Warner Bros. Records Inc.

American record company, 1958–2019
Organization business Q64485206
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Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Summary

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is a business[1]. Warner Bros. Records Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Warner Bros. Records Inc. is in the country of United States[3].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s instance of is recorded as record company[5].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[6].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s founder is recorded as Jack Warner[7].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc. is owned by Warner Music Group[8].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Burbank[9].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as New York City[10].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[11].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Chrysalis Records[12].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Reprise Records[13].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Paisley Park Records[14].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Warner Western[15].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Warner Reprise Video[16].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Raccoon[17].
  • March 19, 1958 marks the founding of Warner Bros. Records Inc.[18].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc. was dissolved in May 28, 2019[19].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s location of formation is recorded as Burbank[20].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Warner Music Group[21].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Warner Bros. Inc.[22].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Q65557474[23].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s replaced by is recorded as Warner Records Inc.[24].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Warner Bros. Records Inc.'}[25].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s legal form is recorded as corporation[26].
  • Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WBR'}[27].

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: Holding[28]

  • Began / founded: 1958-03-19[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-05-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 48abf79d-e3a2-4aa0-b631-c21a52c59c50[31]

Body

Founding

Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s founder is recorded as Jack Warner[7]. March 19, 1958 marks the founding of Warner Bros. Records Inc.[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Burbank[20].

Identity

Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Warner Bros. Records Inc.'}[25]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WBR'}[27].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Burbank[9], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1887[34] and New York City[10], a global city[35], in United States[36], founded in 1624[37]. Parent organizations include Warner Music Group[21], a record company[38], in United States[39], founded in 1958[40], headquartered in New York City[41]; Warner Bros. Inc.[22], a media company[42], in United States[43], founded in 1923[44]; and Q65557474[23], a film production company[45], in United States[46], founded in 1923[47], headquartered in New York City[48].

Ownership

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is owned by Warner Music Group[8].

Dissolution

Warner Bros. Records Inc. was dissolved in May 28, 2019[19].

Why It Matters

Warner Bros. Records Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Warner Bros. Records Inc. is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [5] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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