Phonogenic Records: version 1

Saved 2026-09-26 12:40 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added the UK & Ireland Phonogenic CD of Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (82876 63702 2, copy protected, 2004), completing a variant row of family/unwritten-natasha-bedingfield, plus brand/phonogenic-r. Current is v2.

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11# Phonogenic Records <!--brand-->
22 
33## Identity <!--identity-->
44name: Phonogenic Records
5+disambiguation: British record label
56summary: British record label set up in 2003 under BMG UK & Ireland, home of Natasha Bedingfield and The Script, now part of Sony Music Entertainment.
67founded: 2003
78<!--/identity-->
89 
910## Relations <!--relations-->
10−| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
11−| ------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
12−| imprint_of | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^wiki-phonogenic | Wikipedia places the label under the RCA Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment |
13−| originated_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-uk | | 2003 | | | sourced | ^wiki-phonogenic | Wikipedia: originally conceived under BMG UK & Ireland, the former name of this company (^ch-smeuk); Discogs names Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. as parent label (^discogs-phonogenic) |
11+| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
12+| ------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
13+| imprint_of | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^wiki-phonogenic | Wikipedia places the label under the RCA Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment |
14+| originated_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-uk | | 2003 | | | sourced | ^wiki-phonogenic | Wikipedia: originally conceived under BMG UK & Ireland, the former name of Companies House company 01471066; Discogs files the label under a parent label named Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. |
1415<!--/relations-->
1516 
1617## Aliases <!--aliases-->
1718| name | type | locale | from | until |
1819| ---------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
1920| Phonogenic | name | | | |
2021<!--/aliases-->
2122 
2223## References <!--references-->
2324| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
2425| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
2526| discogs-uk | https://api.discogs.com/releases/660900 | Discogs release 660900: Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (CD, Album, Copy Protected, UK & Ireland, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 660900 | identifiers, labels, companies, tracklist, credits, notes | | | |
27+| discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/567304 | Discogs release 567304: Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (CD, Album, Copy Protected, Europe, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 567304 | identifiers, labels, companies, tracklist, credits, notes | | | |
2628| wiki-phonogenic | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonogenic_Records | Wikipedia: Phonogenic Records | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, history | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
2729| discogs-phonogenic | https://api.discogs.com/labels/46291 | Discogs label 46291: Phonogenic | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 46291 | parent label | | | |
2830<!--/references-->
2931 
3032## About <!--about-->
31−Phonogenic Records is a British record label, today under the RCA Label Group of Sony Music Entertainment, that was originally conceived under BMG UK & Ireland; its roster has included Natasha Bedingfield, Ross Copperman and The Script.[^wiki-phonogenic] Discogs names Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. as its parent label.[^discogs-phonogenic] The imprint appears with BMG UK & Ireland on the 2004 UK and Irish CD of Bedingfield's debut album Unwritten.[^discogs-uk]
33+Phonogenic Records is a British record label, today under the RCA Label Group of Sony Music Entertainment, that was originally conceived under BMG UK & Ireland; its roster has included Natasha Bedingfield, Ross Copperman and The Script.[^wiki-phonogenic] Discogs files the label under Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.[^discogs-phonogenic] The imprint appears alongside BMG UK & Ireland on the 2004 UK and Irish CD of Bedingfield's debut album Unwritten, and signs its 2004 European CD with catalogue number 82876 63999 2.[^discogs-uk][^discogs-eu]
3234 
33−The label was set up in 2003 by Paul Lisberg, formerly of the A&R department of EMI Music Publishing, Tops Henderson, who came from artist management, and the songwriters Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner, and its first signing was the then 21-year-old Natasha Bedingfield; The Script joined in 2005. In 2011 Phonogenic entered a five-year joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, under which its management team also took charge of Sony Music UK's Epic label. Bedingfield left for the We Are Hear label in 2017.[^wiki-phonogenic]
35+The label was set up in 2003 by Paul Lisberg, formerly of the A&R department of EMI Music Publishing, Tops Henderson, who came from artist management, and the songwriters Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner, and its first signing was the then 21-year-old Natasha Bedingfield; The Script joined in 2005. In 2011 Phonogenic entered a five-year joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, under which its management team also took charge of Sony Music UK's Epic label. Josh Krajcik, runner-up on the American X Factor in 2011, also signed with the label. Bedingfield left in 2017 for Linda Perry and Kerry Brown's We Are Hear label.[^wiki-phonogenic]
3436<!--/about-->

Source of v1

# Phonogenic Records <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Phonogenic Records
summary: British record label set up in 2003 under BMG UK & Ireland, home of Natasha Bedingfield and The Script, now part of Sony Music Entertainment.
founded: 2003
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role          | target                              | market | from | until | ended | status  | source           | note                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| imprint_of    | company/sony-music-entertainment    |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-phonogenic | Wikipedia places the label under the RCA Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment                                                                                                |
| originated_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-uk |        | 2003 |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-phonogenic | Wikipedia: originally conceived under BMG UK & Ireland, the former name of this company (^ch-smeuk); Discogs names Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. as parent label (^discogs-phonogenic) |
<!--/relations-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name       | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Phonogenic | name |        |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref                | url                                              | title                                                                                                   | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator                                                   | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-uk         | https://api.discogs.com/releases/660900          | Discogs release 660900: Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (CD, Album, Copy Protected, UK & Ireland, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 660900    | identifiers, labels, companies, tracklist, credits, notes |              |             |          |
| wiki-phonogenic    | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonogenic_Records | Wikipedia: Phonogenic Records                                                                           | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           | lead, history                                             | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
| discogs-phonogenic | https://api.discogs.com/labels/46291             | Discogs label 46291: Phonogenic                                                                         | 2026-09-26 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 46291     | parent label                                              |              |             |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Phonogenic Records is a British record label, today under the RCA Label Group of Sony Music Entertainment, that was originally conceived under BMG UK & Ireland; its roster has included Natasha Bedingfield, Ross Copperman and The Script.[^wiki-phonogenic] Discogs names Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. as its parent label.[^discogs-phonogenic] The imprint appears with BMG UK & Ireland on the 2004 UK and Irish CD of Bedingfield's debut album Unwritten.[^discogs-uk]

The label was set up in 2003 by Paul Lisberg, formerly of the A&R department of EMI Music Publishing, Tops Henderson, who came from artist management, and the songwriters Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner, and its first signing was the then 21-year-old Natasha Bedingfield; The Script joined in 2005. In 2011 Phonogenic entered a five-year joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, under which its management team also took charge of Sony Music UK's Epic label. Bedingfield left for the We Are Hear label in 2017.[^wiki-phonogenic]
<!--/about-->