Capitol Records
Parent company	EMI
Founded	1942
Founder(s)	Johnny Mercer
Distributing label	Capitol Records (In the US)
Genre(s)	Various
Country of Origin	US
Website	Official site of Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. Image File history File links CapitolRecords_Logo. ... The EMI Group is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... See also: 1941 in music, other events of 1942, 1943 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings Albums released Holiday Inn - Bing Crosby Top hit records Blues In the Night by Woody Herman Dont sit under the Apple Tree - Andrews... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The EMI Group is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ...

History

The Capitol Records company was founded by the 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). 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 Cal for decades but closed in 1978. Capitol Records opened in a storefront office in the Music City building. Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 - July 11, 1950) was a songwriter, one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era, and a... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ...

Capitol was the first West Coast label, competing with RCA-Victor, Columbia and Decca, all based in New York. 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. Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Official language(s) None Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ...

The earliest recording artists included Paul Whiteman, Martha Tilton, and Ella Mae Morse. Capitol's first gold single was Morse's "Cow Cow Boogie" in 1942. 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. Some notable music appreciation albums for children by Capitol during that era included Sparky's Magic Piano and Rusty in Orchestraville. The label's 1940s artists included Les Baxter, Bing Crosby, Les Paul, Peggy Lee, Les Brown, and Nat King Cole. 1928 Columbia Records label with caricature of Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular american orchestral leader. ... Martha Tilton (born November 14, 1915 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American popular singer best-known for her 1939 recording of And the Angels Sing with Benny Goodman. ... Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) was an American popular singer. ... Alan Wendell Livingston is an American businessman and writer/producer. ... Pinto Colvig, the original Bozo the Clown. ... Music appreciation is the discipline that deals with introducing students with little or no music theory or ability to read music. ... Sparkys Magic Piano is the second in a series of children’s audio stories featuring Sparky, an original character created for Capitol Records in 1947. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 - January 15, 1996) studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... For the guitar, see Gibson Les Paul. ... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. ... Les Brown Sr. ... Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ...

In 1949 the Canadian branch was established and Capitol purchased the KHJ Studios on Melrose Avenue next to the Paramount Studios Lot in Hollywood, and by the mid-1950s, Capitol had become a huge company, concentrating on popular music. The 1950s roster now included Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters, Jackie Gleason, Ray Anthony, Andy Griffith, Shirley Bassey, The Kingston Trio, Dean Martin, The Four Freshmen, Al Martino, and Nancy Wilson. The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and Academy Award-winning actor who many consider to be one of the finest male popular song vocalists of all time. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film. ... The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrew Sisters: The Millennium Collection. ... Herbert John Jackie Gleason (b. ... Ray Anthony (born Raymond Antonioni on January 20, 1922 in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania) is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor who is best known for his work after World War II. External links Ray Anthony biography at SpaceAgePop. ... Griffith as Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, Grammy Award winning singer[1], writer and producer from Mount Airy, North Carolina. ... Dame Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born January 8, 1937), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). ... The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Four Freshmen were an American vocal group popular from the 1950s through the early 1960s. ... Cover of the album Come Share the Wine Al Martino (born October 7, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Alfred Cini) is an Italian-American singer and actor. ... Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an African-American singer whose sixty-plus albums have blended jazz and pop music. ...

In 1955, the English record company EMI acquired 96% of Capitol Records stock, for $8.5 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. EMI's classical Angel Records label was merged into Capitol in 1957. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The EMI Group is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... The legendary recording studio Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock artists: The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd and The Shadows. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... The Recording Angel as it appeared on early Gramophone discs. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

45rpm Beatles single on Capitol

In the 1960s, Capitol signed or became American distributors of Badfinger, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles (and solo projects by the band's members), Joe Cocker, Bobby Darin, Grand Funk Railroad, If, Sandler and Young, Steve Miller Band, People, Pink Floyd, Linda Ronstadt, The Human Beinz, and Peter Tosh, among others. Capitol 45rpm record label; presumed fair use for Capitol Records article This work is copyrighted. ... Capitol 45rpm record label; presumed fair use for Capitol Records article This work is copyrighted. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Badfinger were a rock/pop (or power pop) band formed in Swansea, Wales in 1965. ... The Band was an influential Canadian-American rock group of the 1960s and 1970s. ... The Beach Boys are an influential pop music bands in rock and pop music history. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ... Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. ... Grand Funk Railroad is an American power trio band. ... If (1st album) (1970) IF was a Jazz-Rock band formed in Britain at the end of the 60s and especially active in the early 1970s. ... Popular singing team from the sixties, seventies and eighties with Tony Sandler and Ralph Young The team of Tony Sandler & Ralph Young appeared with Polly Bergen in her show at the Las Vegas Thunderbird Hotel & Casino, doing eleven minutes between her costume changes. ... Steve Miller is a blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and as they evolved, became widely known as pioneers of progressive rock music. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... The Human Beinz are an American rock band from Youngstown, Ohio, originally known as The Human Beings. ... Peter Tosh on the cover of his album The Toughest Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a trailblazer for the Rastafarian movement. ...

