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Sony Music Entertainment

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About

Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly called Sony Music, is the recording division of Sony Music Group and is owned by Sony Group Corporation. It began in 1929 as the American Record Corporation, became Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938 and CBS Records in 1966. Sony bought it in 1988 and renamed it SME in 1991. From 2004 to 2008 its operations were part of the Sony BMG joint venture with Bertelsmann.[1] Its labels include Epic Records.[2] Its LEI record gives the legal jurisdiction as Delaware, United States, with registration number 3824209.[3] On the European CD edition of Evanescence's Fallen it is credited, as Sony Music Entertainment Inc., as record company and trademark owner.[4]

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  • Distributes Evanescence – Fallen CD (European edition) in European Union sourced
    Credit "Distributed By: Sony Music"
  • Distributes Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (CD, US 2004) in United States since 2004 sourced
    Discogs credits Epic, a Sony Music label (^wiki-epic), with Manufactured By and Distributed By
  • Distributes Musicology – Prince (CD) in United States sourced
    Printed "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records"; Columbia Records is a division of Sony Music Entertainment per ^discogs-columbia-records
  • Distributes System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648) in United States sourced
    Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  • Inferred: Distributes The Legend – Johnny Cash (4-CD box set) in United States derived
    Printed credit is Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^discogs); target is the successor of the credited parent (^wiki-sony)
  • Distributes Vivaldi's Cello in United States sourced
    Credited as Sony Music
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by A Thousand Kisses Deep – Chris Botti (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969053522; no source names the registrant; target is the © and ℗ holder printed on the release, owner of the Columbia label (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Alive at Last – Train (2004 live CD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; derived from Sony BMG Music Entertainment (now Sony Music Entertainment) holding the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs, as on the same-prefix Columbia SACD 00827969032268
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Ben Folds – Songs for Silverman (DualDisc, US 2005) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. The record company on this release is Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^discogs), which took back the name Sony Music Entertainment in 2009; the same prefix is derived to Sony Music Entertainment on other Epic CDs
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook CD (US edition) derived
    Prefix 0827969 lies in the GS1 US range and nothing public names the registrant; Sony Music Entertainment Inc. holds the rights on every pressing
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; derived from Sony Music Entertainment Inc. holding the © line per ^discogs, as on the sibling Slow Train Coming SACD (00827969032268)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Blood on the Tracks – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-columbia and SME holds the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs; same prefix as the sibling SACDs product/00827969031766 and product/00827969031667
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Blood on the Tracks – Bob Dylan (2004 remastered CD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-columbia and SME holds the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs-us; same prefix and derivation as the 2003 SACD product/00827969032367
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Broadway: The American Musical (5-CD box set) derived
    Barcode 0827969289921; no source names the registrant; target is the owner of the labels credited on the release (^discogs)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Cake – Pressure Chief (CD) derived
    UPC prefix 827969 (company prefix length not verified); no public source names the registrant; derived from the Sony BMG copyright credit on the release and Columbia being a Sony Music label (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by California – Wilson Phillips (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969210321; no source names the registrant; target is the © holder credited on the release, owner of the Columbia label (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle – Music From the Motion Picture (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969013229; no source names the registrant; target is the owner of the Columbia label credited on the release (^discogs)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Concertos from the New World – Yo-Yo Ma, New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur (Masterworks Expanded Edition CD) derived
    prefix 0827969 (UPC 827969); no company stub states it; the Sony Classical label printed on this release is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-sony, and Discogs credits ℗/© to Sony Music Entertainment Inc. per ^discogs; nothing names the registrant
