 487:
was released in October 1977, just prior to a tragic
317:
In 1970, MCA reorganized its Canadian record company
313:
MCA Records formation in Canada and the United States
909:
launched. In 1998, MCA released the sophomore album
876:
label) eventually sold more than 30 million copies.
3144: 3064: 3038: 3015: 2980: 2932: 2899: 2846: 2798: 2750: 2702: 2664: 2626: 2583: 2550: 2472: 2422: 2349: 2277: 2226: 145: 137: 129: 121: 109: 99: 85: 56: 37: 917:, which had the number one hit single and video, " 459:, who would become one of the most popular in the 1212:. For MCA Records' country music performers, see 412:was released by Track/MCA also in October 1973. 1952:"Hundreds of Jobs Lost in Universal Mega-Merger" 266:which was placed under Uni Records management. 2046:. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 3, 68. 2204: 1745:"Azoff Quits as Chairman of MCA's Music Unit" 1725:"Warning Stickers Won't Appear on Mca Albums" 1127:MCA Records logo used from 1972 through 1991. 896:. Palmese left MCA a week later. Afterwards, 627:MCA distribution in Europe and Asia moved to 8: 719:negotiated a distribution agreement for his 1693: 1691: 1689: 336:-based Uni label into MCA Records based in 193:'s Geffen Records in 2003, but Universal's 3219:Defunct record labels of the United States 3141: 2211: 2197: 2189: 1766:Fabrikant, Geraldine (September 6, 1989). 785:catalog was acquired from the remnants of 226:should lead to war – correctly foreseeing 34: 2399:Mad Love and Friends Keep Secrets Records 2122:"MCA Cuts Precede Expected Geffen Merger" 1501:"MCA Drops Vocalion, Decca, Kapp and Uni" 1311: 1309: 3254:1934 establishments in the United States 329:which led to his departure from Warner. 1890:Weinraub, Bernard (November 21, 1995). 1225: 1164: 1105: 1042:, which was released on July 15, 2003. 1698:Frank Zappa, with Peter Occhiogrosso. 218:in 1934 In 1937, the owner of Decca, 2057:Friedman, David (December 13, 2004). 2033: 2031: 2004: 2002: 1980:Oppelaar, Justin (January 16, 2003). 1975: 1973: 1927:"Jay Boberg Resigns As MCA President" 1920: 1918: 1916: 1914: 450:Academy Award for Best Original Score 7: 3239:Record labels disestablished in 2003 2011:"Plan Could Signal End Of MCA Brand" 1925:Billboard Staff (January 16, 2003). 1862:Philips, Chuck (November 17, 1995). 797:. Bands signed to Mechanic included 3146:International third-party licensees 2097:. ISM Sound Network. Archived from 2071:from the original on April 23, 2018 2040:"MCA Braces for Merger with Geffen" 962:the relative commercial failure of 756:wrote a series of articles for the 463:genre. The group was discovered by 2169:. CMJ Network, Inc. July 21, 2003. 2147:"Year In Music | Year In Business" 1659:Knopper, Steve (January 6, 2009). 1499:Hall, Claude (February 10, 1973). 924:On May 21, 1998, Seagram acquired 615:which were originally released by 25: 3234:Record labels established in 1934 3224:Record labels based in California 3157:(South Korea (JYP Entertainment)) 2351:Interscope Geffen A&M Records 2184:A collection of MCA record labels 2120:Billboard Staff (June 10, 2003). 2038:Newman, Melinda (June 21, 2003). 3023:Universal Music Publishing Group 2009:Billboard Staff (May 20, 2003). 1191: 1179: 1167: 1148: 1132: 1120: 1108: 45: 1592:Eng, Steve (October 15, 1997). 1290:. July 20, 1962. Archived from 1047:Interscope Capitol Labels Group 980:(who was signed to MCA through 778:, which was published in 1993. 613:Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1457:"MCA Records (Canada) Profile" 928:(owner of British Decca) from 762:about the connections between 677:to manufacture and distribute 197:continues to use the moniker. 1: 2957:Universal Music Group Nigeria 2307:Capitol Christian Music Group 1639:"ABC-Paramount Records Story" 1204:MCA Records recording artists 884:In 1995, drinks conglomerate 731:Parents Music Resource Center 547:Escape (The Piña Colada Song) 541:division of CBS Records, now 70:MCA Music Entertainment Group 2962:Universal Music South Africa 2919:Republic Records Philippines 1836:Arango, Tim (May 22, 2003). 1747:. AP News. September 6, 1989 580:along with its subsidiaries 444:, arranged and conducted by 3181:(South Korea (HYBE Labels)) 2990:Universal Music Enterprises 1210:List of MCA Records artists 1051:Universal Music Enterprises 509:Bill Haley & His Comets 402:had formed their own label 3270: 3065:Non-UMG distributed labels 3028:Universal Production Music 1207: 418:Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. 338:Universal City, California 210:The U.S. arm of Britain's 151:Universal City, California 3002:Universal Music Indonesia 2952:Def Jam Recordings Africa 2833:Universal Music Hong Kong 2790:Universal Music On Demand 2689:Mercury Records Australia 2651:Capitol Records Nashville 2641:Mercury Nashville Records 2492:Young Money Entertainment 2095:"MCA & Geffen Merger" 989:Interscope Geffen A&M 905:(UMG), headed by Morris. 770:recordings that had been 635:. Distribution moved to 388:Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 149:70 Universal City Plaza, 113:July 2003 (absorbed into 95:1972 (became MCA Records) 44: 3249:Soundtrack record labels 3046:Eagle Rock Entertainment 3007:Universal Music Malaysia 2967:Blue Note Records Africa 2674:Island Records Australia 1090:catalogue is managed by 1082:catalogue is managed by 1066:catalogue is managed by 543:Sony Music Entertainment 157:Santa Monica, California 3072:Big Machine Label Group 2374:Aftermath Entertainment 1234:"Decca Records Profile" 1143:and MCA Records France. 859:Singer and songrwriter 715:In 1983, rock musician 525:In 1977, MCA president 521:Expansion and struggles 262:and in 1967, purchased 18:MCA Music Entertainment 3051:PolyGram Entertainment 2934:Universal Music Africa 2838:Universal Music Taiwan 2823:Republic Records China 2818:PolyGram Records China 2618:Universal Music México 2613:Universal Music Latino 2585:UM Latin Entertainment 2527:Universal Arabic Music 2464:Verve Forecast Records 1665:. Simon and Schuster. 1344:"Kapp Records Profile" 1014:of the United States. 911:Feeling Strangely Fine 155:2220 Colorado Avenue, 51:Final logo (1997–2003) 3229:Universal Music Group 2891:Virgin Records France 2866:Island Def Jam France 2828:Universal Music China 2808:Capitol Records China 2656:EMI Records Nashville 2409:Cinematic Music Group 2339:Quality Control Music 2220:Universal Music Group 1387:"MCA Records Profile" 1060:MCA Nashville Records 1039:Escape from Cape Coma 903:Universal Music Group 880:Universal Music Group 654:soundtrack album and 604:'s record labels and 505:Rock Around the Clock 436:. The movie used the 191:Universal Music Group 76:Universal Music Group 27:American record label 2947:Motown Gospel Africa 2861:Decca Records France 2856:Capitol Music France 2646:Lost Highway Records 2166:CMJ New Music Report 2101:on December 26, 2005 1704:Penthouse - May 1989 1581:. February 10, 1979. 