Capitol Records: version 1

Saved 2026-09-24 23:25 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added the 1998 US remastered CD reissue of Frank Sinatra, Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And More (Capitol 72434 94753 2 8), from the wanted list. Identity confirmed by MusicBrainz release 41565279 and. This is the current version.

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# Capitol Records <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Capitol Records
summary: American record company in Hollywood, known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007 and now Capitol Records, LLC, part of Universal Music Group.
legal_name: Capitol Records, LLC
wikidata: Q193023
country: US
founded: 1942
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role       | target                        | market | from | until | ended | status  | source        | note                                                                                                         |
| ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| parent_org | company/universal-music-group |        | 2012 |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-capitol | Owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group per Wikipedia                                 |
| parent_org | company/emi                   |        | 1955 | 2012  | true  | sourced | ^wiki-capitol | EMI acquired 96% of Capitol's stock in 1955 and held it as its North American subsidiary until the 2012 sale |
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## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind   | address                                  | country | source | note                                                 |
| ---- | ------ | ---------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
|      | office | 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028 | US      | ^pack  | Manufacturer address printed on a 1998 CD back cover |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                  | type  | locale | from | until |
| --------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Capitol Records, LLC  | legal |        | 2007 |       |
| Capitol Records, Inc. | legal |        |      | 2007  |
| Capitol               | name  |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref          | url                                                                                      | title                                                                     | accessed   | publisher         | kind        | published | record_id   | locator                   | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------- | ----------- | --------- | ----------- | ------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| pack         | https://coverartarchive.org/release/41565279-05ca-4946-9778-faac81cafb24/12072224989.jpg | Back cover and spines of Capitol 72434 94753 2 8 (Cover Art Archive scan) | 2026-09-24 | Cover Art Archive | pack        |           | 12072224989 | Back cover, credits block |              |             |          |
| wiki-capitol | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records                                            | Wikipedia: Capitol Records                                                | 2026-09-24 | Wikipedia         | publication |           | Q193023     |                           | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Capitol Records is the American record company behind the Capitol label, known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007 and as Capitol Records, LLC since.[^wiki-capitol] Founded in 1942, it was bought by EMI in 1955 and became part of Universal Music Group when EMI's recorded music operations were sold in 2012.[^wiki-capitol] Its CDs of the late 1990s name Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, as manufacturer and phonographic copyright holder.[^pack]

In 2007, after Terra Firma Capital Partners acquired EMI, Capitol absorbed EMI's other American branches and catalogues, including Virgin and Chrysalis in the United States, changed its registration from a public to a private company, and Capitol Music Group was created to manage the catalogue.[^wiki-capitol]
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