Philles Records

American record label formed in 1961 by Phil Spector and Lester Sill
Organization record_label Q1795027
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Philles Records

Summary

Philles Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Philles Records is in the country of United States[3].
  • Philles Records's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Philles Records's founder is recorded as Phil Spector[5].
  • Philles Records's founder is recorded as Lester Sill[6].
  • Philles Records's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[7].
  • Philles Records's discography is recorded as Philles Records catalog[8].
  • 1961 marks the founding of Philles Records[9].
  • Philles Records was dissolved in 1967[10].
  • Philles Records's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Philles Records'}[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Original Production[12]

  • Country: US[13]

  • Began / founded: 1961[14]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1967[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d11ea68a-59ed-484a-976c-24eba358280e[16]

Body

Founding

Founders include Phil Spector[5] and Lester Sill[6]. 1961 marks the founding of Philles Records[9].

Operations

Philles Records's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[7].

Dissolution

Philles Records was dissolved in 1967[10].

Why It Matters

Philles Records ranks in the top 7% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Philles Records. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/philles-records
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_philles-records_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Philles Records}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/philles-records}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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