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Connie and Carla – Music From The Motion Picture (Epic CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Sony Music Entertainment Inc. copyright and Epic manufacture credits
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by De-Lovely (Music from the Motion Picture) CD derived
    prefix 0827969; no stub or public lookup names the licensee; the release is © and ℗ Sony Music Entertainment Inc. per ^discogs-us
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Duran Duran – Astronaut (Epic enhanced CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; the release is manufactured by Epic, a Sony Music Entertainment label per ^wiki-epic
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Evanescence – Fallen CD (European edition) derived
    Prefix 5099751 lies in the GS1 UK range and nothing public names the registrant. Sony Music is record company, distributor and maker on this release, and iMusic files it as SONY 5108792
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Faso Latido – A Static Lullaby (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969277225, prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the record company credited on this CD (^discogs) and on Sony BMG's own XCP title list, which gives this UPC (^sony-xcp)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand (CD, EK 92441) derived
    prefix 0827969 (GS1 US); ℗ holder and manufacturer per ^discogs-us-ctdp; no source names the registrant of the prefix
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Garden State – Music From the Motion Picture (Epic CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Sony Music Entertainment Inc. compilation credit and Epic manufacture line
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Get Away from Me – Nellie McKay (2-CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969066423; no source names the registrant; target is the © and ℗ holder printed on the release, owner of the Columbia label (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Good Charlotte – The Chronicles of Life and Death (Death version) CD derived
    Prefix 0827969; no public lookup names the licensee. Owner per ^discogs: the pack names Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company. The same prefix is on Epic's 2003 US CD of Korn's Take a Look in the Mirror (827969033524, © Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) per ^discogs-korn.
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Great Performances: Schubert "Trout" Quintet derived
    prefix 0827969 (UPC 827969); no company stub states it; the Sony Classical label printed on this release is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-sony; nothing names the registrant
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Gretchen Wilson – Here for the Party CD derived
    prefix 827969; no source names the registrant; copyright and phonographic copyright owner per ^discogs-us
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Halcyon Days – Bruce Hornsby (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969265222, prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the © and ℗ holder (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) and the parent of the printed manufacturer Columbia Records (^discogs-columbia-records)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Harry Connick, Jr. – Only You, Target Exclusive 2 CD edition with bonus disc derived
    prefix 0827969; no stub states it and nothing names the registrant; target is the copyright and phonographic copyright holder credited on the release per ^discogs
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD derived
    prefix 0827969; no company stub states it and nothing names the registrant; the label is Sony Classical per ^discogs, a Sony Music Entertainment label (Sony BMG Music Entertainment in 2004, renamed 2009)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Howie Day – Stop All the World Now (Epic special edition CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Epic label and the ℗/© of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, which took back the name Sony Music Entertainment in 2009 (^wiki-sbmg)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 – Coheed and Cambria (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969268629, prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the owner of the Columbia label printed on spine and disc (^discogs-us)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by In This Skin (CD + bonus DVD reissue) derived
    Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant. Target is the record company credited on the release per ^discogs-us.
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Incubus: A Crow Left of the Murder... (CD + DVD, US 2004) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. The record company named on this release is Sony Music (^discogs)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Incubus: A Crow Left of the Murder... (CD, US 2004) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. The record company named on this release is Sony Music (^discogs), owner of the Epic label (^wiki-epic)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Indigo Girls: All That We Let In (CD, US 2004) derived
