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Capitol Records
Image:CapitolRecords Logo.gif
Parent company EMI
Founded 1942
Founder Johnny Mercer
Distributing label Capitol Music Group (US)
Genre Various
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Official website Official website of Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer Capitol Music Group is a major Record label, owned by EMI. It was formed in February 2007 as a merger of Virgin Records and Capitol Records The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The City of New York Capitol Music Group is a major Record label, owned by EMI. It was formed in February 2007 as a merger of Virgin Records and Capitol Records Capitol's parent EMI is one of the "big four" music companies, the others being Universal Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Hollywood and Vine, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, became famous in the 1920s for its concentration Among the more famous artists who have recorded for Capitol Records are Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Duran Duran, the Beastie Boys, Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and Radiohead. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Peggy Lee ( May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Jazz and popular music singer and Songwriter Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Pink Floyd are Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Radiohead

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History

The Capitol Records Company was founded by songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs (1910-1971), owner of Music City, at the time the biggest record store in Los Angeles, California. John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva ( January 27 1895 - July 11 1950) was an American songwriter and film producer Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Wallichs Music City record store opened in 1940 and was located in Hollywood on the corner of Sunset and Vine. It was the premier music store in Southern California for decades but closed in 1978.

Johnny Mercer first suggested the idea of starting a record company while he was golfing with Harold Arlen and Bobby Sherwood. Harold Arlen ( February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American Composer of popular music Bobby Sherwood (May 30 1914 in Indianapolis Indiana – January 23 1981 Auburn Massachusetts) was a bandleader actor and composer He told them, "I’ve got this idea of starting a record company. I get so tired of listening to the way everyone treats music. I keep feeling they’re selling out. And I don’t like the way artists are treated either. Bing Crosby isn’t the only one who can make records. I don’t know, I think it would be fun. " By 1941, Mercer was not only an experienced songwriter, but a singer with a number of records to his name. Mercer next suggested starting a record company to his friend Glenn Wallichs while Mercer was visiting Wallichs' record store. Wallichs responded, "Fine, you run the record company and find the artists,' and Mercer added, "and you run the business. "

On February 2, 1942, they met with Buddy DeSylva at a Hollywood restaurant to ask if Paramount Pictures would invest in the new record company. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. DeSylva said no, but that he would, and he gave them a check for $15,000. On March 27 the three men got a statement notarized that they have applied to incorporate Liberty Records. In May they amend the application to change the name to Capitol Records.

On April 6, 1942, Johnny Mercer supervised Capitol's first recording session, recording Martha Tilton singing 'Moon Beams". Martha Tilton ( November 14 1915, Corpus Christi Texas - December 8 2006, Brentwood California) was an American popular On May 5, Bobby Sherwood and his orchestra recorded two tracks. Bobby Sherwood (May 30 1914 in Indianapolis Indiana – January 23 1981 Auburn Massachusetts) was a bandleader actor and composer On May 21, Freddie Slack and his orchestra recorded three tracks, one with just the orchestra, one with Ella Mae Morse—"Cow Cow Boogie', and one with Mercer—"Air–Minded Executive". Frederick Charles Slack ( August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American swing and Boogie-woogie Pianist Ella Mae Morse ( September 12 1924 – October 16 1999) was an American popular Singer.

On June 4, Capitol Records opened its first office in a second floor room south of Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles On the same day, Wallichs presented the first free record to a Los Angeles disc jockey named Peter Potter. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Potter was so pleased Wallichs decided to give free records to other DJs, becoming the first in the business to do so.

On June 5, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra record four sides for Capitol. Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral On June 12, the orchestra recorded five more songs, including one side with Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter On June 11, Tex Ritter recorded “(I Got Spurs That) Jingle Jangle Jingle” and “Goodbye My Little Cherokee”, at his first Capitol recording session. Tex Ritter (January 12 1905 &ndash January 2 1974 was an American country Singer and Actor and the father of actor John Ritter They would become record #110

On July 1, Capitol Records released its first nine records:

By July 25, "Cow Cow Boogie" had gone to #1 on the hit parade. Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral Dennis Day ( May 21, 1916, New York City – June 22, 1988, Los Angeles California) born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty (see dates at #[2]

The earliest recording artists included co–owner Johnny Mercer, Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford, Paul Whiteman, Martha Tilton, Ella Mae Morse, the Pied Pipers, and Paul Weston and His Orchestra. John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer Margaret Whiting (born 22 July 1924 Detroit Michigan) is a singer of American Popular music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s Jo Elizabeth Stafford ( November 12, 1917  &ndash July 16, 2008) was an American singer of Traditional pop music Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral Martha Tilton ( November 14 1915, Corpus Christi Texas - December 8 2006, Brentwood California) was an American popular Ella Mae Morse ( September 12 1924 – October 16 1999) was an American popular Singer. The Pied Pipers were a popular Singing group in the late 1930s and 1940s For the fictional Dr Paul Weston on TV series In Treatment see Paul Weston (In Treatment Paul Weston (born Paul Wetstein, Capitol's first gold single was Morse's "Cow Cow Boogie" in 1942. Capitol's first record album was "Capitol Presents Songs By Johnny Mercer", a three 78-rpm record set with recordings by Mercer, Stafford, and the Pied Pipers, all with Paul Weston's Orchestra. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public

