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Columbia Records
American record label
Not to be confused with Columbia Record.
For the former British record company, see Columbia Graphophone Company.
Record label
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business,[1][2][3] and the second major company to produce records.[4] From 1961 to 1991, its recordings were released outside North America under the name CBS Records to avoid confusion with EMI's Columbia Graphophone Company. Columbia is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels: Epic Records, and former longtime rivals, RCA Records and Arista Records as the latter two were originally owned by BMG before its 2008 relaunch after Sony's acquisition alongside other BMG labels.[5]
History
[edit]Beginnings (1888–1929)
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Note The Notes: An Illustrated History of the Columbia Record Label 1901-1958 - Softcover
About the Author
Michael Sherman's curiosity in old records began in 1965 when, at the age of ten, he was given an Edison Diamond Disc that had been hanging on the wall of a restaurant in Sedalia, Missouri. Seven years later, he acquired both an Edison Disc phonograph and a Victrola XI, and began a lifelong interest in early recorded music. In 1987, Sherman wrote The Paper Dog, a modest 44-page booklet on the history of the Victor Record Label. This was followed five years later with the first edition of The Collector's Guide to Victor Records, written with the collaboration of Kurt Nauck and William Moran. In 1994, Sherman, along with Julian Morton Moses, published a revised edition of Moses' 1949 classic, Collector's Guide to American Recordings, 1895-1925. In 1998, Sherman and Nauck wrote Note the Notes - an Illustrated History of the Columbia Record Label. In addition to these books, Sher
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CBS Records International
Former International ledd of Columbia Records
This article is about the international arm of Columbia Records 1962–1991. Not to be confused with the second incarnation of CBS Records (2006) or other uses at CBS Records (disambiguation).
Record label
| CBS Records International | |
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| Parent company | CBS (1962–1988) Sony (1988–1991) |
| Founded | 1962 (1962) |
| Defunct | 1991 (1991) |
| Status | Alternate brand of Columbia Records used outside of North America excluding Canada starting in 1976 (1961–1990) Company renamed Sony Music Entertainment, January 1991 Record label absorbed into Columbia |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
CBS Records International was the international arm of the Columbia Records enhet of Columbia Broadcasting struktur, Inc. (CBS) formed in 1961 and launched in 1962.[1][2] Previously, Columbia Records had licensed other record companies to manufacture and distribute Columbia recordings outsi