Capitol Records

Summary

Capitol Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,546 views/month, #14 of 2,290).^[2]

Key Facts

• Capitol Records is in the country of United States^[3].
• Capitol Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Capitol Records's founder is recorded as Johnny Mercer^[5].
• Capitol Records's founder is recorded as Buddy DeSylva^[6].
• Capitol Records is owned by Universal Music Group^[7].
• Capitol Records is operated by Capitol Recording Corporation^[8].
• Capitol Records's discography is recorded as Capitol Records catalog^[9].
• Capitol Records's Commons category is recorded as Capitol Records^[10].
• 1942 marks the founding of Capitol Records^[11].
• Capitol Records's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.10316666666667, 'lon': -118.32636111111111}^[12].
• Capitol Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[13].
• Capitol Records's distributed by is recorded as Capitol Music Group^[14].
• Capitol Records's official website is recorded as http://www.capitolrecords.com/^[15].
• Capitol Records's official website is recorded as http://www.capitolrecords.com^[16].
• Capitol Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Capitol Records^[17].
• Capitol Records's described at URL is recorded as https://musewire.com/the-early-history-of-capitol-records/^[18].
• Capitol Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Capitol'}^[19].
• Capitol Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Capitol'}^[20].
• Capitol Records's has list is recorded as list of Capitol Records artists^[21].
• Capitol Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+451303'}^[22].
• Capitol Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+442106'}^[23].
• Capitol Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+454691'}^[24].
• Capitol Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+455020'}^[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Imprint^[26]

• Country: US^[27]

• Began / founded: 1942-04-09^[28]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, electronic, hip hop, indie rock, pop^[29]

• Community tags: alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, electronic, hip hop, indie rock, pop^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: abea2d3e-eabf-4480-ab24-9382dd642c73^[31]

Body

Founding

Founders include Johnny Mercer^[5] and Buddy DeSylva^[6]. 1942 marks the founding of Capitol Records^[11].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Capitol'}^[19] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Capitol'}^[20].

Operations

Capitol Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[13]. It is operated by Capitol Recording Corporation^[8].

Ownership

Capitol Records is owned by Universal Music Group^[7].

Why It Matters

Capitol Records ranks in the top 0.61% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,546 views/month, #14 of 2,290).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]