The label's other 1940s artists included Les Baxter, Les Paul, Peggy Lee, Stan Kenton, Les Brown, western swing artist Tex Williams, Benny Goodman, and Nat King Cole. Les Baxter ( March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. Peggy Lee ( May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Jazz and popular music singer and Songwriter Stanley Newcomb Kenton ( December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was a pianist who led a highly innovative influential and often controversial Les Brown Sr ( March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) and the Band of Renown are a Big band that began in the big band era Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician

Capitol was the first West Coast label, competing with RCA-Victor, Columbia and Decca, all based in New York. The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In addition to its Los Angeles recording studio Capitol had a second studio in New York City, and on occasion sent mobile recording equipment to New Orleans, Louisiana and other cities. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound The City of New York New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana

By 1946, Capitol had sold 42 million records and was established as one of the Big Six record labels. It was also that year that writer/producer Alan W. Livingston created Bozo the Clown for their new children's record library. Alan Wendell Livingston (born October 15, 1917) is an American Businessman. Bozo the Clown is a Clown character whose widespread Franchising in early Television made him the best-known clown character in the United States Some notable music appreciation albums for children by Capitol during that era included Sparky's Magic Piano and Rusty in Orchestraville. Music appreciation is teaching people what to listen for and to appreciate different types of music Sparky's Magic Piano is the second in a series of children’s audio stories featuring Sparky an original character created for Capitol Records in 1947.

Capitol also developed a noted jazz line, including the Capitol Jazz Men, and issued the Miles Davis–led sessions called "Birth of the Cool. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Birth of the Cool is an album which compiles twelve songs recorded by the Miles Davis nonet for Capitol Records in 1949 and "

Capitol released a few classical albums in the 1940s, some featuring a heavily embossed, leather-like cover. These appeared initially in the 78-rpm format, then on some of Capitol's early LPs (33-1/3 rpm) which first appeared in 1949. Among the recordings was a unique performance of the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos' Choros No. Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5 1887 &ndash November 17 1959 was a Brazilian Composer, possibly the best-known classical composer born in South America 10 with a Los Angeles choral group and the Janssen Symphony Orchestra (1940-1952) conducted by Werner Janssen, Symphony No. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Hans-Werner Janssen ( 1 June 1899 &ndash 19 September 3 by Russian composer Reinhold Moritzovich Glière, and Cesar Franck's Symphony in D minor with Willem Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр Rejngol'd Moricevič Glier) ( &ndash June 23 1956 was a Ukrainian, Soviet César Franck (December 10 1822 – November 8 1890 a Composer, Organist and music teacher of Belgian and German origin who lived in France Joseph Willem Mengelberg ( 28 March 1871 &ndash 21 March 1951) was a Dutch conductor. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (In Dutch: Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest) is the best-known and most respected Symphony orchestra of the

In 1949, the Canadian branch was established and Capitol purchased the KHJ Studios on Melrose Avenue next to the Paramount Pictures Lot in Hollywood. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. By the mid-1950s, Capitol had become a huge company, concentrating on popular music.

1950s

One of the most acclaimed Capitol Albums of the 1950s - In the Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
One of the most acclaimed Capitol Albums of the 1950s - In the Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

The 1950s roster now included Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters, Jackie Gleason, Jane Froman, Ray Anthony, Andy Griffith, Shirley Bassey, The Kingston Trio, Dean Martin, The Four Freshmen, Al Martino, Dinah Shore and Nancy Wilson. In the Wee Small Hours is an album by Frank Sinatra with arrangements by Nelson Riddle, released in 1955 Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an Jane Froman ( November 10 1907 &ndash April 22 1980) was an American Singer and actress. Ray Anthony (born Raymond Antonini January 20 1922, in Bentleyville Pennsylvania) is an American Bandleader, Trumpeter Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American Actor, producer, Writer, director Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. The Kingston Trio is an American folk and Pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to early 1960s Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality The Four Freshmen is an American Vocal band that continued a style of open- Harmony vocals which builds on the barbershop tradition and big Al Martino (born Alfred Cini October 7 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Italian-American Singer and Actor Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American Singer, Actress Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with seventy-plus albums and three Grammy Awards so far in her career There were also some notable comedy recordings, including several by Stan Freberg and the Yiddish-dialect parodies of Mickey Katz. Stanley Victor Freberg (b August 7, 1926, Los Angeles, California) is an American author recording artist Animation Mickey Katz ( June 15, 1909 Born Cleveland Ohio - April 30, 1985) was a U The label also began recording rock and roll acts such as The Jodimars and Gene Vincent. The Jodimars was an American Rock and roll band that was formed in the summer of 1955 and remained active until 1958 Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, ( February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971) was an American Rock'n'roll pioneer

Many children became familiar with Capitol Records through the release of a number of Bozo the Clown albums, which featured 78-rpm discs and full color booklets which the children could follow as they listened to the recorded stories. Bozo the Clown is a Clown character whose widespread Franchising in early Television made him the best-known clown character in the United States Although there were a series of Bozo the Clowns on various television stations, Capitol used the voice of Pinto Colvig, who was also the voice for Walt Disney's cartoon character Goofy. Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig ( September 11 1892 &ndash October 3 1967) was a Vaudeville Actor, Radio Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe.