    Printed UPC 8 2796-91003-2 5 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. The record company named on this release is Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (^discogs)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Infidels – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-columbia and SME holds the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (CD, US 2004) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. The record company named on this release is Sony Music (^discogs), owner of the Epic label (^wiki-epic)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by John Mellencamp – Trouble No More (CD, Columbia 2003) derived
    Prefix 0827969; no company stub states it and no source names the registrant. Target is the parent of Columbia Records, credited as manufacturer on this release (^discogs), as on other Columbia CDs on this prefix such as product/00827969013229
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Kansas – Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection (Epic 2 CD + DVD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Epic/Legacy labels and the Sony Music, Pitman pressing credit
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Korn – Take a Look in the Mirror (CD, EK 90335) derived
    prefix 0827969; copyright holder and manufacturer per ^discogs-us; no source names the registrant
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Los Lonely Boys – Los Lonely Boys (Epic enhanced CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; the pack credits ℗ Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and manufacture by Epic, a division of Sony Music
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Matisyahu – Live at Stubb's (Epic enhanced CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; the release is manufactured by Epic, which the Epic Records brand stub records as a Sony Music Entertainment imprint
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (2003 US remastered CD, EK 90678) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Sony Music Entertainment Inc. copyright and Epic manufacture credits
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Modest Mouse – Baron von Bullshit Rides Again (live CD) derived
    UPC company prefix 827969 (printed 8 2796-92089-2 2); nothing names the registrant; derived from Sony Music Entertainment Inc. as phonographic copyright owner of the same barcode per ^discogs-file
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Mona Lisa Smile – Music From the Motion Picture (Epic CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Sony Music Entertainment Inc. copyright and Epic manufacture credits
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Mudvayne – Lost and Found (CD, US 2005) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. The record company on this release is Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^discogs), which took back the name Sony Music Entertainment in 2009; same derivation as the DualDisc edition 00827969445624
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Mudvayne – Lost and Found (DualDisc, US 2005) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. The record company on this release is Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^discogs), which took back the name Sony Music Entertainment in 2009; the same derivation is used on other Epic DualDiscs under this prefix
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Musicology – Prince (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969256022; no source names the registrant; target is the manufacturer and distributor printed on the release (Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment per ^discogs-columbia-records)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-columbia and SME holds the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness (Epic 4 CD box set) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Epic label and the ℗/© of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, which took back the name Sony Music Entertainment on 1 January 2009 (^discogs-sbmg)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Patience – George Michael (CD) derived
    Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; the US pack names Epic, a division of Sony Music, the US company of the record group, so it is the prefix-country target
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Patti Smith – Trampin' CD (US edition) derived
    Prefix 0827969 lies in the GS1 US range and nothing public names the registrant; Sony Music Entertainment Inc. holds the rights on every pressing carrying it
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Planet Waves – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; derived from Sony Music Entertainment Inc. holding the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs, as on the sibling 2003 Dylan SACDs (00827969032565, 00827969032268)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Reality – David Bowie (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969057629; no source names the registrant; target is the owner of the Columbia label credited on the release (^discogs-us)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Shakira – Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (Epic CD) derived
    prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; the release is manufactured by Epic, a Sony Music Entertainment label per ^wiki-epic; the same prefix carries other Epic CDs of 2004–2005
