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MGM Records; Parent company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1946–1972) PolyGram (1972–1982): Founded: 1946; 79 years ago (): Founder: Geoffrey Mill: Defunct: 1982; 43 years ago (): Status: Merged into PolyGram, former music catalog now owned by Universal Music Group, most soundtracks catalog now owned by WaterTower Music (excluding Born Free, owned by Sony Music via Madison Gate Records).
The United Artists catalog is controlled by Capitol Records, now part of Universal Music Group (who also owns the non-soundtrack catalog of MGM Records, once owned by UA's current parent Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). [16] [17] Capitol Records also has the rights to soundtrack albums UA Records released under license from MGM Music. [18]
Universal also owns Deutsche Grammophon, which remains a separate label within the group and also manages the American Decca classical music catalogue. [103] [104] In 2011 Universal donated 200,000 of its American Decca master recordings from the 1920s to the 1940s to the United States Library of Congress. [105]
Def Leppard, the Chameleons and Electric Light Orchestra have all re-recorded songs to create new masters. And just last month, R&B singer Ashanti said she plans to re-record her self-titled debut ...
The master is the first recording of the music, from which copies are made for sales and distribution. The owner of the master, therefore, owns the copyright to all formats of the recording, such as digital versions for download or streaming, or physical versions such as CDs and vinyl LPs. [2]
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. (Allen & Betty Klein Company) is an American independent record label, music publisher, and film and video production company.It owns and/or administers the rights to music by Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, Herman's Hermits, Marianne Faithfull, Dishwalla, the Kinks as well as the Cameo Parkway label, which includes recordings by such artists as Chubby ...
They moved into orchestral recording in 1922 with the renowned "Capitol Grand Orchestra" under Erno Rapee from the Capitol Theatre in New York (at a time when Eugene Ormandy was the orchestra's concertmaster), then contracting with the Minneapolis Symphony under Henri Verbrugghen and the Cleveland Orchestra under Nikolai Sokoloff in 1924, the ...
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, [1] [2] [3] and the second major company to produce records. [4]