Brand
Capitol Records
American record label founded in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva and Glenn Wallichs, owned by EMI from 1955 and by Universal Music Group since 2012.
- An imprint of
- Capitol Records
- Group
- Universal Music Group
- Since
- 1942
- Products here
- 2
- Sold in
- 2 countries
Who owns Capitol Records
The company that holds the brand and every company above it, the top of the group first, each tie from a cited source.
Owner not on file
imprint
No company above it
ownssince 2012
Earlier
- Owned by π¬π§ EMI1955 to 2012
What the sources say about these ties
- Capitol Records imprint
- Capitol logo on packs manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc.; MusicBrainz lists the label as "imprint of Capitol Records, Inc."
- Universal Music Group owns
- Owned by Universal Music Group through Capitol Music Group per Wikipedia
Who makes Capitol Records products
The companies named on the packs or in filings, counted over the Capitol Records products on file. The owner of a brand and the maker of a pack are often different companies.
- πΊπΈ Capitol Recordsmakes, markets Β· 1 product
- EMI Music Group Australasiamakes, distributes Β· 1 product
Capitol Records product lines 1
Capitol Records products and barcodes 2
About Capitol Records
Capitol Records is an American record label, founded in 1942 by songwriter Johnny Mercer with Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs as the first West Coast-based label of note in the United States.[1] The British group EMI bought it as its North American subsidiary in 1955, and it passed to Universal Music Group with EMI's recorded music business in 2012; it now sits within UMG's Capitol Music Group.[1] Its headquarters, the circular Capitol Records Tower near Hollywood and Vine, was completed in 1956.[1] Frank Sinatra recorded for Capitol in the 1950s and early 1960s, and the label reissued those albums on remastered CD from 1998.[2] The Capitol logo signs the spine and back cover of its releases.[3]
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Capitol Records Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-24. Record: Q193023. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ Sounds Good, Looks Good: Frank Sinatra sings for Only The Lonely (1998 US Capitol Entertainer Of The Century remaster) Mark Barry. publication. Published 2016-05. Accessed 2026-09-24. PS: series title list.
- ↑ Back cover and spines of Capitol 72434 94753 2 8 (Cover Art Archive scan) Cover Art Archive. pack. Accessed 2026-09-24. Record: 12072224989. Back cover, credits block.
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