In 1955, the English record company EMI acquired 96% of Capitol Records stock, for $8. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in 5 million. Soon afterward, EMI built a new studio at Hollywood and Vine to match its state-of-the-art Abbey Road Studios in London — see the Capitol Tower below. Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. EMI's classical Angel Records label was merged into Capitol in 1957. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Angel Records is a Record label belonging to EMI. It was formed in 1953 and specialised in classical music, but included an occasional operetta or Broadway Some classical recordings were issued in high fidelity and even stereophonic sound on the Capitol label by William Steinberg and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski with various orchestra (including the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra), and Sir Thomas Beecham and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as light classical albums by Carmen Dragon and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and a series of albums of film music conducted by leading Hollywood composers such as Alfred Newman. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> William Steinberg ( August 1, 1899 &ndash The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ( PSO) is an American Symphony Orchestra, based at Heinz Hall in the Cultural District WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil LAP or LAPO is an American Orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States Sir Thomas Beecham 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 &ndash 8 March 1961 was a British conductor and Impresario. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London. Carmen Dragon ( July 28, 1914 &ndash March 28, 1984) was an American conductor composer and arranger The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (HBO is a symphony orchestra which is managed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and plays the vast majority of its performances at the Alfred Newman ( March 17, 1900 &ndash February 17, 1970) was a major American Composer of music for Films Eventually, most of the classical recordings were released exclusively on the Angel and Seraphim labels in the U. S. EMI reissued many of the historic Capitol classical recordings on CD.

1960s

45rpm Beatles single on Capitol
45rpm Beatles single on Capitol

After initial resistance to issuing records by The Beatles who were signed to sister EMI label Parlophone, Capitol exercised its option in November 1963 and helped usher in Beatlemania in 1964. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Beatlemania is a term that was used during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy (particularly demonstrated by young teen girls directed toward The Beatles, particularly (The Beatles' earliest US issues had been on the small Vee-Jay label. Vee-Jay Records was a Record label founded in the 1950s specializing in Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and blues and Rock and roll. ) Capitol's producers significantly altered the content of the Beatles albums (see "Record Altering", below. ), and, believing the Beatles' recordings were sonically unsuited to the US market, added equalization to brighten the sound, and also piped the recordings through the famous Capitol echo chamber, located underneath the parking lots outside the Capitol Tower.

Capitol also signed or became American distributors of albums by Badfinger, The Band, The Beach Boys, Grand Funk Railroad, If, Sandler and Young, Steve Miller Band, People, Pink Floyd, Linda Ronstadt, The Human Beinz, Peter Tosh, and various solo albums by members of the Beatles. Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band If was a Jazz-rock band formed in Britain in 1969 In the period spanning 1970-1975 they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe the Sandler and Young were a popular singing team from the 1960s through the 1980s comprised of Belgian -born Tony Sandler and native New Yorker Ralph The Steve Miller Band is an influential American Blues rock band led by Steve Miller on Guitar and lead vocals People! was a rock band originally formed in San Jose California in 1965 Pink Floyd are Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety The Human Beinz are an American Rock and roll / Frat rock band from Youngstown Ohio. Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh ( October 19 1944 &ndash September 11 1987) was a a Reggae musician who was

Between 1964 and 1970, Tower Records was a subsidiary label. Tower Records was a Record label from 1964 to 1970. It was a subsidiary of Capitol Records.

1970s

In the seventies, Capitol launched two alternative labels: EMI America Records and EMI Manhattan Records. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. Manhattan Records is a United States record label owned by EMI and operates as a subsidiary of The Blue Note Label Group. New artists included April Wine, Blondie, Burning Spear, Buzzcocks, David Bowie, Kim Carnes, Rosanne Cash, Natalie Cole, Sammy Hagar, Heart, John Hiatt, The Knack, Maze, The Raspberries, Minnie Riperton, Diana Ross, Bob Seger, The Specials, Ten Wheel Drive, The Stranglers, Tavares, George Thorogood, Wings and The Persuasions. April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 According to the band they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Winston Rodney OD (born March 1, 1948) also known as Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena California) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter. Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter and occasional Author, who is known for Natalie Cole (born Natalie Maria Cole on February 6 1950) is an influential American Singer-songwriter and performer who has Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13 1947) known as "The Red Rocker" is an American rock guitarist singer Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, US The Knack are a Los Angeles -based rock band that rose to fame with their first single " My Sharona " an international hit in 1979 (see Maze a soul / Quiet storm band, was established in San Francisco in the early 1970s Raspberries are a Power pop / Rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8 1947 – July 12 1979 was an American singer and songwriter noted for her five-and-a-half Octave Vocal range, with her 1975 Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American Rock and roll Singer-songwriter and Musician. The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Ten Wheel Drive were an American Jazz/Rock Fusion band from 1968 to 1974 The Stranglers are an English rock music group formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is a successful American R&B, Disco, and Soul music band, composed of five George Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is a Blues-rock performer from Wilmington Delaware. Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. In 1977, EMI merged with THORN Electrical Industries to form Thorn EMI. Thorn Electrical Industries Limited was founded by Jules Thorn in March 1928 as The Electric Lamp Service Company Ltd Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics music defence and retail In 1979, Capitol was made part of the EMI Music Worldwide division.