1244:on September 7, 2007 886:Seagram Company Ltd. 754:William Knoedelseder 690:SST Records partner 660:, by former ABC act 258:In 1966, MCA formed 3114:Nickelodeon Records 3092:Walt Disney Records 3016:Publishing division 2972:Virgin Music Africa 2909:Def Jam Philippines 2694:EMI Music Australia 2502:Boominati Worldwide 2497:American Recordings 2432:Deutsche Grammophon 2279:Capitol Music Group 1982:"MCA's Jay walking" 1733:. October 10, 1985. 1563:. January 20, 1979. 1545:. December 2, 1972. 1436:. February 3, 1968. 1418:. December 9, 1967. 1375:. December 9, 1967. 1324:on October 13, 2007 1282:"After the Octopus" 1084:Deutsche Grammophon 991:umbrella label and 533:division, based in 475:radio stations. On 473:album-oriented rock 289:, and solo artists 214:was established in 3244:Jazz record labels 3077:Disney Music Group 2914:Island Philippines 2742:Universal Classics 2732:Def Jam Recordings 2684:Modular Recordings 2679:Golden Era Records 2552:Virgin Music Group 2537:Def Jam Recordings 2512:Casablanca Records 2487:Cash Money Records 2384:Dreamville Records 2359:Interscope Records 1958:. January 22, 1999 1897:The New York Times 1773:The New York Times 1294:on October 1, 2007 1270:. August 28, 1954. 982:Drive-Thru Records 957:MCA label phaseout 947:Universal Pictures 890:Warner Music Group 866:Jagged Little Pill 787:Sugar Hill Records 752:Starting in 1984, 639:during the 1990s. 621:Backstreet Records 428:Olivia Newton-John 372:In December 1972, 253:Universal Pictures 104:Universal Pictures 3201: 3200: 3197: 3196: 3134:Ed Banger Records 3129:London Recordings 3082:Hollywood Records 2507:Brushfire Records 2424:Verve Label Group 2312:ForeFront Records 2292:Blue Note Records 1869:Los Angeles Times 1800:Los Angeles Times 1626:. March 17, 1979. 1488:. April 10, 1971. 1008:Universal Records 861:Alanis Morissette 795:heavy metal music 759:Los Angeles Times 606:Famous Music Corp 571:Pope John Paul II 514:American Graffiti 426:, and Uni artist 240:Brunswick Records 163: 162: 138:Country of origin 39:MCA Records, Inc. 16:(Redirected from 3261: 3190: 3182: 3174: 3166: 3158: 3142: 3119:Red Bull Records 2982:Other UMG labels 2800:UM Greater China 2603:Fonovisa Records 2565:Caroline Records 2474:Republic Records 2454:Impulse! Records 2414:Downtown Records 2369:Interscope Films 2329:Priority Records 2259:Philippe Flageul 2213: 2206: 2199: 2190: 2171: 2170: 2161: 2155: 2154: 2143: 2137: 2136: 2134: 2132: 2117: 2111: 2110: 2108: 2106: 2093:(May 20, 2003). 2087: 2081: 2080: 2078: 2076: 2067:. Shawn Palmer. 2054: 2048: 2047: 2035: 2026: 2025: 2023: 2021: 2006: 1997: 1996: 1994: 1992: 1977: 1968: 1967: 1965: 1963: 1948: 1942: 1941: 1939: 1937: 1922: 1909: 1908: 1906: 1904: 1887: 1881: 1880: 1878: 1876: 1859: 1853: 1852: 1850: 1848: 1833: 1827: 1826: 1825:. April 9, 2016. 1819: 1813: 1812: 1810: 1808: 1803:. August 7, 1990 1791: 1785: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1763: 1757: 1756: 1754: 1752: 1741: 1735: 1734: 1721: 1715: 1714: 1712: 1710: 1695: 1684: 1683: 1681: 1679: 1656: 1650: 1649: 1647: 1645: 1634: 1628: 1627: 1616: 1610: 1609: 1589: 1583: 1582: 1571: 1565: 1564: 1553: 1547: 1546: 1535: 1529: 1528: 1527:. March 3, 1973. 1517: 1511: 1510: 1496: 1490: 1489: 1478: 1472: 1471: 1469: 1467: 1453: 1447: 1444: 1438: 1437: 1426: 1420: 1419: 1408: 1402: 1401: 1399: 1397: 1383: 1377: 1376: 1365: 1359: 1358: 1356: 1354: 1340: 1334: 1333: 1331: 1329: 1320:. Archived from 1313: 1304: 1303: 1301: 1299: 1278: 1272: 1271: 1260: 1254: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1240:. Archived from 1230: 1195: 1183: 1171: 1152: 1136: 1124: 1112: 951:General Electric 874:Maverick Records 819:Matsushita group 531:Infinity Records 527:Sidney Sheinberg 496:or gold levels. 