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MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Events February 8 - Béla Bartók 's Piano Concerto No 3 is premiered posthumously by György Sándor with A soundtrack album is any Album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular Feature film. Their first was the soundtrack of Till the Clouds Roll By, based on the life of composer Jerome Kern. Till The Clouds Roll By is an American musical - biographical film made by MGM in 1946. Jerome David Kern ( January 27, 1885 &ndash November 11, 1945) was an American Composer of popular music Among their most notable soundtrack albums were those of The Wizard of Oz (not to be confused with the earlier Decca album of songs from the film), Singin' in the Rain, and the 1951 film version of Show Boat. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book (based on a novel by Edna Ferber) and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein

Popular later albums included music from Ben-Hur and How the West Was Won. Ben-Hur (or Benhur is a 1959 Movie directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace 's novel Ben-Hur How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film which follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts as they move ever

In the early 1950s, MGM Records was considered as one of the "major" record companies (besides Columbia, RCA, Decca, Capitol and Mercury). The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive 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 RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Subsidiary Cub Records was launched in the late 1950s and Verve Records was acquired from Norman Granz in 1961. Cub Records was a subsidiary of MGM Records started in the late 1950s for Rhythm and blues releases Verve Records is an American Jazz Record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. Norman Granz ( Los Angeles, USA, August 6, 1918 - Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2001) was an American Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Other MGM subsidiaries and distributed labels included: Kama Sutra (from 1965 until Kama Sutra's sister label Buddah Records took over distribution in 1969), Ava, Heritage, Metro (for budget albums), Hickory, MGM South, L&R, and Lionel.

MGM also distributed Cameo-Parkway Records briefly in 1967. Cameo and its sister label Parkway were major Philadelphia -based Record labels from 1956 through 1967 Four albums were released under this arrangement before Allen Klein bought the Cameo-Parkway catalog and renamed the label ABKCO

Another label distributed by MGM was American International Records, the record label division of American International Pictures - whose film library is now owned by MGM. Allen Klein (born December 18, 1931) is a controversial American businessman and record label executive ABKCO Music & Records Inc is the successor company to a business that was founded in 1961 as Allen Klein & Co American International Pictures was a Film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing

MGM Records was sold to PolyGram in 1972. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1975 PolyGram began to deemphasize the label; before long the MGM release schedule was reduced to a slow trickle of soundtrack albums and reissues, which stopped altogether in 1982. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Artists under contract to MGM were moved to the Polydor Records roster by 1976. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Mention should be made of a short lived Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Records of 1928; it produced recordings of music featured in MGM movies, not sold to the general public but made to be played in movie theater lobbies. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. These Metro-Goldwyn Mayer records were manufactured under contract with the studio by Columbia Records. 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

The MGM Records catalogue is now split. The pop music catalogue is still managed by Polydor Records. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. The country music catalogue is managed by Mercury Nashville Records. Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group 's Country music subsidiary The MGM soundtracks catalogue is managed by Rhino Records. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group.

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