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Slow Train Coming – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; derived from Sony Music Entertainment Inc. holding the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs, as on the sibling Oh Mercy SACD (00827969031667)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Something's Gotta Give – Music From the Motion Picture (CD) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant; target is the record company credited on the release, as on sibling CK/EK releases
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Spider-Man 2: Music From and Inspired By – Various Artists (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969262825, prefix 0827969 as on other Columbia CDs of the period; no source names the registrant; target is the © and ℗ holder printed on the release, owner of the Columbia label (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Spider-Man 2: Original Motion Picture Score – Danny Elfman (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969284223, prefix 0827969 as on other Columbia CDs of the period; no source names the registrant; target is the © and ℗ holder credited on the release and owner of the Columbia label (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), CD + bonus DVD derived
    prefix 0827969; no company stub states it and nothing names the registrant; Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment (renamed Sony Music Entertainment on 2009-01-01) as manufacturer and distributor
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Target exclusive CD + DVD derived
    prefix 0827969; no company stub states it and nothing names the registrant; Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment (renamed Sony Music Entertainment on 2009-01-01) as manufacturer and distributor of the sibling US edition SK 94220 under the same prefix
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 2 CD derived
    prefix 0827969; no company stub states it and nothing names the registrant; the label is Sony Classical per ^discogs, a Sony Music Entertainment label per ^wiki-sony
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Stealth – Music From The Motion Picture (Epic CD) derived
    Prefix 0827969 (GS1 US and Canada range); no source names the registrant. Derived from the Sony BMG credits on this release; Sony BMG took back the name Sony Music Entertainment in 2009, and earlier pages here already derive this prefix to it
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Street's Disciple – Nas (2-CD, US) derived
    Barcode 0827969206522; no source names the registrant; target is the owner of the Columbia label (^wiki-columbia), whose 2004 joint venture Sony BMG Music Entertainment holds © and ℗ on the Canadian pressing (^wiki-sony)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648) derived
    prefix 0827969; copyright holder and manufacturer per ^discogs-us; no source names the registrant
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Body Acoustic – Cyndi Lauper (DualDisc) derived
    Barcode 0827969773321; no source names the registrant of prefix 0827969; the © and ℗ holder Sony BMG Music Entertainment took back the name Sony Music Entertainment in 2009; same target as the 2003 Columbia release 00827969053522
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack – Bob Dylan (2005 2-CD set) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-columbia; same prefix and derivation as the Columbia CDs product/00827969239827 and product/00827969032367 (the prefix was in use in 2003, before Sony BMG formed)
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Fighting Temptations (Music from the Motion Picture) CD derived
    Prefix 0827969 lies in the GS1 US range and nothing public names the registrant; Sony Music Entertainment holds the compilation copyright and its Columbia label is credited as maker of this release
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) derived
    prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-columbia and SME holds the copyright line per ^discogs
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Legend – Johnny Cash (4-CD box set) derived
    Barcode 0827969280225; no source names the registrant; target is the successor of the © holder printed on the release, owner of the Columbia label
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Moon & Antarctica (2004 remastered CD) derived
    UPC company prefix 827969 (printed 8 2796-92034-2 2); nothing names the registrant; derived from Sony Music Entertainment Inc. as copyright owner and Epic, a division of Sony Music, as manufacturer per ^discogs.
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Passion of the Christ (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD derived
    Prefix 827969; no source names the registrant; Sony Music Entertainment Inc. is the credited manufacturer and (P) holder per ^discogs
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Raveonettes – Pretty in Black (CD) derived
    UPC prefix 827969 (company prefix length not verified); no public source names the registrant; derived from the Sony BMG copyright credit and Columbia being a Sony Music label (^wiki-columbia), as on other Columbia CDs under this prefix
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Vivaldi's Cello derived
