Die Firma Capitol Records, Inc. wurde 1942 von den Songwritern Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva und Plattenladenbesitzer Glenn Wallichs in Hollywood, Kalifornien gegründet.
2001 fusionierte die EMI Group Plc das Capitol Records Label mit dem Label Priority Records.
2012 Capitol Records wurde von Vivendi S.A. (Inhaber der Universal Music Group) gekauft.
Sublabels: 2101 Records, Allegiance, Amazing Maxi-Classics, Avatar Records, Blockbuster Summer Series, Capitol 33 Compact, Capitol Children's Series, Capitol Collectors Series, Capitol Criterion, Capitol Custom, Capitol Gold Cuts, Capitol International Series, Capitol Jax, Capitol Jazz, Capitol Jazz Classics, Capitol Library Services, Capitol Production Music, Capitol Records Nashville, Capitol Sings, Capitol Soul, Capitol Special Markets, Capitol Video, Chips, Convivencia Sagrada, Cornerstones, Country Classics, Crazy Horse, Creative Products, Crescent City Soul, Digitally Remastered Treasured Masters, Dimensions In Jazz, Double Shots, Electromagnetic Recordings, EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets, EMI-Capitol Special Markets, EMI-Manhattan Records, Essential, Folk World, For Coin Operated Phonographs Only, Freeworld Entertainment, From The Capitol Vaults, Greatest!, Greenlight, Media Music, Media Music The Professional, Metro Blue, Pacific Jazz Records, Pickwick Series, Pop Country Series, Priority Records, Regal Series, Rock Set, SBK Records, Shelter Recording Company Inc., Sidewalk, Special Hit Parade Series, The "6000" Series, The Best Series, The Capitol Disc Jockey Album, The Essential, The History Of Jazz, The Hot Biscuit Disc Company, The Star Line, Two On One, Virgin Records America, Inc., We Make Rock'n Roll Records, World Domination Recordings
Mutterlabel: Capitol Music Group (-> Universal Music Group)
2001 fusionierte die EMI Group Plc das Capitol Records Label mit dem Label Priority Records.
2012 Capitol Records wurde von Vivendi S.A. (Inhaber der Universal Music Group) gekauft.
Sublabels: 2101 Records, Allegiance, Amazing Maxi-Classics, Avatar Records, Blockbuster Summer Series, Capitol 33 Compact, Capitol Children's Series, Capitol Collectors Series, Capitol Criterion, Capitol Custom, Capitol Gold Cuts, Capitol International Series, Capitol Jax, Capitol Jazz, Capitol Jazz Classics, Capitol Library Services, Capitol Production Music, Capitol Records Nashville, Capitol Sings, Capitol Soul, Capitol Special Markets, Capitol Video, Chips, Convivencia Sagrada, Cornerstones, Country Classics, Crazy Horse, Creative Products, Crescent City Soul, Digitally Remastered Treasured Masters, Dimensions In Jazz, Double Shots, Electromagnetic Recordings, EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets, EMI-Capitol Special Markets, EMI-Manhattan Records, Essential, Folk World, For Coin Operated Phonographs Only, Freeworld Entertainment, From The Capitol Vaults, Greatest!, Greenlight, Media Music, Media Music The Professional, Metro Blue, Pacific Jazz Records, Pickwick Series, Pop Country Series, Priority Records, Regal Series, Rock Set, SBK Records, Shelter Recording Company Inc., Sidewalk, Special Hit Parade Series, The "6000" Series, The Best Series, The Capitol Disc Jockey Album, The Essential, The History Of Jazz, The Hot Biscuit Disc Company, The Star Line, Two On One, Virgin Records America, Inc., We Make Rock'n Roll Records, World Domination Recordings
Mutterlabel: Capitol Music Group (-> Universal Music Group)