In the seventies, Capitol launched two alternative labels: EMI America Records and EMI Manhattan Records. New artists included April Wine, Blondie, Burning Spear, Buzzcocks, David Bowie, Kim Carnes, Rosanne Cash, George Clinton, Natalie Cole, Sammy Hagar, Heart, John Hiatt, The Knack, Maze, Queen, Bonnie Raitt, The Raspberries, Minnie Riperton, Diana Ross, Bob Seger, The Specials, Ten Wheel Drive, The Stranglers, Tavares, George Thorogood, and Wings. In 1979 Capitol was made part of the EMI Music Worldwide division. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. ... EMI Manhattan Records is a subsidiary of EMI Records. ... April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. ... Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s. ... Jah man! Winston Rodney (born March 1, 1948) a. ... Buzzcocks are a British rock music group. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans more than four decades. ... Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Rosanne Cash from the back cover of Rhythm & Romance (1985). ... George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. ... Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole, known professionally as Natalie Cole (born February 6, 1950) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. ... Sammy Hagar in concert Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar, (aka The Red Rocker) is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, composer and former member of Van Halen, and of the early 70s rock band Montrose. ... Heart is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington. ... John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American musician with a growing following, who gets airplay on alternative radio stations. ... Original UK 45 rpm single picture cover The Knack - My Sharona 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 1979 in music). ... Funk/soul/Quiet Storm band Maze was established in Philadelphia in the early 1970’s. ... Queen are an English rock band formed by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues-R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... The Raspberries were a rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 - July 12, 1979) was a soul singer from Chicago, Illinois, most noted for her abilities in the whistle register and her 1975 hit single Lovin You. Having possessed a rare five octave vocal range, she displayed the ability to imitate instrumentation and even birds. ... For other uses, see Diana Ross (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Specials were an English 2 Tone 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 September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. ... Tavares is an American successful R&B, disco, and soul music band, comprised of five brothers from New Bedford, Massachusetts. ... George Thorogood (born December 31, 1951) is a blues-rock and rock performer from Wilmington, Delaware. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney, formed a couple of years after the dissolution of The Beatles. ...

Capitol added artists in a variety of genres during the 1980s: popular music groups and singers like Crowded House, Duran Duran (and spinoffs Arcadia and Power Station), Glass Tiger, Katrina & The Waves, Grace Jones, Kylie Minogue, Lloyd Cole, Pet Shop Boys, Roxette, Brian Setzer, The Smithereens, Spandau Ballet, Tina Turner, 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 Megadeth, Great White, Poison, and Queensrÿche; rap groups like the Beastie Boys, Mantronix, Eazy-E, N.W.A.; and individuals like Robbie Robertson, jazz artist Dave Koz, and soul singer Freddie Jackson. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Crowded House was a pop-rock group formed in Australia and led by New Zealand musician Neil Finn. ... Duran Duran are an English New Wave band notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ... Arcadia (Nick Rhodes & Simon Le Bon). ... left to right: Robert Palmer, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, and Tony Thompson Power Station was a pop group made up of singer Robert Palmer, bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, and former CHIC drummer Tony Thompson; two other CHIC members, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers were... Glass Tigers debut album, The Thin Red Line, from 1986. ... Katrina and the Waves was the name of the band which won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom on 3rd May 1997. ... Cover of Grace Jones 1981 album Nightclubbing. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award winning Australian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Lloyd Cole with his old band during a reunion concert in London, October 2004 Lloyd Cole (born January 31, 1961) is an English singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 and for his subsequent solo work. ... The capitalization of song titles in this article may be disputed. ... Roxette is a Swedish pop duo, sometimes rock influenced, that consists of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. ... Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... The Smithereens are a rock group from Carteret, New Jersey. ... Spandau Ballet were a popular English band in the 1980s. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop/rock singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. ... Westerberg during a performance. ... The cover of the album Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers are an American rock band, founded by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981; the pair met while students at Trinity University. ... Concrete Blonde is an American. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English hard rock/new wave musician. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning, four-piece rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Great White is an American blues-based Rock and Glam Metal band. ... Poison is an American glam metal band which originally achieved popular success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Queensrÿche (pronounced (kwÄ“nz-rÄ«k) is a progressive metal band formed in 1981 in Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... Mantronix was an innovative and influential 1980s old school hip hop and electro funk music group led by DJ and keyboardist Kurtis Mantronik (Kurtis Khaleel), and rapper MC Tee (Touré Embden). ... Eazy-E (Eric Wright) (September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995) was an African-American rapper, record producer, and record executive who initially rose to fame as a member of the group N.W.A.. Born in Compton, California, Eazy-E dropped out of Compton High School while in tenth grade... N.W.A. (Niggaz With Attitude) was a hip hop group that was formed in Compton, California in 1986, and disbanded in 1991. ... Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band. ... Dave Koz (born David Kozlowski, March 27, 1963) is a Jewish-American jazz saxophonist and radio host. ... Freddie Jackson Freddie Jackson (born October 12, 1957, Harlem, New York City, NY) is an African-American soul singer. ...

