Caroline Records: version 1

Saved 2026-09-12 10:52 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/00017046988926 — Ashtrayhead – Ashtrayhead CD (US edition)**, the 1997 United States compact disc on Invisible Records (INV089CD), from the wanted list (the row is linked from the Wiki. This is the current version.

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# Caroline Records <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Caroline Records
disambiguation: United States record label and distributor, credited on 1990s independent releases
legal_name: Caroline Records, Inc.
country: US
founded: 1986
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                   | type  | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Caroline Records, Inc. | legal | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref                | url                                            | title                                                                                               | accessed   |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| discogs-us         | https://api.discogs.com/releases/180522        | Discogs release 180522: Ashtrayhead – Ashtrayhead, CD, Invisible INV089CD, US, barcode 017046988926 | 2026-09-12 |
| wikipedia-caroline | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Records | Wikipedia: Caroline Records                                                                         | 2026-09-12 |
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## About <!--about-->
Caroline Records is a United States record label and distributor. The Caroline name was first used in 1973 in the United Kingdom for a Virgin Records subsidiary issuing progressive rock albums; Virgin revived it in the United States in 1983 as the importer Caroline Distribution, which founded the present Caroline Records in 1986.[^wikipedia-caroline] Caroline Records, Inc. is credited on the 1997 United States edition of Ashtrayhead as both its manufacturer and its distributor.[^discogs-us] The label was later merged into Virgin Records after Thorn EMI acquired Virgin, while Caroline Distribution became part of EMI Music Distribution; Universal Music revived the brand in 2013.[^wikipedia-caroline]
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