    prefix 0827969 (UPC 827969); no company stub states it; Sony Music Entertainment Inc. is the manufacturer and ℗/© holder per ^discogs; nothing names the registrant
  • Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by When I Fall in Love – Chris Botti (CD) derived
    Barcode 0827969287224, prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the successor of the © and ℗ holder printed on the release, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^wiki-sony)
  • Imprint of Columbia Broadway Masterworks sourced
    Discogs gives Sony Music Entertainment Inc. as parent label
  • Imprint of Columbia Records sourced
    Columbia is one of Sony Music’s four flagship labels
  • Imprint of Daylight Records sourced
    Subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment operated through Epic Records; Discogs gives Epic as parent label (^discogs-daylight)
  • Imprint of Epic Records sourced
    Epic Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment
  • Imprint of Legacy Recordings sourced
    Legacy Recordings is a division of Sony Music Entertainment; Discogs names Sony Music Entertainment as parent label (^discogs-legacy)
  • Imprint of RCA Records since 2008 verified
    Fully owned by Sony after Sony BMG was dissolved in 2008; Discogs also names Sony Music Entertainment as parent label (^discogs-rca)
  • Inferred: Manufactures Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook CD (US edition) in United States derived
    Credit "Manufactured By: Columbia Records", a Sony Music label; pressed by DADC (matrix DIDP-111690)
  • Manufactures Connie and Carla – Music From The Motion Picture (Epic CD) in United States sourced
    Discogs credits "Manufactured By Epic"; Epic is a label of Sony Music Entertainment
  • Manufactures Evanescence – Fallen CD (European edition) in European Union sourced
    Credit "Made By: Sony Music"; the matrix reads "Sony Music S5108792000-0101" and glass mastering is credited to Sony DADC
  • Manufactures Garden State – Music From the Motion Picture (Epic CD) in United States sourced
    Discogs transcribes "Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music"
  • Manufactures Halcyon Days – Bruce Hornsby (CD) in United States sourced
    Printed "Manufactured by Columbia Records / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211" (transcribed on ^discogs-us); Discogs describes that Columbia Records company as a division of Sony Music Entertainment (^discogs-columbia-records)
  • Manufactures John Mellencamp – Trouble No More (CD, Columbia 2003) in United States since 2003-06-03 sourced
    Glass mastered and pressed at "Sony Music, Pitman" (^discogs), Sony Music's optical disc plant in Pitman, New Jersey, renamed Sony DADC, Pitman around 2005; mastering code IFPI L424 is one of that plant's codes
  • Inferred: Manufactures Kansas – Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection (Epic 2 CD + DVD) in United States derived
    Discogs credits pressing and glass mastering to Sony Music, Pitman (glass mastering also DADC); the plant has no stub of its own
  • Manufactures Korn – Take a Look in the Mirror (CD, EK 90335) in United States sourced
    Pack reads "Manufactured by Epic, a division of Sony Music"; glass mastered at Sony Music Pitman or DADC depending on pressing
  • Manufactures Los Lonely Boys – Los Lonely Boys (Epic enhanced CD) in United States sourced
    Back cover and booklet print "Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music"
  • Manufactures Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (2003 US remastered CD, EK 90678) in United States sourced
    Discogs credits "Manufactured By Epic"; Epic is a label of Sony Music Entertainment
  • Manufactures Mona Lisa Smile – Music From the Motion Picture (Epic CD) in United States sourced
    Discogs credits "Manufactured By Epic"; Epic is a label of Sony Music Entertainment
  • Manufactures Musicology – Prince (CD) sourced
    Printed "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records" (transcribed on ^discogs-us and ^discogs-ca); Discogs describes that Columbia Records company as a division of Sony Music Entertainment (^discogs-columbia-records)
  • Inferred: Manufactures Patti Smith – Trampin' CD (US edition) in United States, Canada derived
    Credit "Manufactured By: Columbia Records", a Sony Music label; glass mastering is credited to Sony Music, Pitman on one US entry and to DADC on the other two
  • Manufactures System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648) in United States sourced
    Pack reads "Manufactured and distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment"; glass mastered at DADC or Sony Music Pitman depending on pressing (^discogs-pitman)
  • Inferred: Manufactures The Fighting Temptations (Music from the Motion Picture) CD in United States derived
    Discogs credits "Manufactured By: Columbia Records", a label of Sony Music Entertainment (Wikipedia: Columbia Records); glass mastered at Sony Music, Pitman
  • Inferred: Manufactures The Legend – Johnny Cash (4-CD box set) in United States derived
    Printed credit is Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^discogs); Columbia Records has no company stub, so the target is the successor of the credited parent (^wiki-sony)
  • Manufactures The Passion of the Christ (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD in United States since 2004 sourced
    Credited "Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment Inc."