493:Street Survivors 484:Street Survivors 379:Hot August Night 327:Atlantic Records 168:was an American 125:Self-distributed 49: 40: 35: 21: 3269: 3268: 3264: 3263: 3262: 3260: 3259: 3258: 3204: 3203: 3202: 3193: 3188: 3180: 3172: 3164: 3156: 3140: 3087:S-Curve Records 3060: 3034: 3011: 2976: 2928: 2924:UMG Philippines 2895: 2881:Romance Musique 2842: 2794: 2780:Polydor Records 2746: 2712:Polydor Records 2698: 2660: 2622: 2579: 2570:Fontana Records 2546: 2482:Mercury Records 2468: 2418: 2345: 2322:Sparrow Records 2302:Harvest Records 2287:Capitol Records 2273: 2249:Manning Doherty 2222: 2217: 2180: 2175: 2174: 2163: 2162: 2158: 2145: 2144: 2140: 2130: 2128: 2119: 2118: 2114: 2104: 2102: 2089: 2088: 2084: 2074: 2072: 2056: 2055: 2051: 2037: 2036: 2029: 2019: 2017: 2008: 2007: 2000: 1990: 1988: 1979: 1978: 1971: 1961: 1959: 1950: 1949: 1945: 1935: 1933: 1924: 1923: 1912: 1902: 1900: 1889: 1888: 1884: 1874: 1872: 1861: 1860: 1856: 1846: 1844: 1835: 1834: 1830: 1821: 1820: 1816: 1806: 1804: 1793: 1792: 1788: 1778: 1776: 1765: 1764: 1760: 1750: 1748: 1743: 1742: 1738: 1730:Chicago Tribune 1723: 1722: 1718: 1708: 1706: 1700:"The Porn Wars" 1697: 1696: 1687: 1677: 1675: 1673: 1658: 1657: 1653: 1643: 1641: 1636: 1635: 1631: 1618: 1617: 1613: 1606: 1591: 1590: 1586: 1573: 1572: 1568: 1555: 1554: 1550: 1537: 1536: 1532: 1519: 1518: 1514: 1498: 1497: 1493: 1480: 1479: 1475: 1465: 1463: 1455: 1454: 1450: 1445: 1441: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1410: 1409: 1405: 1395: 1393: 1385: 1384: 1380: 1367: 1366: 1362: 1352: 1350: 1342: 1341: 1337: 1327: 1325: 1315: 1314: 1307: 1297: 1295: 1280: 1279: 1275: 1262: 1261: 1257: 1247: 1245: 1232: 1231: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1206: 1199: 1196: 1187: 1184: 1175: 1172: 1163: 1156: 1153: 1144: 1137: 1128: 1125: 1116: 1113: 1104: 1088:musical theatre 1080:classical music 995:, although UMG 959: 882: 838: 830:Richard Palmese 764:organized crime 721:Barking Pumpkin 707: 681:'s first album 670:, in May 1981. 645: 617:Shelter Records 523: 446:Marvin Hamlisch 382:. Elton John's 359: 315: 248: 246:The early years 220:Edward R. Lewis 208: 203: 154: 94: 81: 52: 38: 33: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3267: 3265: 3257: 3256: 3251: 3246: 3241: 3236: 3231: 3226: 3221: 3216: 3206: 3205: 3199: 3198: 3195: 3194: 3192: 3191: 3186:Musica Studios 3183: 3175: 3167: 3159: 3150: 3148: 3139: 3138: 3137: 3136: 3131: 3121: 3116: 3111: 3106: 3101: 3096: 3095: 3094: 3089: 3084: 3074: 3068: 3066: 3062: 3061: 3059: 3058: 3053: 3048: 3042: 3040: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3032: 3031: 3030: 3019: 3017: 3013: 3012: 3010: 3009: 3004: 2999: 2998: 2997: 2986: 2984: 2978: 2977: 2975: 2974: 2969: 2964: 2959: 2954: 2949: 2944: 2938: 2936: 2930: 2929: 2927: 2926: 2921: 2916: 2911: 2905: 2903: 2901:UM Philippines 2897: 2896: 2894: 2893: 2888: 2883: 2878: 2876:Polydor France 2873: 2868: 2863: 2858: 2852: 2850: 2844: 2843: 2841: 2840: 2835: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2815: 2810: 2804: 2802: 2796: 2795: 2793: 2792: 2787: 2782: 2777: 2772: 2767: 2762: 2756: 2754: 2748: 2747: 2745: 2744: 2739: 2734: 2729: 2724: 2719: 2714: 2708: 2706: 2700: 2699: 2697: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2681: 2676: 2670: 2668: 2662: 2661: 2659: 2658: 2653: 2648: 2643: 2638: 2632: 2630: 2624: 2623: 2621: 2620: 2615: 2610: 2605: 2600: 2595: 2589: 2587: 2581: 2580: 2578: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2560:Virgin Records 2556: 2554: 2548: 2547: 2545: 2544: 