1980s

Capitol added artists in a variety of genres during the 1980s: popular music groups and singers like Richard Marx, The Motels, Tina Turner, George Clinton, Crowded House, Peter Blakeley, Duran Duran (and spinoffs Arcadia and Power Station), Glass Tiger, Katrina & The Waves, Grace Jones, Lloyd Cole, Pet Shop Boys, Queen, Roxette, Brian Setzer, The Smithereens, Spandau Ballet, and Paul Westerberg; punk/hard rock groups such as Butthole Surfers, Concrete Blonde, Billy Idol, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; heavy metal bands like Poison, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Queensrÿche; rap groups like the Beastie Boys, Mantronix; individuals like Robbie Robertson, jazz artist Dave Koz, and soul singer Freddie Jackson; and even a selective industrial/electronic artists such as Skinny Puppy. Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) is an Adult contemporary and Pop/rock Singer, Songwriter The Motels were a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for " Only the Lonely " and " Suddenly Last Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Peter Blakeley is an Australian White Soul/Adult-Contemporary singer and songwriter Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Arcadia were the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Power Station was a 1980s supergroup made up of singer Robert Palmer; bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1983 in Newmarket Ontario. Katrina and the Waves were a Pop rock band of the 1980s, best known for their 1985 hit " Walking on Sunshine " and their 1997 Eurovision Grace Jones (born May 19, 1948) is a Jamaican American Singer, model and actress Lloyd Cole (born January 31, 1961) is a Singer and Songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. Brian Setzer (born April 10 1959, Massapequa, New York) is an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The Smithereens are a Rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. Spandau Ballet were a popular British band in the 1980s Initially inspired by a mixture of Funk and Synthpop, the group eventually mellowed into a Paul Westerberg (born December 31 1959 is an American Musician, best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary Concrete Blonde is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock Red Hot Chili Peppers are Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. For other uses see Iron maiden. Queensrÿche (ˈkwiːnzraɪk is an American heavy metal / Progressive metal band formed in 1981 in Bellevue Washington. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Mantronix was an innovative and influential 1980s Hip hop and electro funk music group founded by DJ Kurtis Mantronik ( Kurtis el Khaleel Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Klegerman, 5 July 1943 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Songwriter, Dave Koz ( March 27, 1963) is an American saxophonist. Because they look and sound similar Koz often draws comparisons to another well-known Freddie Jackson (born Frederick Anthony Jackson, October 2 1956 Harlem, New York) is an American soul Singer. Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982.

1990s

Nineties acts include Selena, Blind Melon, Garth Brooks, Meredith Brooks, Coldplay, The Dandy Warhols, Dilated Peoples, Doves, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Geri Halliwell, Ice Cube, Idlewild, Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Ras Kass, Kottonmouth Kings, Ben Lee, Less Than Jake, Luscious Jackson, Tara MacLean, Marcy Playground, Mazzy Star, MC Eiht, MC Hammer, MC Ren, The Moffatts, Moist, Liz Phair, Lisa Marie Presley, Radiohead, Bonnie Raitt, Snoop Dogg, Spearhead, Starsailor, STIR, Supergrass, Télépopmusik, Television, Richard Thompson, and Robbie Williams. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16 1971 – March 31 1995 best known as Selena, was an American Singer who has been called "The Queen of Blind Melon is an American rock band that originally existed from 1991 to 1995 and ceased with the death of lead vocalist Shannon Hoon shortly after the release of the Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1960 in Oregon City Oregon) is an American Singer/songwriter and Guitarist. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again The Dandy Warhols are a rock band formed in Portland Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor ( vocals, Guitar) Zia McCabe Dilated Peoples is an Underground hip hop group residing in California. Doves is an English Indie rock band which formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, although most of their early gigs Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972 is an English pop Singer-songwriter, Children's author, Actress O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Idlewild are a Scottish rock band originally based in Edinburgh. Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Jimmy Eat World is an American Alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. John Austin IV (born September 26, 1973 in Carson California) better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American Kottonmouth Kings is an American Rap rock group from Orange County California. Benjamin Michael Lee (born September 11, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an ARIA Award winning Jewish Australian Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. Luscious Jackson was an alternative / Pop-rock group formed in 1991 Tara MacLean (born October 25, 1973 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a Canadian Singer For the album see Marcy Playground (album Marcy Playground is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge Mazzy Star was an American Dream pop band They formed in 1989 from the band Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback and bassist Aaron Tyler (born on May 22, 1967 in Compton) better known by his Stage name MC Eiht, is an American Gangsta rapper MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC most popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s known for his Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 14, 1969 in Compton, California) better known by his Stage name MC Ren, is a rapper The Moffatts were a Canadian Country music and subsequently Pop/rock band composed of brothers Scott, Clint, Bob and Dave Moist is a five-piece Canadian Alternative rock band that was popular in the mid-to-late-1990s Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA) is an American Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1 1968 is an American Singer-songwriter. Radiohead Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Starsailor are an English Rock band from Chorley. As of 2006 they have had three charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since Stir is a St Louis Missouri musical group History Formation and major label signing Stir was founded in 1994 as a three piece band Supergrass are an English Alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consists of brothers Gaz ( Guitar and Lead vocals Télépopmusik is a French Electronic music group with three members Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer

