Brand

CBS/Sony

Record label imprint of the Sony and CBS joint venture CBS/Sony in Japan from 1968, renamed Sony Records in 1991 after Sony bought CBS Records.

An imprint of
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Group
Sony Group Corporation
Since
11 March 1968
Products here
1
Sold in
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan

Who owns CBS/Sony

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

CBS/Sony

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Who makes CBS/Sony products

The companies named on the packs or in filings, counted over the CBS/Sony products on file. The owner of a brand and the maker of a pack are often different companies.

CBS/Sony products and barcodes 1

About CBS/Sony

CBS/Sony is the record label launched in Japan in 1968 by CBS/Sony Records Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of CBS Inc. and Sony; the label passed to CBS/Sony Inc. in August 1973.[1] It was also used in South Korea, Hong Kong and South-East Asia, and in Spain in the 1990s until about 1997, where Sony did not yet hold the Columbia name.[1][2] After Sony bought CBS Records, the Japanese label was renamed Sony in 1991, first by dropping "CBS" from the logo.[1] Its releases include the 1989 Japanese CD of Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy, CSCS-5058.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Discogs label 33078: CBS/Sony Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 33078. Profile.
  2. ↑ MusicBrainz label: CBS/Sony MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 08f37a61-1c54-4257-b31d-810fa2ac5cd5. Life span, imprint and rename rows. CC0. MusicBrainz.
  3. ↑ Discogs release 4061407: Bob Dylan โ€“ Oh Mercy (CD, Album, Japan, 1989) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 4061407. Identifiers, companies, credits, notes, tracklist.
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