2542:Island Records 2539: 2534: 2529: 2524: 2519: 2514: 2509: 2504: 2499: 2494: 2489: 2484: 2478: 2476: 2470: 2469: 2467: 2466: 2461: 2456: 2451: 2450: 2449: 2444: 2442:Decca Classics 2434: 2428: 2426: 2420: 2419: 2417: 2416: 2411: 2406: 2401: 2396: 2391: 2386: 2381: 2376: 2371: 2366: 2364:Geffen Records 2361: 2355: 2353: 2347: 2346: 2344: 2343: 2342: 2341: 2331: 2326: 2325: 2324: 2319: 2314: 2304: 2299: 2294: 2289: 2283: 2281: 2275: 2274: 2272: 2271: 2266: 2261: 2256: 2251: 2246: 2244:James Mitchell 2241: 2239:Sherry Lansing 2236: 2234:Lucian Grainge 2230: 2228: 2224: 2223: 2218: 2216: 2215: 2208: 2201: 2193: 2187: 2186: 2179: 2178:External links 2176: 2173: 2172: 2156: 2138: 2112: 2082: 2064:The News-Times 2049: 2027: 1998: 1969: 1943: 1910: 1882: 1854: 1828: 1814: 1786: 1758: 1736: 1716: 1685: 1671: 1651: 1629: 1611: 1604: 1584: 1566: 1548: 1530: 1512: 1491: 1473: 1448: 1439: 1421: 1403: 1378: 1360: 1335: 1305: 1273: 1255: 1224: 1223: 1221: 1218: 1205: 1202: 1201: 1200: 1197: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1166: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1157: 1154: 1147: 1145: 1138: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1107: 1103: 1100: 1096:Decca Broadway 1034:Twisted Method 1025:Geffen Records 1004:vice president 958: 955: 881: 878: 850:Motown Records 845:Geffen Records 837: 834: 791:Motown Records 706: 703: 644: 641: 522: 519: 478:Second Helping 457:Lynyrd Skynyrd 367:Crocodile Rock 358: 355: 323:Warner Records 314: 311: 295:Mick Greenwood 247: 244: 232:London Records 207: 204: 202: 199: 161: 160: 147: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 123: 122:Distributor(s) 119: 118: 115:Geffen Records 111: 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 87: 83: 82: 80: 79: 73: 67: 60: 58: 57:Parent company 54: 53: 50: 42: 41: 31: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3266: 3255: 3252: 3250: 3247: 3245: 3242: 3240: 3237: 3235: 3232: 3230: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 3215: 3212: 3211: 3209: 3187: 3184: 3179: 3176: 3171: 3168: 3163: 3160: 3155: 3152: 3151: 3149: 3147: 3143: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3126: 3125: 3124:Because Music 3122: 3120: 3117: 3115: 3112: 3110: 3107: 3105: 3102: 3100: 3097: 3093: 3090: 3088: 3085: 3083: 3080: 3079: 3078: 3075: 3073: 3070: 3069: 3067: 3063: 3057: 3054: 3052: 3049: 3047: 3044: 3043: 3041: 3039:Film/TV units 3037: 3029: 3026: 3025: 3024: 3021: 3020: 3018: 3014: 3008: 3005: 3003: 3000: 2996: 2995:Hip-O Records 2993: 2992: 2991: 2988: 2987: 2985: 2983: 2979: 2973: 2970: 2968: 2965: 2963: 2960: 2958: 2955: 2953: 2950: 2948: 2945: 2943: 2942:U-Live Africa 2940: 2939: 2937: 2935: 2931: 2925: 2922: 2920: 2917: 2915: 2912: 2910: 2907: 2906: 2904: 2902: 2898: 2892: 2889: 2887: 2884: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2869: 2867: 2864: 2862: 2859: 2857: 2854: 2853: 2851: 2849: 2845: 2839: 2836: 2834: 2831: 2829: 2826: 2824: 2821: 2819: 2816: 2814: 2811: 2809: 2806: 2805: 2803: 2801: 2797: 2791: 2788: 2786: 2783: 2781: 2778: 2776: 2773: 2771: 2768: 2766: 2763: 2761: 2758: 2757: 2755: 2753: 2749: 2743: 2740: 2738: 2737:Mercury Tokyo 2735: 2733: 2730: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2718: 2715: 2713: 2710: 2709: 2707: 2705: 2701: 2695: 2692: 2690: 2687: 2685: 2682: 2680: 2677: 2675: 2672: 2671: 2669: 2667: 2663: 2657: 2654: 2652: 2649: 2647: 2644: 2642: 2639: 2637: 2636:MCA Nashville 2634: 2633: 2631: 2629: 2628:UMG Nashville 2625: 2619: 2616: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2608:Machete