Nineties acts include Selena, Blind Melon, Garth Brooks, Meredith Brooks, Coldplay, The Dandy Warhols, Dilated Peoples, Doves, Everclear, 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, Snoop Dogg, Spearhead, Starsailor, Supergrass, Télépopmusik, Television, Richard Thompson, and Robbie Williams. Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), best known as Selena, was a Mexican American singer who has been called the queen of Tejano music.[1] The youngest child of a Mexican-American couple, Selena released her first album at the age of twelve. ... Blind Melon is an American rock band known in the 1990s, who has now, in 2006, reformed with a new lead vocalist, Travis Warren. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962 in Puyallup, Washington) is an American country music singer-songwriter and charity director. ... Meredith Brooks is interviewed for the Lilith Fair documentary film in 1997. ... Coldplay are an alternative rock band from London, England, often considered the most critically acclaimed band in the world. ... The Dandy Warhols are an alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (formerly just Courtney Taylor) (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Holmström, and Eric Hedford (drums). ... Dilated Peoples are a hip hop group who have achieved great fame in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success, with the exception of the song This Way, a collaboration with Kanye West, in 2004. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992. ... Geraldine Estelle Geri Halliwell (born August 6, 1972) is an English pop singer and songwriter. ... Ice Cube (born OShea Jackson on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is a African-American rapper, actor and film director. ... Idlewild are a Scottish rock band formed in December 1995, by Roddy Woomble (vocals), Rod Jones (guitar), Phil Scanlon (bass), and Colin Newton (drums). ... Janes Addiction was an American rock band, named in reference to Jane Bainter, an ex-heroin addict who was a housemate of the band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ras Kass (born John Austin, on September 26, 1975 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. ... Kottonmouth Kings, Left to Right: Lou Dog, D-Loc, Daddy X, Pakelika, Johnny Richter, The Taxman, DJ Bobby B Kottonmouth Kings from Placentia, California are a hip hop, rapcore, and self proclaimed Rip Hop group who have worked towards the legalization of the plant cannabis. ... Ben Lee (born September 11, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is a ARIA Award winning Australian musician and actor. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio with heavy punk rock influences. ... Luscious Jackson is an all-woman band formed in 1991 in New York City named for a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (Lucious Brown Luke Jackson). ... Tara MacLean (born October 25, 1973 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. ... Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock or post-grunge band. ... Mazzy Star was a dream pop/alternative band formed in 1989 from a band called Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback (of the eighties Paisley Underground group Rain Parade) and bassist Kendra Smith (of Dream Syndicate fame). ... MC Eiht Aaron Tyler (born May 22, 1967 in Compton, California) is an American rapper better known by his stage name MC Eiht [sic]. A pioneer of gangsta rap, he first emerged as one of the lead rappers of Comptons Most Wanted (CMW), and later became an actor and... MC Hammer (later Hammer) (born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California, on March 30, 1962) is an American rapper who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for his dramatic rise to and fall from fame and fortune, his trademark parachute pants, and for leaving a lasting... MC Ren is the stage name of Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 14, 1969 in Compton, California) a rapper and hip hop producer. ... The Moffatts were a four brother band composed of Scott, Clint, Bob and Dave Moffatt. ... Moist was 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) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Lisa Marie Presley watches the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida on July 2, 2005 Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley. ... Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire. ... Calvin Broadus (born October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California), better known as Snoop Dogg (other nicknames include Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Doggfather, The Bigg Boss Dogg, Bigg Snoop Dogg, and The D-O Double G) is a rapper, record producer and actor from the United States. ... A spearhead is the head of a spear. ... // The members of this band are: James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, James Walsh, Barry Westhead, The band met and played at St. ... Supergrass are an alternative rock band from Oxford, England who were at their peak in the Britpop era of the mid-1990s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Richard Thompson (born 3 April 1949) is a British musician, best known for his guitar playing and songwriting. ... Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English pop artist/songwriter. ...

