Gorillaz are associated with EMI, Parlophone and Virgin Records.
Even though they have different names, parlophone and virgin are subsidiaries of EMI.
EMI brief history
- Company founded in 1897
- Enrico Caruso is first major artist in 1902
- Abbey Road Studios open in 1931
- The Beatles sign in 1962
- Pink Floyd sign in 1967
- Queen sign in 1972
- Spice Girls sign in 1996
- Acquired a number of high-profile record companies in 1990
- Chrysalis Records
- Virgin Music Group
- Sparrow Records
- Intercord
- Acquired by Terra Firma Capital Partners in 2007
- Several important artists walked away from EMI
- Radiohead
- Paul McCartney
- The Rolling Stones
- Citigroup (bank) took 100% ownership of EMI Group from Terra Firma
- writing off £2.2 billion of debt, and reducing debt load by 65%.
Parlophone brief history
- Founded in 1896 in Germany
- British branch was formed in 1923, which became a leading jazz label.
- Acquired in 1927 by EMI.
- Signed The Beatles in 1962 - released the first 8 albums.
- Became one of the world's most famous and prestigious record labels in the 60's.
Virgin Records
- British Record Label founded by Richard Branson, Simon Draper and Nik Powell in 1972.
- Sold to Thorn EMI in 1992.
- Virgin launched several subsidiaries
- Realworld Records
- Innocent Records
- Point Blank Records
- Hut Records
- Continued signing new and established artists
- 30 Seconds to Mars
- Depeche Mode
- The Rolling Stones
- Massive Attack
- Gorillaz.
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