EMI Records - Revision history

Duncan at 15:19, 13 October 2006

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Duncan at 15:17, 13 October 2006

2006-10-13T15:17:55Z

Phmlpn at 14:15, 13 October 2006

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Phmlpn at 14:43, 27 August 2005

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Emdebe at 21:04, 6 May 2005

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−	~~[[Category:Supporting Cast]]~~	+	#redirect EMI
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−	EMI ~~Records is a British label that is one of the world's largest record companies.~~
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−	Formed in the early 1930's from the merger of the Columbia Graphophone Company and The Gramophone Company, Ltd., EMI mostly distributed recordings from US companies RCA Victor and CBS/Columbia. When those two licensing agreements expired, EMI purchased Capitol Records in the US.
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−	~~Recently, both Warner Bros. and EMI have been in the news, with either company trying to purchase or merge with the other. As of October 2006, a Warner-EMI merger has not yet happened.~~
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−	~~Over the course of FZ's career, EMI has served in various capacities:~~
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−	~~1960's~~
−	* EMI in England is original distributor for FZ's Verve LP's
−	* Capitol Records commissions "Lumpy Gravy" but is thwarted by MGM
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−	~~1970's~~
−	* Few, if any, FZ/EMI connections
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−	~~1980's - Present~~
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−	* 1983-1987: EMI becomes worldwide distributor for FZ's post-Warner catalogue, issuing new releases as well as reissuing older titles (i.e. "Joe's Garage", "Tinseltown Rebellion", etc.). EMI is also the first company to issue FZ CD's, although only in Europe. Unlike other CD releases from the mid-1980's, many of FZ's EMI CD's are regarded as superior to the later Rykodisc reissues.
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−	* 1984-1993: Capitol distributes Barking Pumpkin in the US, originally limited to vinyl and cassette releases, but began issuing CD's in 1991. Rhino takes over US distribution in 1993 but is itself distributed by Capitol until WEA buyout in 1994.
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−	* 2004: EMI/Virgin issues "Does Humor Belong In Music" on DVD worldwide.

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 Formed in the early 1930's from the merger of the Columbia Graphophone Company and The Gramophone Company, Ltd., EMI mostly distributed recordings from US companies RCA Victor and CBS/Columbia. When those two licensing agreements expired, EMI purchased Capitol Records in the US.
 Over the course of FZ's career, EMI has served in various capacities:
 's
--- EMI in England is original distributor for FZ's Verve LP's
+* EMI in England is original distributor for FZ's Verve LP's
--- Capitol Records commissions "Lumpy Gravy" but is thwarted by MGM
+* Capitol Records commissions "Lumpy Gravy" but is thwarted by MGM
 's
--- Few, if any, FZ/EMI connections
+* Few, if any, FZ/EMI connections
 's - Present
--- 1983-1987: EMI becomes worldwide distributor for FZ's post-Warner catalogue, issuing new releases as well as reissuing older titles (i.e. "Joe's Garage", "Tinseltown Rebellion", etc.). EMI also first company to issue FZ CD's in Europe.
+* 1983-1987: EMI becomes worldwide distributor for FZ's post-Warner catalogue, issuing new releases as well as reissuing older titles (i.e. "Joe's Garage", "Tinseltown Rebellion", etc.). EMI is also the first company to issue FZ CD's, although only in Europe. Unlike other CD releases from the mid-1980's, many of FZ's EMI CD's are regarded as superior to the later Rykodisc reissues.
--- 1984-1993: Capitol distributes Barking Pumpkin in the US, but limited to vinyl and cassette releases. Rhino takes over US distribution but is itself also distributed by Capitol until WEA buyout in 1994..
+* 1984-1993: Capitol distributes Barking Pumpkin in the US, originally limited to vinyl and cassette releases, but began issuing CD's in 1991. Rhino takes over US distribution in 1993 but is itself distributed by Capitol until WEA buyout in 1994.
--- 2004: EMI/Virgin issues "Does Humor Belong In Music" on DVD worldwide.
+* 2004: EMI/Virgin issues "Does Humor Belong In Music" on DVD worldwide.

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	1980's - Present		1980's - Present
−	~~-- 1983-1987: EMI becomes worldwide distributor for FZ's post-Warner catalogue, issuing new releases as well as reissuing older titles (i.e. "Joe's Garage", "Tinseltown Rebellion", etc.).~~
−	~~-- 1984-1993: Capitol distributes Barking Pumpkin in the US, but limited to vinyl and cassette releases. Rhino takes over US distribution but is itself also distributed by Capitol.~~

−	-- 2004: EMI/Virgin issues "Does Humor Belong In Music" on DVD worldwide	+	-- 1983-1987: EMI becomes worldwide distributor for FZ's post-Warner catalogue, issuing new releases as well as reissuing older titles (i.e. "Joe's Garage", "Tinseltown Rebellion", etc.). EMI also first company to issue FZ CD's in Europe.
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		+	-- 1984-1993: Capitol distributes Barking Pumpkin in the US, but limited to vinyl and cassette releases. Rhino takes over US distribution but is itself also distributed by Capitol until WEA buyout in 1994..
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		+	-- 2004: EMI/Virgin issues "Does Humor Belong In Music" on DVD worldwide.

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:40, 27 August 2005
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	[[Category:Supporting Cast]]		[[Category:Supporting Cast]]
	[[Category:Record Companies]]		[[Category:Record Companies]]
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		+	EMI Records is a British label that is one of the world's largest record companies.
		+
		+	Formed in the early 1930's from the merger of the Columbia Graphophone Company and The Gramophone Company, Ltd., EMI mostly distributed recordings from US companies RCA Victor and CBS/Columbia. When those two licensing agreements expired, EMI purchased Capitol Records in the US.
		+
		+	Over the course of FZ's career, EMI has served in various capacities:
		+
		+	1960's
		+	-- EMI in England is original distributor for FZ's Verve LP's
		+	-- Capitol Records commissions "Lumpy Gravy" but is thwarted by MGM
		+
		+	1970's
		+	-- Few, if any, FZ/EMI connections
		+
		+	1980's - Present
		+	-- 1983-1987: EMI becomes worldwide distributor for FZ's post-Warner catalogue, issuing new releases as well as reissuing older titles (i.e. "Joe's Garage", "Tinseltown Rebellion", etc.).
		+	-- 1984-1993: Capitol distributes Barking Pumpkin in the US, but limited to vinyl and cassette releases. Rhino takes over US distribution but is itself also distributed by Capitol.
		+
		+	-- 2004: EMI/Virgin issues "Does Humor Belong In Music" on DVD worldwide