In 2001, EMI merged Capitol Records label with the Priority Records label. The combined label manages rap artists including Cee-Lo, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and C-Murder, Lil Romeo, and Lil Zane. 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, Alexz Johnson, Aslyn, Auf Der Maur, Big Moe, Borialis, Chingy, The Decemberists. Dexter Freebish, Dirty Vegas, Ebony Eyez, From First To Last, The F-ups, Faith Evans, Faultline, Fischerspooner, Interpol, Jonny Greenwood, Ed Harcourt, Houston, Van Hunt, Javier, Matthew Jay, Marjorie Fair, Methrone, Dave Navarro, OK Go, Otep, Pru, 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 and Morningwood. 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. ... Cee-Lo Green is the stage name of Thomas Callaway (born May 30, 1974), an American hip hop, funk, soul, and R&B musician. ... Ice Cube (born OShea Jackson on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is a African-American rapper, actor and film director. ... Calvin Broadus (born October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California), better known as Snoop Dogg (other nicknames include Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Doggfather, The Bigg Boss Dogg, Bigg Snoop Dogg, and The D-O Double G) is a rapper, record producer and actor from the United States. ... C-Murder (b. ... Rapper and actor Lil Romeo (b. ... Zane Copeland, Jr. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Discography Hey Shawty (Capital Records) 2005 External links Official Jiggolo Website Category: Hip hop stubs ... LeToya Luckett // Biography Mix Tape: What it do! U got what I need LeToya Luckett (born on LeToya Nicole Luckett in March 11, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is an African American R&B Grammy Award winner singer. ... Isaiah Moore known as Zay, is an up and coming African American R&B singer from The Bronx, NY. Early Career Music was always in Zays life. ... Red Cafe is a rapper on Capitol Records who debuted with his song May I off the album the Virus. ... Alexz Johnson in Instant Star on CTV and The-N Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (November 4, 1986) is a Canadian actress and singer/songwriter best known for her performances in Final Destination 3, So Weird and Instant Star. ... Aslyns 2005 release, Lemon Love Aslyn is an American singer and songwriter originally from outside the musical hotbed of Gainesville, Florida. ... Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician, who is currently based in New York City. ... Album cover of Who is Mike Jones? For other people with the name of Michael Jones or Mike Jones, see Michael Jones. ... Chingy (born Howard Bailey, Jr. ... The Decemberists are a five-piece indie pop band from Portland, Oregon, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The self-titled album of Dirty Vegas. ... Ebony Eyez is an African American female rap artist. ... // From First to Last originally started as a high school pop punk band called First Too Last, founded by current guitarist Matt Good. ... Faith Renée Evans (born June 10, 1973) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter & producer who has sold 11 Million CDs worldwide [citation needed]. Within the past 10 years of Faiths musical career, she has worked with numerous successful artists such as Mary J... Fischerspooner in concert, 2005. ... Interpol is an American indie rock band, formed in 1998. ... 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Broadway and Films

Capitol Records also released some of the most notable original cast albums and motion picture soundtrack albums ever made. 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. The first two of these albums starred Gordon MacRae, who was already under contract to Capitol. The three albums were released only in mono at first, but because all three films had been made with then state-of-the-art stereophonic sound, Capitol was able to release stereo versions of all three soundtracks in 1958. There were important differences, however, between the mono and stereo versions. Because stereo grooves on LP's took up more space at the time than mono grooves, the stereo versions of the soundtracks were always somewhat shorter than the mono versions. 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. 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. These soundtrack albums were best sellers for Capitol for many years, until, in the 1990's, the rights to them were bought by Angel Records. Angel Records not only restored the portions that had been omitted from the stereo LP's and original CD issues, but, in 2001, issued new expanded editions which included all music that had been omitted from every previous edition of these soundtracks, bringing the playing time of each to well over an hour. All three albums continue to be best sellers to this day. A cast recording or original 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 from a particular feature film. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960). ... Oklahoma! (1943) was the first musical play written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (see Rodgers and Hammerstein). ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... Albert Gordon MacRae (born 12 March 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey, – died 24 January 1986 in Lincoln, Nebraska) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in musical films of the 1950s. ... Look up mono, mono- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Label for 2. ... LP or lp may stand for: Look up LP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Overture (French ouverture, meaning opening) in music is the instrumental introduction to a dramatic, choral or, occasionally, instrumental composition. ... Getting to Know You is a science fiction short story by David Marusek, that was published in the March 1998 issue of Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazine. ... A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on a list of top-sellers. ... The Recording Angel as it appeared on early Gramophone discs. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... This article is about the year 2001. ...

