Capitol Records
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Summary
Capitol Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of record label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,334 views/month, #14 of 2,290).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Founder: Johnny Mercer[4], Buddy DeSylva[5]
- Owned by: Universal Music Group[6]
- Operator: Capitol Recording Corporation[7]
- Discography: Capitol Records catalog[8]
- Commons category: Capitol Records[9]
- Inception: 1942[10]
- Parent organization or unit: Universal Music Group[11]
- Distributed by: Capitol Music Group[12]
- Official website: http://www.capitolrecords.com/[13], http://www.capitolrecords.com[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Capitol Records[15]
- Described at URL: https://musewire.com/the-early-history-of-capitol-records/[16]
- Short name: Capitol[17]
- Has list: list of Capitol Records artists[18]
- Social media followers: 451,303[19], 442,106[20], 454,691[21], 455,020[22]
Product Details
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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Imprint[23]
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Country: US[24]
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Began / founded: 1942-04-09[25]
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Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, electronic, hip hop, indie rock, pop[26]
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Community tags: alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, electronic, hip hop, indie rock, pop[27]
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MusicBrainz ID: abea2d3e-eabf-4480-ab24-9382dd642c73[28]
Why It Matters
Capitol Records has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]