Caroline Records
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Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson
's Virgin Records
label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock
and jazz
artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or commercial appeal, but were often however creatively of great interest.
The first release was Outside the Dream Syndicate
by Toni Conrad and Faust
in 1973. The original label was a photographic style variation on that of the Virgin label's "Twins" logo designed by Roger Dean
.
Both the U.S. and U.K. branches of Caroline Records are subsidiaries of Caroline Music, which includes Caroline Distribution
and is in turn owned by EMI
. Caroline has or had a number of subsidiary labels including Astralwerks
, Gyroscope, Caroline Blue Plate, Rocks the World, Scamp, and Passenger
.
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
's Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or commercial appeal, but were often however creatively of great interest.
The first release was Outside the Dream Syndicate
Outside the Dream Syndicate
Outside the Dream Syndicate is a 1973 collaboration album by United States avant-garde filmmaker Tony Conrad and German krautrock group Faust. The album marks Conrad's first and only musical release for many years, and remains his best known musical work. It is considered a classic of minimalist...
by Toni Conrad and Faust
Faust (band)
Faust are a German krautrock band. Formed in 1971 in Wümme, the group was originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunther Wüsthoff, working with record producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner.-History:Faust...
in 1973. The original label was a photographic style variation on that of the Virgin label's "Twins" logo designed by Roger Dean
Roger Dean
Roger Dean is an English artist, designer, architect, and publisher. He is best known for his work on posters and album covers for musicians, which he began painting in the late 1960s. The covers often feature exotic, fantasy landscapes...
.
Both the U.S. and U.K. branches of Caroline Records are subsidiaries of Caroline Music, which includes Caroline Distribution
Caroline Distribution
Caroline Distribution, founded in 1983 as a unit of Virgin Records, has become one of the U.S. music industry’s largest third party distribution companies for the independent music sector....
and is in turn owned by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. Caroline has or had a number of subsidiary labels including Astralwerks
Astralwerks
Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....
, Gyroscope, Caroline Blue Plate, Rocks the World, Scamp, and Passenger
Passenger Records
Passenger Records was a New York-based boutique record label that released music by Adult Album Alternative artists. A subsidiary of Caroline Records, it was owned by Virgin Records/EMI. Its albums were distributed by Caroline Distribution in the US and Virgin or a variety of smaller labels...
.
Notable releases
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