2000s

In 2001, EMI merged Capitol Records label with the Priority Records label. Priority Records is an American based Record label, owned and operated by EMI, and has made a name for itself dealing primarily in Hip hop music The combined label manages rap artists including Cee-Lo, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and C-Murder, Lil Romeo, and Lil Zane. O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of For the football player of the same name see Corey Miller (football player. Zane Copeland Jr ( July 11, 1982) better known as Lil' Zane, is a rapper out of Atlanta Georgia, although he was born in Yonkers Other 2000s artists include J. Holiday, Jiggolo, LeToya (who had the first #1 album for the label since MC Hammer's 1990 Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em), Zay, Red Cafe, Aslyn, Auf Der Maur, Big Moe, Borialis, Chingy, The Decemberists, Dexter Freebish, Ebony Eyez, From First to Last, The F-ups, Faith Evans, Faultline, Fischerspooner, Interpol, Jonny Greenwood, Katy Perry, Ed Harcourt, Houston, Van Hunt, Javier, Matthew Jay, Methrone, Kylie Minogue, Dave Navarro, OK Go, Lisa Marie Presley, Relient K, Roscoe, RBD, Saosin, Squad Five-O, The Star Spangles, Steriogram, Supervision, Skye Sweetnam, The Vines, Yellowcard, Young Bleed,Young Life Don Yute, Cherish, Shout Out Louds, Hurt, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Magic Numbers, Hedley, End of Fashion, Mims and Morningwood. Jiggolo is a Rapper from the Thomasville Georgia. He is also a hip-hop songwriter and a producer LeToya Nicole Luckett (born March 11 1981 in Houston Texas) known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B and pop Singer-songwriter Red Cafe (born Jermaine Denny on December 18 1976 was born to a Black Guyanese father and an Black Guyanese mother is a Rapper signed to Rapper Akon Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco - Swiss ancestry from Montreal, Quebec Big Moe, Stage name of Kenneth Moore ( August 20 1974 &ndash October 14 2007) was an American Rapper Howard Bailey Jr (born March 9, 1980) better known by his Stage name Chingy, is an American Hip-Hop Recording artist Dexter Freebish is an Austin Texas USA based band consisting of lead singer Rob Kyle guitars of Scott Romig bass and vocals of Chris Lowe and the drums of Rob From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American Post-hardcore band Faith Renée Evans (pronounced /feɪθ ɛvəns/) (born June 10, 1973) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer Fischerspooner is an Electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is a BAFTA and Grammy -nominated musician and composer-in-residence for the BBC best Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson; October 25 1984 is an American Singer-songwriter. Ed Harcourt (born August 14, 1977) is an English Singer-songwriter from Sussex. Houston Summers IV (born on October 26 1983) professionally known as Houston, is an American R&B singer best known for the Van Hunt (born March 8, 1977) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist and Record producer. Matthew Jay ( 10 October 1978 – 25 September 2003) was an English Singer-songwriter, who was often likened to artists Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. OK Go is a rock band originally from Atlanta, now residing in Los Angeles. Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1 1968 is an American Singer-songwriter. Relient K is an American rock band formed in Canton Ohio David Williams (born 1983) better know by his Stage name Roscoe, is a Rapper from Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Los Angeles RBD is a two times Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented Telenovela Rebelde Saosin is a five-piece band from Newport Beach, California. They formed during the summer of 2003 and are characterised by their powerful high-pitched vocals Squad Five-O was a contemporary Christian band from Savannah, Georgia. The Star Spangles are a four-piece punk band from Manhattan, led by vocalist Ian Wilson. Steriogram are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 1999. Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian Singer / Songwriter. The Vines are an Australian Garage rock band notable for producing a musical hybrid of '60s rock and '90s alternative music Yellowcard is a Pop punk band from Jacksonville Florida. Their music features a rare contribution to the genre incorporating the use of a Violin. Kyle Yancey Livingston,also known as Young Bleed is an American hip-hop artist based out of Baton Rouge Louisiana. Young Life is a Christian non-denominational incarnational ministry based in Colorado Springs, but more commonly the name refers to the outreach arm of Shout Out Louds is an Indie rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. Hurt (sometimes typeset as HURT) is an Alternative metal band formed in 2000 in Virginia, and is now located in Los Angeles California Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Jacqueline Bailey on 26 February 1979) is an English Singer-songwriter and Guitarist The Magic Numbers are a four-piece Indie rock band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previously went to The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic Hedley is a quartet that is known for their lead singer Jacob Hoggard, who placed 3rd during the second season of the Reality TV series Canadian Idol End of Fashion are a rock band from Perth Western Australia. The band consists of Justin Burford (vocals/guitar Rodney Aravena (guitar and Tom King (bass Shawn Mims (born March 22, 1981) popularly known as Mims, is an American rapper Morningwood is an Alternative rock band from New York City, USA, founded in 2001

