Sanctuary Records

Summary

Sanctuary Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sanctuary Records is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Sanctuary Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Sanctuary Records's founder is recorded as Rod Smallwood^[5].
• Sanctuary Records's founder is recorded as Andy Taylor^[6].
• Sanctuary Records is owned by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.^[7].
• Sanctuary Records's genre is rock music^[8].
• Sanctuary Records's genre is heavy metal music^[9].
• Sanctuary Records's genre is pop music^[10].
• Sanctuary Records's genre is electronic music^[11].
• Sanctuary Records's genre is hip-hop^[12].
• Sanctuary Records's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13].
• Sanctuary Records's Commons category is recorded as Sanctuary Records^[14].
• January 1, 1976 marks the founding of Sanctuary Records^[15].
• Sanctuary Records was dissolved in 2007^[16].
• Sanctuary Records's distributed by is recorded as Alternative Distribution Alliance^[17].
• Sanctuary Records's official website is recorded as https://www.bmg.com/de/artist/sanctuary-records^[18].
• Sanctuary Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sanctuary'}^[19].
• Sanctuary Records's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sanctuary Records'}^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Production^[21]

• Country: GB^[22]

• Began / founded: 1996^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 2007^[24]

• Community tags: castle music, sanctuary^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 94469373-73c9-4699-85df-414d577f9a7b^[26]

Body

Founding

Founders include Rod Smallwood^[5] and Andy Taylor^[6]. January 1, 1976 marks the founding of Sanctuary Records^[15].

Identity

Sanctuary Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sanctuary'}^[19].

Operations

Sanctuary Records's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13].

Ownership

Sanctuary Records is owned by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.^[7].

Dissolution

Sanctuary Records was dissolved in 2007^[16].

Why It Matters

Sanctuary Records ranks in the top 8% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]