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. 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. In 1962, Capitol issued a studio cast recording of the songs from Lionel Bart's Oliver!, in anticipation of its U.S. tour prior to its opening on Broadway. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Music Man is a musical play with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson (story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey), which opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre on December 19, 1957. ... Robert Preston (1918 - 1987) was an American actor. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Can-Can is a 1960 musical film made by Suffolk-Cummings productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. ... Stephen Sondheim (Birthname: Stephen Joshua Sondeim b. ... 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 Gelbart. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... A cast recording or original 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 (1930-1999) was a British composer of songs musicals, best known for Oliver! Bart was born Lionel Begleiter in London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. ... Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

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. 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. The album was virtually a condensed version of the film - it included the narration as well as the music. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The United States Information Agency (USIA), which existed from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to what it called public diplomacy. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ...

One spoken word album that was immensely successful for Capitol was that of the soundtrack of Franco Zeffirelli's smash film version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1968 movie), which became the highest grossing Shakespeare film for years. The album featured not only Nino Rota's score, but large chunks of Shakespeare's dialogue. The success of this album in that pre-VHS era spurred Capitol to issue two other Romeo and Juliet albums - one a three-LP album containing the entire soundtrack of the film, and another album containing only Nino Rota's score. Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... Franco Zeffirelli (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923), is an Italian film director. ... Shakespeare redirects here. ... Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. ... Nino Rota (December 3, 1911 – April 10, 1979) was an Italian composer best known for his work on film scores, notably The Godfather series and the films of Federico Fellini. ... Top view of VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette... LP or lp may stand for: Look up LP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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 that, in the actual film, contained little or no music. 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. End Credits are the credits that are displayed at the ending of a movie. ...

Capitol tried to strike gold again with another spoken word album, excerpts from Cromwell (film), starring Richard Harris and Alec Guinness, but in this case, both film and album were not successful. Cromwell is a 1970 film, based on the life of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of Great Britain. ... Richard St. ... Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ...

Record altering

The cover of Capitol's first "album" by The Beatles; the hit record "Meet the Beatles!".

Capitol has been criticised many times for the heavy modification of albums being sold by Capitol in the USA that had been released in other countries beforehand. Possibly most infamous is Capitol's creation of "new" albums by The Beatles. This began with Capitol's release of Meet the Beatles!, the first album by the group to be released by Capitol in the USA. 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, "I Want To Hold Your Hand/When I Saw Her Standing There". They also added on the British version of the single's B-Side, "This Boy". Image File history File links Meet_the_Beatles. ... Image File history File links Meet_the_Beatles. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Meet the Beatles! was the Beatles first album on Capitol Records, the sister company within EMI to their British label, Parlophone. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Meet the Beatles! was the Beatles first album on Capitol Records, the sister company within EMI to their British label, Parlophone. ... With the Beatles (side 1) - Parlophone yellow and black label With the Beatles was the Beatles second British album, recorded four months after the bands first album and released 22 November 1963. ...

When With the Beatles was initially released in Brazil by EMI-Odeon, as well as in Canada, this same album received the modified title of Beatlemania. Afterwards, this same album passed to be edited with the British original title. With the Beatles (side 1) - Parlophone yellow and black label With the Beatles was the Beatles second British album, recorded four months after the bands first album and released 22 November 1963. ... The Beatles arrival at Americas JFK Airport in 1964 has proved a particularly enduring image of Beatlemania. ...

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. For other uses, see Sgt. ...

This continued with other bands:

• Pink Floyd's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (on the Tower label), had several tracks removed in favour of their first hit single "See Emily Play". This was criticised because the removed tracks combined ("Flaming", "Bike", and "Astronomy Domine") were much longer than "Emily", making the removal of the three completely unnecessary for reasons of running time.