  • Manufactures Vivaldi's Cello in United States sourced
    Discogs 'Manufactured By' credit: Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Inferred: Manufactures Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (Music from the Motion Picture) CD in United States derived
    Discogs credits "Manufactured By Columbia Records" on the US edition; Columbia Records is a label of Sony Music Entertainment
  • Inferred: Markets A Thousand Kisses Deep – Chris Botti (CD) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us); Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment; © and ℗ 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. per ^discogs-us
  • Markets Alive at Last – Train (2004 live CD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment with the © and ℗ lines and Columbia Records as manufacturer; Sony BMG was the 2004–2008 Sony/Bertelsmann joint venture that reverted to the Sony Music Entertainment name after Sony's buyout (^wiki-sony)
  • Markets Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook CD (US edition) in United States, Canada sourced
    Credited as holder of the ℗ and © (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) on the US and Canadian entries
  • Markets Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © line of this release and Columbia Records as manufacturer; Columbia is a Sony Music label
  • Markets Blood on the Tracks – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © and ℗ lines of this release; Columbia is its imprint per ^wiki-columbia
  • Markets Blood on the Tracks – Bob Dylan (2004 remastered CD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © and ℗ lines of this release; Columbia is its label per ^wiki-columbia
  • Inferred: Markets Broadway: The American Musical (5-CD box set) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Legacy labels (^discogs); Discogs gives Sony Music Entertainment Inc. as the parent of Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Sony Music Entertainment as the parent of Legacy (^discogs-legacy); the set credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment for (p) and (c)
  • Markets Cake – Pressure Chief (CD) since 2004 sourced
    Phonographic copyright and copyright credited to Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the 2004-2008 joint venture that included Sony Music Entertainment's operations (^wiki-sony); Columbia is a Sony Music label (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Markets California – Wilson Phillips (CD) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us); Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment; © Sony Music Entertainment Inc. per ^discogs-us
  • Inferred: Markets Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle – Music From the Motion Picture (CD) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz, ^discogs); Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment
  • Markets Connie and Carla – Music From The Motion Picture (Epic CD) sourced
    Discogs records © and ℗ Sony Music Entertainment Inc. on this release
  • Markets De-Lovely (Music from the Motion Picture) CD since 2004 sourced
    © and ℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. on the release
  • Inferred: Markets Duran Duran – Astronaut (Epic enhanced CD) derived
    Discogs credits Epic as manufacturer of this release; Epic Records is a Sony Music Entertainment label per ^wiki-epic. In 2004 Sony Music's operations sat in the Sony BMG joint venture.
  • Markets Evanescence – Fallen CD (European edition) in European Union sourced
    Credited as record company and trademark owner (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.); issued on Sony's Epic label with catalogue number 510879 2 on spine and disc
  • Markets Faso Latido – A Static Lullaby (CD) in United States sourced
    Credited © and ℗ Sony BMG Music Entertainment on the Columbia imprint; that joint venture of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and BMG reverted to the name Sony Music Entertainment on 1 January 2009 (^discogs-sbme)
  • Markets Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand (CD, EK 92441) in United States sourced
    Record company Sony Music; pack reads "Manufactured by Epic, a division of Sony Music" and "℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc."
  • Markets Garden State – Music From the Motion Picture (Epic CD) sourced
    Discogs records "Compilation ℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc." and Sony Music as record company
  • Inferred: Markets Get Away from Me – Nellie McKay (2-CD) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us); Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment; © 2004 and ℗ 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. per ^discogs-us
  • Markets Good Charlotte – The Chronicles of Life and Death (Death version) CD in United States since 2004 sourced
    The pack credits the record company, © and ℗ as Sony BMG Music Entertainment and reads "Manufactured by Epic, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment". Sony bought out Bertelsmann in 2008 and went back to the Sony Music Entertainment name (^wiki-sony); GLEIF dates the Delaware entity to 2004-07-01 (^gleif-sme).
  • Markets Gretchen Wilson – Here for the Party CD in United States sourced
    © and ℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. as transcribed from the US pressing; Epic credited as manufacturer
  • Markets Harry Connick, Jr. – Only You, Target Exclusive 2 CD edition with bonus disc in United States sourced
    © and ℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. on both discs; label Columbia
  • Markets House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD in United States sourced
    Wikipedia: "The US version was released by Sony Music Entertainment"; in 2004 the company traded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the ℗ holder on the digital album (^apple)
  • Inferred: Markets In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 – Coheed and Cambria (CD) derived
    Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us); Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment; the legal entity at the (undated) reissue is not named by any source read
  • Markets In This Skin (CD + bonus DVD reissue) since 2004 sourced
    Credited as Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the copyright and phonographic copyright; Columbia Records is credited with "Manufactured By".
