Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note in the United States [1] in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. ...

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Capitol Records US. The flagship label of Capitol Music Group, Capitol Records was founded in 1942 by renowned songwriters Johnny Mercer and Buddy DeSylva, along with music retailer Glenn Wallichs. During its more-than-80-years as one of the music industry’s preeminent record labels, Capitol has been home to some of the world’s most ...

Capitol Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label "of note" in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs.

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The Capitol Records, Inc. company was founded on April 8, 1942 in Hollywood, California as "Liberty Records" by the songwriters Johnny Mercer, Buddy G. De Sylva and record store owner Glenn Wallichs. On June 4 of the same year, the label was named "Capitol" to avoid a conflict with the New York City-based Liberty Music shops.

Capitol Music Group is an American front-line umbrella label operating as a unit of Interscope Capitol Labels Group, itself a division of Universal Music Group.Inherited from UMG's acquisition of EMI's catalog in 2013, it oversees the handling of record labels assigned to UMG's Capitol Records division. The current chair and CEO is Tom March.

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Capitol Records, LLC is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs.

Capitol Records is an American major record label based in Hollywood, California.It was founded in 1942 by musician Johnny Mercer, with partners Buddy DeSylva and Glenn Wallichs.The company was later bought by EMI, a company based in England.The buyout gave Capitol's American recording artists an outlet for their records in England and Europe, while EMI's artists could sell their works in America.