• Iron Maiden's first two albums, Iron Maiden and Killers, had additional tracks as opposed to their UK counterparts. Iron Maiden's 1980 self-titled debut was released in the US a few months after its UK release with the track "Sanctuary" added on. Its follow-up, 1981's Killers, was also released a few months after later in the US after its initial UK release with the track "Twilight Zone" added to the album.

• Megadeth's "Risk" album was littered with samples and guitar pieces that Dave Mustaine never authorised, causing him to release one final album on Capitol, Capitol Punishment, and then move on to a new label Sanctuary Records. As of right now, Megadeth's future with Capitol seems very bright, as they have released all their Remastered discs and their most recent Greatest Hits albums with Capitol. After leaving Sanctuary Records, it was rumoured that Megadeth would return to Capitol, but the rumour turned out to be untrue as Megadeth have recently signed with Roadrunner Records.

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. 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. Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and as they evolved, became widely known as pioneers of progressive rock music. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... Tower Records was a short-lived subsidiary of Capitol Records which was active in the 1960s. ... Iron Maiden (or commonly known as Maiden to fans) is a heavy metal band from east London, England. ... Iron Maiden, released on April 14, 1980, was the first full-length album by Iron Maiden, reaching number 4 in the UK album charts. ... Killers, released in March of 1981 on EMI in the UK, was the second album by Iron Maiden. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Dave Mustaine (born David Scott Mustaine on September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. ... Hard rock / heavy metal band Megadeths greatest hits album, released in 2000, through Capitol Records. ... Sanctuary Records is the largest independent record label in the United Kingdom, and the largest music management company in the world, looking after around 120 acts. ... Sanctuary Records is the largest independent record label in the United Kingdom, and the largest music management company in the world, looking after around 120 acts. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates heavily on metalcore and nu-metal bands (with exceptions). ... Klaatu was a Canadian progressive rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Klaatu is also the name of a character in Canadian progressive rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Rio is an album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on May 10, 1982 (see 1982 in music), but re-released in November in the United States. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ...

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 is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Hollywood, California. 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. 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. The rectangular ground floor is a separate structure, joined to the tower after it was completed. It was built in 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 that includes an echo chamber engineered by guitarist Les Paul. 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. Download high resolution version (1089x1677, 331 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1089x1677, 331 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Salle des illustres, ceiling painting, by Jean André Rixens. ... Richard James Wyatt (1795-1850) was a sculptor born in London, England. ... Charlie Parker Charles Bird Parker, Jr. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century [1]. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, near faultless... Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanor Harris and later called Lady Day, was an American singer known equally for her difficult life and her emotive, poignant singing voice. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974), also known simply as Duke (see Jazz royalty), was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. ... Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... The 3,000-seat Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, opened in 1958. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and ending near the center of the disc. ... Edison cylinder phonograph ca. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Picture of Hollywood and Vine Sign Hollywood and Vine, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, became famous in the 1920s for its concentration of radio and movie related businesses. ... For the guitar, see Gibson Les Paul. ... Nat King Cole in The Blue Gardenia (1953) Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a hugely popular American singer and jazz musician. ...

The blinking light atop the tower spells out the word "Hollywood" in Morse code. 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. Thirty years later, in an homage to "Earthquake," the tower was again destroyed, this time by a massive tornado, in "The Day After Tomorrow." Earthquake is the title of a blockbuster 1974 film that was among several successful so-called disaster films of the 1970s that places an all-star cast in life and death situations. ... The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 apocalyptic science-fiction film that depicts catastrophic effects of global cooling and boasts high-end special effects, bending the lines between science, reality and science fiction. ...

In September 2006, owner EMI Group announced that it had sold tower and adjacent properties for $50 million to New York-based developer Argent Ventures[1]. The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ...

International operations

Canada

The current headquarters for EMI Music Canada, which operates the Capitol label, are located in Mississauga, Ontario. Nickname: Sauga Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Established 1974 City Mayor Hazel McCallion Governing Body Mississauga City Council MPs Navdeep Singh Bains, Albina Guarnieri, Wajid Khan, Omar Alghabra, Paul Szabo MPPs Bob Delaney, Vic Dhillon, Peter Fonseca, Tim Peterson...

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

See also

• List of record labels

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External links

• Capitol Records
• Andy Slater, President and CEO of Capitol Records
• Capitol of Canada official site
• A history of Capitol Records
• 3D model of the Capitol Tower for use in Google Earth
• Capitol Records at YouTube

• The Judy Garland Online Discography "Capitol Records" pages.