Late 2000s

In 2006, the label signed a deal to distribute Fat Joe and his Terror Squad Entertainment. Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Terror Squad (formerly Terror Squad Entertainment) is a Hip hop and R&B record label founded by Fat Joe in The Bronx, New Around the same time, Capitol was able to sign New York phenom Mims. Shawn Mims (born March 22, 1981) popularly known as Mims, is an American rapper In this deal they also agreed to distribute his American King Music label. American King Music is a Hip hop and R&B Record label founded in 2006 by Mims and his business partner Corey Llewellyn Around this time they were also able to add J. Holiday, the main artist for Music Line Group to the label as they have all become frequent collaborators. J Holiday is an American R&B singer Awards/nominations BET Awards 2008 Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated Now it seems that Capitol has gained ground on some of the more popular labels such as Def Jam, or Interscope Records with these signings. Def Jam Recordings is a United States based hip-hop Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label In 2007, they were able to strike up a distribution deal with The Game's The Black Wall Street Records and have signed former Bad Boy Records star Faith Evans. Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name The Game, is an American Rapper. The Black Wall Street Records is a recording company founded by The Game and his half-brother Big Fase 100 Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an East Coast Hip-Hop / R&B Record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Faith Renée Evans (pronounced /feɪθ ɛvəns/) (born June 10, 1973) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer Jermaine Dupri and his So So Def Recordings label were briefly signed on to the label as a result of the Virgin Records merger. Jermaine Dupri, also known as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin) is an American Record producer and Rapper. So So Def Recordings is a Record label, based out of Atlanta Georgia and owned by Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Dupri was the head of urban music for the label.

In February 2007, EMI announced a merger of Virgin Records and Capitol Records into the Capitol Music Group, as part of this restructuring, hundreds of staff from multiple divisions were laid off and many artists were cut from the roster. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Capitol Music Group is a major Record label, owned by EMI. It was formed in February 2007 as a merger of Virgin Records and Capitol Records With the sale of the Capitol Tower, EMI is planning to close Capitol's operations in Los Angeles and concentrate its work force in New York City. The City of New York

Broadway and Films

Capitol Records also released some of the most notable original cast albums and motion picture soundtrack albums ever made. A cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience A soundtrack album is any Album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular Feature film. Between 1955 and 1956, they released the soundtrack albums of three now-classic film versions of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The King and I. Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. Carousel is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics that was adapted from Ferenc Molnar The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The mono versions of the albums were all released the same year that the films were released. But all three films had been made in then state-of-the-art stereophonic sound, and so, Capitol was able to release stereo albums of the three respective soundtracks after stereo LP's became a reality. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical However, the mono and stereo versions did not contain always identical material. Because stereo grooves took up more space at the time than mono grooves, the former versions of the soundtracks were always somewhat shorter than the latter. This was not much of a problem with Oklahoma!, because the album itself as then printed was relatively short, so all that was missing from the stereo version was a few seconds of the overture. Overture ( French ouverture meaning opening in Music is the instrumental introduction to a Dramatic choral or occasionally With Carousel, however, half of the Carousel Waltz had to be lopped off from the stereo version, and with The King and I, the instrumental bridge from the song Getting to Know You was completely removed from the stereo version. "Getting to Know You" is a Show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. These soundtrack albums (especially Oklahoma!) were bestsellers for Capitol for many years, until, in the 1990s, the rights to them were bought by Angel Records. A bestseller is a Book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade Angel Records is a Record label belonging to EMI. It was formed in 1953 and specialised in classical music, but included an occasional operetta or Broadway Angel Records not only restored the portions which had been omitted from the stereo LPs and original CD issues, but, in 2001, issued new expanded editions which included all music which had been omitted from every previous edition of these soundtracks, bringing the playing time of each to well over an hour. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio All three albums continue to be best sellers to this day.

In 1957, Capitol Records issued the original cast album of The Music Man, starring Robert Preston, an album which became one of the biggest cast album sellers of all time, even after the highly successful film version of the show was released in 1962. The Music Man is a musical with book music and lyrics by Meredith Willson. Capitol was also responsible for the original cast and movie soundtrack albums of Cole Porter's Can-Can and the original cast album of Steven Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. Can-Can is a 1960 Musical film made by Suffolk-Cummings productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry In 1962, Capitol issued a studio cast recording of the songs from Lionel Bart's Oliver!, in anticipation of its U. A cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience Lionel Bart ( August 1, 1930 &ndash April 3, 1999) was an English composer of songs and musicals, best known for Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. S. tour prior to its opening on Broadway. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located

In 1966, Capitol released the soundtrack album of the documentary tribute, John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums, a film made by the United States Information Agency, and originally not intended for general viewing. The United States Information Agency ( USIA) which existed from 1953 to 1999 was a United States agency devoted to Public diplomacy. However, the quality of the film was considered so high that the public was eventually allowed to see it. The film featured the voice of Gregory Peck as narrator, with narration written and music composed by Bruce Herschensohn. Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film Bruce S Herschensohn (born ca 1932 is an American Conservative political Commentator and senior fellow at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy near The album was virtually a condensed version of the film — it included the narration as well as the music.

