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Shouldn't this page say something about the 30th Street Studio in New York City, which was used for recording most genres for several decades? Philip Cross 14:55, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

That is no doubt one of many points the article could be expanded on if you wish. -- Infrogmation 21:15, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Columbia / CBS ??

This page is all wrong. Columbia Records was a record label under the parent company CBS records. Sony didn't buy Columbia records but CBS records. I wouldn't know where to begin to do any corrections on this page. People should do some real research before writing false info like that. Mtl2la 15:51, 25 November 2005 (UTC) mtl2la

As far as the record label was concerned, Columbia in North America and CBS outside North America were one and the same. Until Sony acquired the rights to the Columbia name from EMI, EMI owned the rights to the Columbia name in most of the world except the USA, Canada and Japan (Nippon Columbia, a separate company). As the article mentioned, CBS, the parent company, only gave a temporary license on the CBS Records name. When CBS established its own international record company, it had to use the CBS name. In countries, such as Japan, where Sony Music does not own the Columbia name, the record label is Sony Records. Remember, this is a global encyclopedia. Bob Dylan in Europe was on CBS Records, not Columbia Records in the 1960s. Steelbeard1 03:29, 19 February 2006 (UTC)


Wouldn't it be more chronologically correct to credit the Byrds with the Folk-Rock boom (along with Bob Dylan's emergence as a Songwriter and major icon) than to mention Simon and Garfunkle? The 1960s section just strikes me as weak. I think more should be added about Columbia Nashville as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timmyd4unme (talk • contribs) 04:47, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] EMI Phasing Out Columbia Label

Before Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. shortened its legal name to CBS Inc., The CBS Records "Walking Eye" logo was often accompanied by the words "trade mark of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc." I wonder if that led to EMI replacing the Columbia label with the EMI label? Steelbeard1 03:30, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I would certainly like to know more about the history of the Columbia label in the UK (and other territories where EMI had the rights to the name). I'd particularly like to know what happened between the early 1970s (when EMI more or less phased out Columbia) and the early 1990s (when the CBS label was renamed Columbia under Sony ownership). Did EMI lose the right to use the Columbia brand name, or did they stop using it for other reasons?
Moreover, does EMI retain any right to use the Columbia name (or the 'Magic Notes' trademark) today? 217.155.20.163 20:34, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
I found at [1] that Sony BMG now owns both the Columbia name and 'Magic Notes' trademark. Steelbeard1 23:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] COLUMBIA (CBS-COLUMBIA)

  • Founded round 1885. Main musical director and artistic director during the Fifties was Mitch Miller.
  • Black variety : Johnny Mathis
  • Country and Western : Gene Autry, Marty Robbins
  • Rock'n'roll: Sid King and The Five Strings, Ronnie Self
  • White variety : Doris Day, Guy Mitchell, Frankie Laine, Johnnie Ray, The Four Lads, Rosemary Clooney, Jo Stafford...
  • Subsidiaries :
  • EPIC
  • Black variety : Roy Hamilton...
  • OKEH
  • R'n'R/R'n'B singers : Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Billy LaMont, The Treniers, Chuck Willis, Larry Darnell, Paul Gayten, Titus Turner, Big Maybelle, Annie Laurie, Chris Powell...Stephan KŒNIG 21:34, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1940s notes and mike logo

Does anyone have access to a good classic Columbia "notes and mike" logo? It has been revived by Columbia Jazz, but without the CBS logo on the microphone. If someone has the logo with the CBS mark on it, that's the first preference. Steelbeard1 18:05, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Magic Notes" vs. "Walking Eye"

In the 1990s, after Sony bought EMI's interest in the Columbia trade marks, Columbia had no logo--Just the Columbia name in the familiar typeface used today from the CBS era. Eventually, the "walking eye" logo won out over the "magic notes". Anyone familiar with the trade mark issue wish to reply? Steelbeard1 13:49, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This page is confusing

This page treats/implies that Columbia Records and CBS Records were one and the same. That may have been the case earlier on in the companies history, but eventually CBS evolved into the parent in which Columbia (and Epic) operated under. The line: "In 1982, CBS Records (through Epic) manufactured Michael Jackson's Thriller, the biggest-selling album ever" seems very misleading and illplaced. While CBS oversaw Epic, Columbia Records had nothing to do with Michael Jackson. —The Real One Returns 05:39, 22 April 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Timeline Needs Updating

There appears to be lots of interesting changes (albiet, negative ones) happening at Columbia in the past few years. This ongoing history should be at least alluded to or better yet explained. DanMcScience (talk) 05:10, 26 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] First pop LP

If the LP format wasn't introduced until 1948, how could Sinatra's "The Voice", released in 1946, be the first pop LP? ~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wis2fan (talk • contribs) 13:47, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Because that album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, was originally released as an album of 78s and was reissued as an LP as explained in that album's article. Because of the misleading text in this article, I rewrote the passage in question.Steelbeard1 (talk) 14:01, 9 May 2008 (UTC)