Apple Corps Ltd. the company owned by the The Beatles launched its label division in 1968. The Beatles licensed its records from EMI, which then handled distribution on Apple's behalf. Between 1962 and 1974, Apple released some 40 albums by other acts, the most successful being Badfinger.
The label was run by Neil Aspinall on behalf of the four Beatles and their heirs, but he retired in 2007 to be replaced by Jeff Jones. In 2009, the company reached an agreement to license the Apple trademark (not the logo) from Apple Inc. the computer and electronics company.
(Sublabel: Zapple
Motherlabel: Apple Corps Ltd.)
The label was run by Neil Aspinall on behalf of the four Beatles and their heirs, but he retired in 2007 to be replaced by Jeff Jones. In 2009, the company reached an agreement to license the Apple trademark (not the logo) from Apple Inc. the computer and electronics company.
(Sublabel: Zapple
Motherlabel: Apple Corps Ltd.)