One spoken word album which was immensely successful for Capitol was that of the soundtrack of Franco Zeffirelli's smash film version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which became the highest grossing Shakespeare film for years. A Spoken word album is a record album that does not consist mainly of music or songs but of spoken material Franco Zeffirelli, KBE (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923) is an Italian Film director. William Shakespeare ( baptised Romeo and Juliet ( 1968) is a movie adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. The album featured not only Nino Rota's score, but large chunks of Shakespeare's dialogue. Nino Rota ( December 3, 1911 &ndash April 10, 1979) was an Italian Composer best known for his work on Film scores The success of this album in that pre-VHS era spurred Capitol to issue two other Romeo and Juliet albums — one a three-disk album containing the entire soundtrack of the film (dialogue and music), and another album containing only Nino Rota's score. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter

However, as Capitol was to be later accused of doing with Beatles albums, there was some tampering with the Years of Lightning and Romeo and Juliet albums. Extra music was added to some scenes which, in the actual film, contained little or no music, such as the duel between Romeo and Tybalt. Tybalt is a fictional character in William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet. Presumably this was done to show off the score — and at the end of both the abridged and complete versions of the Romeo albums, the end credits music was omitted, especially unfortunate since virtually all of the film's credits were saved for the end of the picture. Closing credits, inside a Motion picture or Television program come at the end of a movie or show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production

Capitol tried to strike gold again with another spoken word album, one made from the 1970 film Cromwell, starring Richard Harris and Alec Guinness, but in this case, both film and album were not successful. Cromwell is a film based on the life of Oliver Cromwell who led the Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War and as Lord Protector Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor.

The influence of the Romeo and Juliet album spread to other record companies for a brief while. Columbia Records issued an album of dialogue and music excerpts from the successful 1970 Dustin Hoffman film, Little Big Man, and 20th Century Fox Records included George C. Scott's opening and closing speeches, as well as Jerry Goldsmith's score, in their soundtrack album made from the film Patton. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Little Big Man is a 1970 film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel by Thomas Berger. 20th Century Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century-Fox Records, began in 1958 was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American Film score Composer Patton (UK Patton Lust for Glory) is a 1970 biography drama War film, which tells the story of General George S

Record altering

Capitol has been criticised many times for the heavy modification of albums being sold by Capitol in the USA which had been released in other countries beforehand. Possibly most infamous is Capitol's creation of "new" albums by The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 This began with Capitol's release of Meet the Beatles!, the first album by the group to be released by Capitol in the USA. Meet The Beatles! is the second Beatles ' album released in the United States despite the "first album" claim on its cover It was quite literally the British album With the Beatles, with five tracks ("Money", "You've Really Got A Hold On Me", "Devil In Her Heart", "Please Mister Postman", and "Roll Over Beethoven") removed in favour of the band's first American hit single, which consisted of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There". With The Beatles is The Beatles ' second UK album recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November, 1963 On the album, these songs comprised two tracks, one for each respective song. They also added on the British version of the single's B-Side, "This Boy". Also notable is the issuing of "duophonic" stereo releases of some recordings where the original master was monophonic. In Synthesizers capable of sounding two voices or Notes at a time Capitol engineers split the single master monaural track into two, boosted the bass on one track, boosted treble on the other track and combined them slightly out of phase to produce a "fake stereo" release. Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel This duophonic process meant that the Beatles' American fans would often hear a slightly different song from that heard by the rest of the world. [1]

When With the Beatles was initially released in Brazil by EMI-Odeon, as well as in Canada, the title was at first modified to Beatlemania. With The Beatles is The Beatles ' second UK album recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November, 1963 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Beatlemania is a term that was used during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy (particularly demonstrated by young teen girls directed toward The Beatles, particularly

This trend continued through the Beatles' American discography, until the albums had little relation to their original British counterparts. The Beatles' albums were finally released unmodified starting with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles.

This continued with other bands:

Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Pink Floyd are The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd 's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett 's leadership although he made some contributions to

The company has also had a history of making mistakes with album releases; the American release of Klaatu's debut album 3:47 EST had several spelling errors on the track list, and later Capitol pressings of CD versions of Klaatu's albums suffered severe quality problems. Klaatu may refer to Klaatu (''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' Klaatu barada nikto, an iconic phrase from that film 347 EST is the first album by the Canadian group Klaatu released in August 1976 The poor sound quality of Duran Duran's May 1982 release Rio (on Capitol subsidiary Harvest), contributed to the lag in initial sales, until a remixed version of the album was released in November. Rio is an album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on May 10, 1982, but re-released in November 1982 in the United States Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and

The Capitol Records Tower

The Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, with mural by Richard Wyatt titled Hollywood Jazz featuring prominent jazz artists Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington.
The Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, with mural by Richard Wyatt titled Hollywood Jazz featuring prominent jazz artists Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington. A mural is a Painting on a wall ceiling or other large permanent surface Richard James Wyatt (1795-1850 was a sculptor born in London, England. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader.

