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Universal Records

US record label (1988-1989); imprint of MCA Records, Inc.
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Universal Records

Summary

Universal Records is a record label[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #292 of 2,290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Universal Records is in the country of United States[3].
  • Universal Records's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Universal Records's founder is recorded as Jimmy Bowen[5].
  • Universal Records is operated by MCA Records, Inc.[6].
  • December 1988 marks the founding of Universal Records[7].
  • Universal Records was dissolved in December 1989[8].
  • Universal Records's official name is recorded as Universal Records[9].
  • Universal Records's different from is recorded as Universal Records[10].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Imprint[11]

  • Began / founded: 1988[12]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1989[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d447cadf-799b-4615-ab7e-21820d3dbed3[14]

Body

Founding

Universal Records's founder is recorded as Jimmy Bowen[5]. December 1988 marks the founding of it[7].

Identity

Universal Records's official name is recorded as it[9].

Operations

Universal Records is operated by MCA Records, Inc.[6].

Dissolution

Universal Records was dissolved in December 1989[8].

Why It Matters

Universal Records draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #292 of 2,290).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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