MCA Records

MCA Records
File:Final MCA Records logo.png
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1967
Status	defunct since 2003 (Fate: Absorbed into Geffen Records)
Distributor(s)	self-distributed
Genre	various
Country of origin	USA

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group (now Universal Music Group), of which MCA Records was still part. Established in 1967, MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003.

Pre-history

MCA entered the recorded music business in 1962 with the purchase of the New York-based US Decca Records branch (established in 1934), including Coral Records and Brunswick Records. As American Decca owned Universal Pictures, MCA assumed full ownership of Universal and made it into the top film studio in town, producing hit after hit. In 1966, MCA formed Uni Records and in 1967 purchased Kapp Records.

Labels (1962 - 1997)

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  Label used for second logo (1972 until 1991).
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  Label used for third logo (1991 until absorb in 2003).
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• File:=== MCA Records formation outside North America ===
• File:MCA U.K. also issued American Brunswick material on the MCA label until MCA lost control of Brunswick in 1970 at which point American Brunswick material was issued in the UK on the Brunswick label. Uni label material was issued on the Uni label worldwide.
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• File:=== MCA Music Entertainment Group becomes Universal Music Group ===
• File:=== MCA label phaseout ===
• File:=== MCA Music (Philippines) ===
• File:== Logos (1960s - 2003) ==
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  First MCA Records logo, used outside the United States and patterned after the 1960s American Decca logo.
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  MCA Records logo used from 1972 through 1991.
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  Logo used from 1991 through 1997. Still used by MCA Nashville.
• Final MCA Records logo, used from 1997 until its dismantling in 2003. Note that this logo mentioned the parent company's original full name, Music Corporation of America.
  Final MCA Records logo, used from 1997 until its dismantling in 2003. Note that this logo mentioned the parent company's original full name, Music Corporation of America.

MCA Records recording artists

Main article: List of MCA Records artists

See also

• Decca Records
• Uni Records
• Kapp Records
• ABC Records
• Dunhill Records
• Chess Records
• MCA Nashville Records
• Geffen Records
• Universal Music Group
• Infinity Records
• Uptown Records

External links

• MCA Music Phillippines Facebook page
• A collection of MCA record labels