The Capitol Records Tower is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Hollywood, California. Originally a landmark literally meant a Geographic Feature used by explorers and California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The 13-story earthquake resistant tower, designed by Welton Becket, was the world's first circular office building, and is home to several recording studios. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Welton Becket ( August 8, 1902 - January 16, 1969) was an Architect who designed many of the most famous buildings in Hollywood A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Although not originally specifically designed as such,[2] the wide curved awnings over windows on each story and the tall spike emerging from the top of the building combine to give it the appearance of a stack of vinyl 45s on a turntable. A gramophone The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s The rectangular ground floor is a separate structure, joined to the tower after it was completed. It was completed in April of 1956, just north of the intersection of Hollywood and Vine as the consolidated West Coast operations of Capitol Records; it houses the operations of Capitol Records and Capitol Studios, a recording facility which includes an echo chamber engineered by guitarist Les Paul. Hollywood and Vine, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, became famous in the 1920s for its concentration Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. It would also be known as "The House That Nat Built" due to the vast amounts of records and merchandise Nat "King" Cole sold for the company. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician

The first album recorded in the tower was Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color. Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color is a 1956 (see 1956 in music) Album of Tone poems composed by eight notable mid-20th century

The blinking light atop the tower spells out the phrase "Hollywood" in Morse code, and has done so since the building's opening in 1956. This was an idea of Capitol's then president, Alan Livingston, who wanted to subtly advertise Capitol's status as the first record label with a base on the west coast. The switch activating the light was thrown by Lyla Morse, Samuel Morse's granddaughter. Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic [3] In 1992 it was changed to read "Capitol 50" in honor of the label's fiftieth anniversary. It has since returned to spelling "Hollywood".

In the 1974 disaster blockbuster film Earthquake, the tower was shown collapsing during a massive tremor. Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure / disaster / Thriller film that achieved huge box-office success continuing the Disaster film Thirty years later, in an homage to Earthquake, the tower was again depicted as being destroyed, this time by a massive tornado, in The Day After Tomorrow. The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 apocalyptic science-fiction film that depicts the catastrophic effects of both Global warming and Global cooling

In September 2006, owner EMI announced that it had sold the tower and adjacent properties for $50 million to New York-based developer Argent Ventures. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Argent Ventures is a privately held real estate company based in New York City that owns the land under Grand Central Terminal and the land around 156 miles of [4] Coordinates: 34°06′11″N 118°19′34″W / 34.103085, -118.326189

International operations

Canada

Capitol Records of Canada was established in 1949 by independent businessman W. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Lockwood Miller. Capitol Records broke with Miller's company and formed Capitol Record Distributors of Canada Limited in 1954. EMI acquired this company when it acquired Capitol Records. In 1957, Paul White established an A&R department independent of the American company to promote talent for the Canadian market. Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development They include home grown Canadian talent (of which Anne Murray is one of the more famous examples) as well as EMI artists from other countries. Anne Murray CC ONS (born Morna Anne Murray on June 20 1945 is a Canadian singer Canada only issues bore 6000 series catalogue numbers for LPs and 72000 series catalogue numbers for singles. Capitol Canada issues of American Capitol recordings bore the same catalogue numbers as their American counterparts. The company was renamed back to Capitol Records of Canada Ltd in 1958 after Miller's rights to the name expired. Beginning in 1962, Capitol of Canada issued albums by British artists such as Cliff Richard, Helen Shapiro and Frank Ifield. Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Helen Shapiro (born 28 September 1946, Bethnal Green, London Before she was sixteen years old Shapiro had been voted Britain's 'Top Frank Ifield (born Francis Edward Ifield 30 November 1937, Coundon Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is an Australian They said yes to The Beatles from day one, even though the American company turned them down during most of 1963. The company was renamed Capitol Records-EMI of Canada in 1974 then adopted its present name, EMI Music Canada, in the early 1990s. [3][4][5]

The current headquarters for EMI Music Canada, which operates the Capitol label, are located in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel

The Canadian branch of Capitol won two Juno Awards in 1971, the leading music awards in that country. The Juno Awards of 1971, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year were awarded on 22 February 1971 in Toronto at One Juno was for "Top Record Company" and the other was for "Top Promotional Company".

Taiwan

Capitol Records of Taiwan was established in 2006. It is home to several artistes who are megastars in the Chinese Music Industry. They include Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿), Zhang Hui Mei (張惠妹), Stanley Huang (黄立行) and Show Luo (羅志祥). Jolin Tsai ( is a Golden Melody Award winning Taiwanese Mandopop singer Stefanie Sun ( born July 23, 1978) and also known in Teochew as Sng Yì-che or Sng Ee Tze (her birth name is a Singaporean Singer-songwriter A-mei ( also known by her birth name Zhang Huimei or as Chang Hui-mei ( is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop Singer and occasional Stanley Huang (Born in Taipei, Taiwan on September 21, 1974) grew up in California is a Taiwanese American singer in Taiwan who first started Show Luo ( born July 30, 1979) also known as Alan Luo or Show, is a Taiwanese Singer, host, Dancer Even though artistes are signed on with this label, the albums are still released under EMI Music Taiwan. The label is now the label with the highest sales among all labels in Taiwan.

See also

References

  1. ^ Capitol Albums Finally Coming Out on CD
  2. ^ "Exploring L.A. with Huell" (Howser) clip. This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also Capitol Music Group is a major Record label, owned by EMI. It was formed in February 2007 as a merger of Virgin Records and Capitol Records This is a list of current and former artists for Capitol Records or one of its associated labels Retrieved on 2007-01-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor from an 1988 interview of the then vice president of public relations and communications, Sue Satriano.
  3. ^ "Exploring L.A. with Huell" (Howser) clip. Retrieved on 2007-01-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor from an 1988 interview of the then vice president of public relations and communications, Sue Satriano.
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