  • Markets Incubus: A Crow Left of the Murder... (CD + DVD, US 2004) in United States since 2004 sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music as record company and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the copyright and phonographic copyright notices
  • Markets Incubus: A Crow Left of the Murder... (CD, US 2004) in United States since 2004 sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music as record company and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the (c) 2004 and (p) 2003, 2004 notices
  • Markets Indigo Girls: All That We Let In (CD, US 2004) in United States since 2004 sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the copyright and phonographic copyright notices and "Manufactured By" Epic; the CD-only digipak entry carries the same credits (^discogs-cd)
  • Markets Infidels – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © and ℗ lines of this release; Columbia is its imprint per ^wiki-columbia
  • Markets Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (CD, US 2004) in United States since 2004 sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music as record company
  • Markets John Mellencamp – Trouble No More (CD, Columbia 2003) in United States since 2003-06-03 sourced
    Discogs credits "Columbia Records" as manufacturer of this barcode (^discogs); Discogs describes that Columbia Records entity as a division of Sony Music Entertainment since the 1990s. The © and ℗ lines name John Mellencamp, not a Sony company
  • Inferred: Markets Kansas – Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection (Epic 2 CD + DVD) derived
    Discogs lists the labels Epic and Legacy on this release; Epic Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment (^wiki-epic)
  • Inferred: Markets Kerosene – Miranda Lambert (CD) in United States, Canada since 2005 derived
    Released on the Epic imprint (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us) with © 2005 and ℗ 2004 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (^discogs-us); Sony BMG was the 2004–2008 joint venture that ran Sony Music's operations before Sony reverted to the Sony Music Entertainment name
  • Markets Korn – Take a Look in the Mirror (CD, EK 90335) sourced
    ©℗ 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; Epic was then a division of Sony Music
  • Markets Los Lonely Boys – Los Lonely Boys (Epic enhanced CD) sourced
    Pack prints "℗ 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc."; Discogs lists Sony Music as record company
  • Markets Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (2003 US remastered CD, EK 90678) sourced
    Discogs records © 1977 and ℗ 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. on this release
  • Inferred: Markets Modest Mouse – Baron von Bullshit Rides Again (live CD) in United States since 2004-04 derived
    The CD record transcribes no copyright line; the 2008 digital release carrying the same barcode reads "℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc."; Epic is a Sony Music Entertainment label per ^wiki-epic
  • Markets Mona Lisa Smile – Music From the Motion Picture (Epic CD) sourced
    Discogs records © and ℗ Sony Music Entertainment Inc. on this release; Sony's 2003 press release names Epic Records, a division of Sony Music (^sony-pr)
  • Markets Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © and ℗ lines of this release; Columbia is its imprint per ^wiki-columbia
  • Markets Patience – George Michael (CD) in United States since 2004 sourced
    Discogs transcribes "Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music" from the US pack; Amazon.com gives the label as Epic/Sony BMG (^amazon); Sony BMG was the 2004–2008 joint venture that ran Sony Music's operations (^wiki-sony)
  • Markets Patti Smith – Trampin' CD (US edition) in United States, Canada sourced
    Credited as holder of the ℗ and © (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.); the Canadian entry's notes read "℗ & © 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc."