Music 2606: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2594: 2593:Capitol Latin 2591: 2590: 2588: 2586: 2582: 2576: 2573: 2571: 2568: 2566: 2563: 2561: 2558: 2557: 2555: 2553: 2549: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2523: 2520: 2518: 2517:Federal Films 2515: 2513: 2510: 2508: 2505: 2503: 2500: 2498: 2495: 2493: 2490: 2488: 2485: 2483: 2480: 2479: 2477: 2475: 2471: 2465: 2462: 2460: 2459:Verve Records 2457: 2455: 2452: 2448: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2439: 2438: 2437:Decca Records 2435: 2433: 2430: 2429: 2427: 2425: 2421: 2415: 2412: 2410: 2407: 2405: 2404:Shady Records 2402: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2390: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2380: 2377: 2375: 2372: 2370: 2367: 2365: 2362: 2360: 2357: 2356: 2354: 2352: 2348: 2340: 2337: 2336: 2335: 2332: 2330: 2327: 2323: 2320: 2318: 2317:Motown Gospel 2315: 2313: 2310: 2309: 2308: 2305: 2303: 2300: 2298: 2295: 2293: 2290: 2288: 2285: 2284: 2282: 2280: 2276: 2270: 2267: 2265: 2262: 2260: 2257: 2255: 2252: 2250: 2247: 2245: 2242: 2240: 2237: 2235: 2232: 2231: 2229: 2225: 2221: 2214: 2209: 2207: 2202: 2200: 2195: 2194: 2191: 2185: 2182: 2181: 2177: 2168: 2167: 2160: 2157: 2152: 2148: 2142: 2139: 2127: 2123: 2116: 2113: 2100: 2096: 2092: 2086: 2083: 2070: 2066: 2065: 2060: 2059:"Fresh start" 2053: 2050: 2045: 2041: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2016: 2012: 2005: 2003: 1999: 1987: 1983: 1976: 1974: 1970: 1957: 1956:Rolling Stone 1953: 1947: 1944: 1932: 1928: 1921: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1911: 1899: 1898: 1893: 1886: 1883: 1871: 1870: 1865: 1858: 1855: 1843: 1842:New York Post 1839: 1832: 1829: 1824: 1818: 1815: 1802: 1801: 1796: 1790: 1787: 1775: 1774: 1769: 1762: 1759: 1746: 1740: 1737: 1732: 1731: 1726: 1720: 1717: 1705: 1701: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1686: 1674: 1672:9781416594550 1668: 1664: 1663: 1655: 1652: 1640: 1633: 1630: 1625: 1621: 1615: 1612: 1607: 1605:9780312168759 1601: 1598:. Macmillan. 1597: 1596: 1595:Jimmy Buffett 1588: 1585: 1580: 1576: 1570: 1567: 1562: 1558: 1552: 1549: 1544: 1540: 1534: 1531: 1526: 1522: 1516: 1513: 1508: 1507: 1502: 1495: 1492: 1487: 1483: 1477: 1474: 1462: 1458: 1452: 1449: 1443: 1440: 1435: 1431: 1425: 1422: 1417: 1413: 1407: 1404: 1392: 1388: 1382: 1379: 1374: 1370: 1364: 1361: 1349: 1345: 1339: 1336: 1323: 1319: 1312: 1310: 1306: 1293: 1289: 1288: 1283: 1277: 1274: 1269: 1265: 1259: 1256: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1229: 1226: 1219: 1215: 1211: 1203: 1194: 1189: 1182: 1177: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1151: 1146: 1142: 1141:MCA Nashville 1135: 1130: 1123: 1118: 1111: 1106: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1093: 1092:Decca Records 1089: 1085: 1081: 1077: 1073: 1070:(through the 1069: 1068:Verve Records 1065: 1061: 1057: 1056:country music 1052: 1048: 1043: 1041: 1040: 1035: 1031: 1026: 1022: 1021: 1015: 1013: 1009: 1005: 1001: 998: 994: 990: 985: 983: 979: 975: 971: 970: 965: 956: 954: 952: 948: 944: 940: 939:Pernod Ricard 936: 931: 927: 922: 920: 916: 912: 906: 904: 899: 895: 891: 887: 879: 877: 875: 871: 867: 862: 857: 855: 851: 846: 842: 835: 833: 831: 827: 826:Giant Records 822: 820: 814: 812: 808: 804: 803:Dream Theater 800: 796: 792: 788: 784: 783:Chess Records 779: 777: 773: 769: 765: 761: 760: 755: 750: 746: 744: 740: 736: 732: 728: 727: 722: 718: 713: 711: 704: 702: 700: 699: 693: 688: 686: 685: 680: 676: 671: 669: 668: 667:Hard