Dot Records

Summary

Dot Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dot Records is in the country of United States^[3].
• Dot Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Dot Records's founder is recorded as Randy Wood^[5].
• Dot Records's founder is recorded as Gene Nobles^[6].
• Dot Records's genre is jazz^[7].
• Dot Records took place at Nashville^[8].
• Dot Records's discography is recorded as Dot Records catalog^[9].
• Dot Records's Commons category is recorded as Dot Records^[10].
• Dot Records's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• 1950 marks the founding of Dot Records^[12].
• 2014 marks the founding of Dot Records^[13].
• Dot Records was dissolved in 1978^[14].
• Dot Records was dissolved in 2017^[15].
• Dot Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Pictures^[16].
• Dot Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Gulf and Western Industries^[17].
• Dot Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Famous Music^[18].
• Dot Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as ABC Records^[19].
• Dot Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as MCA Records^[20].
• Dot Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[21].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[22]

• Country: US^[23]

• Began / founded: 1950^[24]

• Ended / dissolved: 2017-03^[25]

• Genre(s): country, pop, rock and roll, rockabilly^[26]

• Community tags: country, pop, rock and roll, rockabilly^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 04d7bed5-4c4f-428a-a55d-101bd40034d2^[28]

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Founding

Founders include Randy Wood^[5] and Gene Nobles^[6]. Recorded inception include 1950^[12] and 2014^[13].

Operations

Parent organizations include Paramount Pictures^[16], a film production company^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1912^[31], headquartered in Los Angeles^[32]; Gulf and Western Industries^[17], a conglomerate^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1934^[35], headquartered in New York City^[36]; Famous Music^[18], a business^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1928^[39]; ABC Records^[19], a record label^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1955^[42], headquartered in New York City^[43]; MCA Records^[20], a record label^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1962^[46]; and Universal Music Group^[21], a record company^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1934^[49], headquartered in Santa Monica^[50].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include 1978^[14] and 2017^[15].

Why It Matters

Dot Records ranks in the top 10% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]