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Columbia House was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records' mail-order music clubs, the primary iteration of which was the Columbia Record Club, established in 1955. The Columbia House brand was introduced in the early 1970s by Columbia Records (a division of CBS, Inc.), and had a significant market presence in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. [1]
The Columbia Record Club began to be marketed as Columbia House in the early 1970s, an umbrella brand for its various mail order offerings. In 1987, Sony acquired Columbia House from its parent, CBS. In 1991, Sony partnered with Time-Warner in a joint
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]
Albums with two references for their estimated actual sales include sales through BMG Music Club. Albums with three references for their estimated actual sales include sales through BMG Music Club and Columbia House. The best-selling album in the United States is Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) by the Eagles.
The Jazztone Society was the first independent mail-order jazz record club in the United States. Columbia's Record Club, Columbia House, which included a jazz division, was the second. Jazz at the Philharmonic, established in 1955 and launched the following year by Norman Granz, was the third. [8]
Adele (USA/Canada/Latin America from 2008 to 2021 under XL/Columbia, worldwide since 2021 under Melted Stone/Columbia) Aerosmith; The Afghan Whigs; The Afters; Todd Agnew; Alabama 3; Alex & Sierra; Jessi Alexander (Columbia Nashville) Ora Alexander; Alice in Chains; Tha Alkaholiks (Loud/Columbia) María Conchita Alonso; Alvin and the Chipmunks ...
The first commercial CD pressing featured the single version of "Copacabana", the live version of "Daybreak", and a shortened version of "It's A Miracle". This version has a DADC code of DIDX162, ansd a total disc time of 69:06. The second and third versions were manufactured for the Columbia House record club, both with the DADC code of DIDY479.
Also during this period, Varese reached an agreement with Columbia House under the Columbia Record Club to release a handful classical releases that included Scheherazade, The Four Seasons and Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 amongst others. The album covers had different color fonts and on the back insert and CD had the Columbia ...