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Multinational label. Label Code: LC 0316 / LC 00316. Also appears as "RCA Records" or "RCA Record" (Australia/New Zealand). [b]Consider adding [l=RCA Victor] as 2nd label if it also appears on the release[/b]. RCA is a record label that is used worldwide and currently owned by [l=Sony Music Entertainment]. The name RCA refers to the [l=Radio Corporation of America] (RCA), a US electronic and communications company formed in 1919. In 1929, RCA acquired the [l=Victor Talking Machine Co.] The Victor Company had released records on the [l=Victor] and [l=Victrola] labels. The record division became known as RCA Victor until late 1968, when it became RCA Records. In 1985, RCA Records became part of [l=RCA/Ariola International]; At the end of that year, [l=General Electric] purchased the [l=RCA Corporation]; In 1986, GE sold the remainder of RCA Records to Bertelsmann (Ariola's owner) and formed the [l=Bertelsmann Music Group] (BMG). Since then, RCA Records has switched owners twice. First it became a label of [l=Sony BMG Music Entertainment] and currently is owned by Sony Music Entertainment. On September 26, 2011, Sony Music Entertainment reorganized [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/38468-RCA-Music-Group]the RCA Records group[/url] into its own label banner. Therefore, the labels under that group, [l=Jive], [l=Arista], [l=LaFace] and [l=J Records], were all merged into RCA, bringing all of its artists from these aforementioned four imprints to the RCA family. Furthermore, reissues from Jive, Arista, J and LaFace by Sony will be handled by RCA as well. [u]Note[/u]: Though Sony Music Entertainment owns the RCA label, it doesn't own the RCA trademarks. The RCA trademarks are owned by French company [l=Technicolor S.A.] and licensed to Sony Music Entertainment by [l=RCA Trademark Management S.A.] Also has a series of Spanish releases called [L=Serie Discoteca (2)]. [b]For 70's-80's French releases with a 'RCA éditeur' mention, please add [l895] as Record Company and a note 'RCA éditeur'[/b]. Colors on French EP labels: Black labels: 1955-December 1959 Yellow labels: October 1959-July 1962 - "Made in France by [l=Area S.A.]" disappears from labels in January 1960 / "Super 45" appears at the bottom of EP labels, "45" at the bottom of single labels. - From Spring 1962, [l=RCA Victor] may appear next and/or above [l=RCA]. Black labels: May 1962-March 1963 Blue labels: April 1961-1968 (only used before for the series [l=Série En Or]) Orange labels ([l=RCA Victor] only): 1968+
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[u]US:[/u] 550 Broadway New York, NY 10022-3211 (212) 833-6200 RCA Records 1540 Broadway New York, NY 10036 [u]France:[/u] 9 Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris France [u]Spain:[/u] RCA SA Doctor Fleming, 43 Madrid-16
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http://www.cvinyl.com/labelguides/rca.php
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http://www.facebook.com/rcarecords
http://historysdumpster.blogspot.com/2012/08/rca-colour-record-labels-of-70s.html
http://www.instagram.com/rcarecords
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rca-records
http://soundcloud.com/rcarecords
http://victorrecords.com/victor-record-pressing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA
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