  • Markets Planet Waves – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © and ℗ lines of this release and Columbia Records as manufacturer; Columbia is a Sony Music label
  • Markets Reality – David Bowie (CD) in United States, Canada sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. as licensee (Licensed To) of the US pressing; the Canadian entry gives the same credit (^discogs-ca)
  • Markets Slow Train Coming – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © and ℗ lines of this release and Columbia Records as manufacturer; Columbia is a Sony Music label
  • Markets Something's Gotta Give – Music From the Motion Picture (CD) in United States since 2003 sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the copyright and phonographic copyright notices; labels Columbia and Sony Music Soundtrax
  • Inferred: Markets Spider-Man 2: Music From and Inspired By – Various Artists (CD) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia and Sony Music Soundtrax imprints; © and ℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. per ^musicbrainz and ^discogs-us-dadc; Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Markets Spider-Man 2: Original Motion Picture Score – Danny Elfman (CD) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia and Sony Music Soundtrax imprints (^musicbrainz, ^qobuz); © and ℗ credited to Sony Music Entertainment Inc. among others per ^discogs-us; Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music (^wiki-columbia)
  • Inferred: Markets Street's Disciple – Nas (2-CD, US) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia imprint, catalogue number C2K 92065 (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us); Columbia Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment; in 2004 its operations were part of the Sony BMG joint venture, which reverted to the Sony Music Entertainment name in 2008 (^wiki-sony)
  • Markets System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, CK 90648) sourced
    © and ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the name Sony Music Entertainment traded under during the 2004-2008 Sony BMG joint venture
  • Markets The Fighting Temptations (Music from the Motion Picture) CD in United States, Canada sourced
    The sleeve credits transcribed by Discogs read "Compilation: ℗ 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc."; issued on Sony's Columbia and Sony Music Soundtrax imprints
  • Markets The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) sourced
    Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the copyright line of this release; Columbia is its imprint per ^wiki-columbia
  • Inferred: Markets The Legend – Johnny Cash (4-CD box set) in United States derived
    © 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and "Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, A Division Of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT" as transcribed by ^discogs; the Sony BMG operations became Sony Music Entertainment in 2008 (^wiki-sony)
  • Markets The Moon & Antarctica (2004 remastered CD) in United States since 2004-03 sourced
    Pack reads "Manufactured by Epic, a division of Sony Music"; © 2004 and ℗ 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Markets The Passion of the Christ (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD in United States since 2004 sourced
    Discogs credits (P) and (C) to Sony Music Entertainment Inc., owner of the Sony Classical label
  • Markets The Raveonettes – Pretty in Black (CD) since 2005 sourced
    Copyright and phonographic copyright credited to Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the 2004-2008 Sony and Bertelsmann joint venture succeeded by Sony Music Entertainment (^wiki-sonybmg); the US disc reads "Manufactured by Columbia Records, 550 Madison Avenue, New York"
  • Markets Vivaldi's Cello in United States sourced
    Credited as ℗ and © Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; distributed by Sony Music
  • Inferred: Markets When I Fall in Love – Chris Botti (CD) in United States derived
    Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz, ^discogs-us); © and ℗ 2004 Sony BMG Music Entertainment per ^discogs-us, the 2004–2008 Sony and Bertelsmann joint venture after which Sony reverted to the Sony Music Entertainment name (^wiki-sony)
  • Markets Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (Music from the Motion Picture) CD sourced
    Aware Records had national marketing and distribution through Columbia Records, a Sony Music Entertainment label, from July 1997 to July 2010; CK 90963 is co-credited to Columbia and Sony Music Soundtrax
  • Owns RED Distribution sourced
    Described as a Sony-owned sales and marketing division before its June 2017 merger into The Orchard
  • Owns Sony Classical sourced
    Listed among Sony Music Entertainment's flagship record labels
  • Owns Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) sourced
    Discogs files it under the parent label Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Formerly named Sony BMG Music Entertainment since 2009-01-01 sourced
    Sony bought Bertelsmann's 50% stake in August 2008 (^wiki-sbmg); the company took back the name Sony Music Entertainment on 1 January 2009

Also known as

  • Sony Music
  • Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia: Sony Music Accessed 2026-09-11.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia: Epic Records Accessed 2026-09-11.
  3. ↑ GLEIF LEI record: Sony Music Entertainment Accessed 2026-09-11.
  4. ↑ Discogs release 372966: Evanescence – Fallen (CD, Album, Stereo, Europe, 2003) Accessed 2026-09-11.
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