Promises 663: 659: 658: 653: 652: 642: 640: 638: 634: 630: 625: 622: 618: 614: 609: 607: 603: 599: 595: 591: 587: 583: 579: 574: 572: 568: 564: 560: 556: 555:Hot Chocolate 552: 551:Rupert Holmes 548: 544: 540: 536: 535:New York City 532: 528: 520: 518: 516: 515: 510: 506: 502: 501:rock and roll 497: 494: 490: 486: 485: 480: 479: 474: 470: 466: 462: 461:Southern rock 458: 453: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 434: 429: 425: 420: 419: 415: 411: 410: 405: 404:Track Records 401: 397: 395: 390: 389: 385: 381: 380: 375: 370: 368: 364: 357:Early success 356: 354: 352: 347: 343: 339: 335: 330: 328: 324: 320: 319:Compo Company 312: 310: 307: 302: 300: 296: 292: 291:Tony Christie 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 267: 265: 261: 256: 254: 245: 243: 241: 237: 236:Coral Records 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 212:Decca Records 205: 200: 198: 196: 195:MCA Nashville 192: 188: 184: 180: 175: 171: 167: 158: 152: 148: 144: 141:United States 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 105: 102: 98: 92: 91:Decca Records 88: 84: 77: 74: 71: 68: 65: 62: 61: 59: 55: 48: 43: 36: 30: 19: 2870: 2785:0207 Def Jam 2727:Virgin Music 2666:UM Australia 2598:Disa Records 2522:Lava Records 2394:LVRN Records 2389:Kidinakorner 2165: 2159: 2150: 2141: 2129:. Retrieved 2125: 2115: 2105:November 22, 2103:. Retrieved 2099:the original 2085: 2073:. Retrieved 2062: 2052: 2043: 2018:. Retrieved 2014: 1989:. Retrieved 1985: 1960:. Retrieved 1955: 1946: 1934:. Retrieved 1930: 1901:. Retrieved 1895: 1885: 1873:. Retrieved 1867: 1857: 1847:September 8, 1845:. Retrieved 1841: 1831: 1817: 1805:. Retrieved 1798: 1789: 1777:. Retrieved 1771: 1761: 1749:. Retrieved 1739: 1728: 1719: 1707:. Retrieved 1703: 1678:February 28, 1676:. Retrieved 1661: 1654: 1644:November 22, 1642:. Retrieved 1632: 1623: 1614: 1594: 1587: 1578: 1569: 1560: 1551: 1542: 1533: 1524: 1515: 1504: 1494: 1485: 1476: 1466:November 22, 1464:. Retrieved 1451: 1442: 1433: 1424: 1415: 1406: 1396:November 22, 1394:. Retrieved 1381: 1372: 1363: 1353:November 22, 1351:. Retrieved 1338: 1328:November 22, 1326:. Retrieved 1322:the original 1298:November 22, 1296:. Retrieved 1292:the original 1285: 1276: 1267: 1258: 1248:November 22, 1246:. Retrieved 1242:the original 1228: 1044: 1037: 1030:Jordan Schur 1018: 1016: 993:Jimmy Iovine 986: 967: 960: 923: 919:Closing Time 907: 883: 870:Warner Music 858: 839: 823: 815: 780: 775: 757: 751: 747: 734: 724: 714: 710:Irving Azoff 708: 696: 692:Joe Carducci 689: 682: 672: 665: 655: 649: 646: 626: 610: 602:Gulf+Western 575: 524: 512: 498: 492: 482: 476: 454: 448:. It won an 442:Scott Joplin 431: 421: 417: 414:Quadrophenia 413: 409:Quadrophenia 407: 393: 386: 384:double album 377: 374:Neil Diamond 371: 360: 331: 316: 303: 275:Wishbone Ash 268: 264:Kapp Records 257: 249: 228:World War II 224:Nazi Germany 209: 170:record label 165: 164: 32:Record label 29: 3214:MCA Records 3189:(Indonesia) 3173:(Caribbean) 3109:Dew Process 3104:ECM Records 2886:PIAS France 2760:EMI Records 2722:Universal D 2717:EMI Records 2297:Astralwerks 2264:Jody Gerson 2254:Bill Ackman 2131:January 16, 2020:January 16, 1991:January 16, 1962:January 16, 1936:January 16, 1620:"Billboard" 1575:"Billboard" 1557:"Billboard" 1539:"Billboard" 1521:"Billboard" 1482:"Billboard" 1430:"Billboard" 1412:"Billboard" 1369:"Billboard" 1264:"Billboard" 1000:Doug Morris 894:Doug Morris 841:GRP Records 717:Frank Zappa 675:SST Records 594:Westminster 578:ABC Records 563:New England 529:set up the 489:plane crash 