Capitol Recording Corporation

US record company; owner of the Capitol label
Organization business Q56154872
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Capitol Recording Corporation

Summary

Capitol Recording Corporation is a business[1].

Key Facts

  • Capitol Recording Corporation is in the country of United States[2].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's instance of is recorded as business[3].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's instance of is recorded as record company[4].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's instance of is recorded as music production company[5].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's founder is recorded as Johnny Mercer[6].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's founder is recorded as Buddy DeSylva[7].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Capitol Records Building[8].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as Capitol Records[9].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as EMI USA[10].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as Capitol Records Nashville[11].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as Tower Records[12].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as EMI America Records, Inc.[13].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Capitol Records of Canada, Ltd.[14].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's industry is recorded as phonographic industry[15].
  • 1942 marks the founding of Capitol Recording Corporation[16].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group[17].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's official name is recorded as Capitol Recording Corporation[18].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's legal form is recorded as corporation[19].
  • Capitol Recording Corporation's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Holding[21]

  • Began / founded: 1942-04-09[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e63fbdc9-1547-4ffa-96d1-c4e887b6af28[24]

Body

Founding

Founders include Johnny Mercer[6] and Buddy DeSylva[7]. 1942 marks the founding of Capitol Recording Corporation[16].

Identity

Capitol Recording Corporation's official name is recorded as it[18].

Operations

Capitol Recording Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Capitol Records Building[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group[17]. Subsidiaries include EMI America Records, Inc.[13], a record company[25], in United States[26], founded in 1977[27], headquartered in New York City[28] and Capitol Records of Canada, Ltd.[14].

Industry

Capitol Recording Corporation's industry is recorded as phonographic industry[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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