351:Milt Gabler 260:Uni Records 166:MCA Records 159:(2000–2003) 153:(1972–2000) 78:(1996–2003) 72:(1989–1996) 66:(1967–1996) 3208:Categories 3099:Roc Nation 2871:MCA France 2765:Capitol UK 2575:V2 Records 2447:Mercury KX 1624:google.com 1579:google.com 1561:google.com 1543:google.com 1525:google.com 1486:google.com 1434:google.com 1416:google.com 1373:google.com 1268:google.com 1220:References 1012:West Coast 898:Jay Boberg 807:Bang Tango 735:Thing-Fish 726:Thing-Fish 679:Black Flag 662:Steely Dan 559:Spyro Gyra 363:Elton John 346:Dobie Gray 342:Drift Away 334:California 283:Stackridge 206:Background 3170:Tuff Gong 2848:UM France 2813:EMI China 2775:Motown UK 2770:Island UK 2269:Boyd Muir 2151:Billboard 2126:Billboard 2091:Billboard 2075:April 23, 2044:Billboard 2015:Billboard 1931:Billboard 1506:Billboard 1098:imprint. 1020:Billboard 974:The Roots 969:Lucky Day 915:Semisonic 856:in 1993. 836:The 1990s 789:in 1985. 643:The 1980s 582:Paramount 469:Free Bird 465:Al Kooper 440:music of 433:The Sting 394:Billboard 299:Roy Young 242:labels. 172:owned by 89:1934 (as 3165:(Israel) 2704:UM Japan 2379:Darkroom 2069:Archived 1751:March 9, 1709:July 18, 1086:. MCA's 1072:Impulse! 997:chairman 926:PolyGram 854:PolyGram 698:Repo Man 590:Impulse! 216:New York 174:MCA Inc. 146:Location 64:MCA Inc. 3178:YG Plus 3162:Helicon 3154:Dreamus 1986:Variety 1903:May 12, 1875:May 12, 1807:May 12, 1779:May 12, 1461:Discogs 1391:Discogs 1348:Discogs 1238:Discogs 1094:on its 978:Midtown 943:Vivendi 937:-based 930:Philips 811:Trixter 772:deleted 768:cut-out 739:Capitol 684:Damaged 586:Dunhill 438:Ragtime 400:the Who 279:Osibisa 201:History 133:Various 110:Defunct 100:Founder 86:Founded 2334:Motown 2227:People 1669:  1602:  1161:Labels 1058:label 1045:Today 964:Shaggy 935:France 809:, and 799:Voivod 657:Gaucho 651:Xanadu 596:, and 287:Budgie 271:London 187:Geffen 183:Motown 2752:UM UK 1102:Logos 949:) to 892:head 549:" by 507:" by 344:" by 130:Genre 3056:Vevo 2133:2023 2107:2008 2077:2018 2022:2023 1993:2023 1964:2023 1938:2023 1905:2010 1877:2010 1849:2017 1809:2010 1781:2010 1753:2022 1711:2022 1680:2013 1667:ISBN 1646:2008 1600:ISBN 1468:2008 1398:2008 1355:2008 1330:2008 1300:2008 1287:Time 1250:2008 1074:and 1064:jazz 1049:and 843:and 817:the 781:The 565:and 539:Epic 424:Cher 365:'s " 297:and 285:and 238:and 1076:GRP 1036:'s 966:'s 913:by 872:'s 852:to 828:. 743:EMI 637:BMG 633:WEA 629:CBS 598:Dot 567:TKO 396:200 306:EMI 185:to 181:to 179:ABC 3210:: 2532:XO 2149:. 2124:. 2061:. 2042:. 2030:^ 2013:. 2001:^ 1984:. 1972:^ 1954:. 1929:. 1913:^ 1894:. 1866:. 1840:. 1797:. 1770:. 1727:. 1702:. 1688:^ 1622:. 1577:. 1559:. 1541:. 1523:. 1503:. 1484:. 1459:. 1432:. 1414:. 1389:. 1371:. 1346:. 1308:^ 1284:. 1266:. 1236:. 821:. 813:. 805:, 801:, 592:, 588:, 584:, 561:, 557:, 353:. 301:. 293:, 281:, 277:, 2212:e 2205:t 2198:v 2135:. 2109:. 2079:. 2024:. 1995:. 1966:. 1940:. 1907:. 1879:. 1851:. 1811:. 1783:. 1755:. 1713:. 1682:. 1648:. 1608:. 1509:. 1470:. 1400:. 1357:. 1332:. 1302:. 1252:. 1216:. 741:/ 117:) 93:) 20:)

Index

MCA Music Entertainment

MCA Inc.
MCA Music Entertainment Group
Universal Music Group
Decca Records
Universal Pictures
Geffen Records
Universal City, California
Santa Monica, California
record label
MCA Inc.
ABC
Motown
Geffen
Universal Music Group
MCA Nashville
Decca Records
New York
Edward R. Lewis
Nazi Germany
World War II
London Records
Coral Records
Brunswick Records
Universal Pictures
Uni Records
Kapp Records
London
Wishbone Ash

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.