History Creator / EMIAmericaRecords

The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by the end of 1987 it was merged into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI Manhattan, before the combined label again changed its name to EMI USA.[[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In 1997, the label was absorbed into Creator/VirginRecords and Capitol, with the country music catalog largely moving over to Capitol Nashville. Meanwhile, Manhattan Records would relaunch under its original name in 2001.

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The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The label's acts, particularly the British artists, tended to be lower-profile than the mainline Capitol artists even as they attracted dedicated followings, so EMI America may be a SpiritualSuccessor to Capitol's earlier Tower label (not to be confused with the retail chain). Where Tower was associated with GarageRock and PsychedelicRock, EMI America would develop a similar association through the '80s with the underground rock movements of the day: NewWaveMusic and early AlternativeRock with Kate Bush, Pet Shop Boys, Talk Talk, and especially Bowie, who was a major influence on both genres.

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The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was merged into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI Manhattan, before the combined label again changed its name to EMI USA.[[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In 1997, the label was absorbed into Creator/VirginRecords and Capitol, with the country music catalog largely moving over to Capitol Nashville. Meanwhile, Manhattan Records would relaunch under its original name in 2001.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The label's acts, particularly the British artists, tended to be lower-profile than the mainline Capitol artists even as they attracted dedicated followings, so EMI America may be a SpiritualSuccessor to Capitol's earlier Tower label. Where Tower was associated with GarageRock and PsychedelicRock, EMI America would develop a similar association through the '80s with the underground rock movements of the day: NewWaveMusic and early AlternativeRock with Kate Bush, Pet Shop Boys, Talk Talk, and especially Bowie, who was a major influence on both genres.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The label's acts, particularly the British artists, tended to be lower-profile than the mainline Capitol artists even as they attracted dedicated followings, so EMI America may be a SpiritualSuccessor to Capitol's earlier Tower label. Where Tower was associated with GarageRock and PsychedelicRock, EMI America would develop a similar association with the underground rock movements of the day: NewWaveMusic and early AlternativeRock, through the '80s with Kate Bush, Pet Shop Boys, Talk Talk, and especially Bowie, who was a major influence on both genres.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The label's acts, particularly the British artists, tended to be lower-profile than the mainline Capitol artists even as they attracted dedicated followings, so EMI America may be a SpiritualSuccessor to Capitol's earlier Tower label. Where Tower was associated with GarageRock and PsychedelicRock, EMI America would develop an association with the underground rock movements of the day: NewWaveMusic and early AlternativeRock, through the '80s with Kate Bush, Pet Shop Boys, Talk Talk, and especially Bowie, who was a major influence on both genres.

In the wake of the dissolution of parent company EMI in 2012, the catalog of EMI America's North American artists remained with Capitol under Creator/UniversalMusicGroup, while British and European artists largely went over to Creator/ParlophoneRecords under Creator/WarnerMusicGroup distribution.

The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI Manhattan, before again changing its name to EMI USA.[[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In 1997, the label was absorbed into Creator/VirginRecords and Capitol, with the country music catalog largely moving over to Capitol Nashville. Meanwhile, Manhattan Records would relaunch under its original name in 2001.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The label's acts, particularly the British artists, tended to be lower-profile than the mainline Capitol artists even as they attracted dedicated followings, so EMI America may be a SpiritualSuccessor to Capitol's earlier Tower label. Where Tower was associated with GarageRock and PsychedelicRock, EMI America would develop an association with the growing AlternativeRock movement through the '80s with Kate Bush, Pet Shop Boys, Talk Talk, and David Bowie.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The label's acts, particularly the British artists, tended to be lower-profile than the mainline Capitol artists even as they attracted dedicated followings, so EMI America may be a SpiritualSuccessor to Capitol's earlier Tower label.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI Manhattan, before again changing its name to EMI USA.[[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In 1997, the label was absorbed into Creator/VirginRecords and Capitol, with the country music catalog largely moving over to Capitol Nashville. Meanwhile, Manhattan Records would relaunch under its original name in 2001.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI Manhattan, before again changing its name to EMI USA.[[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In 1997, the label was absorbed into Creator/VirginRecords and Capitol, with the country music catalog largely moving over to Capitol Nashville. Manhattan Records meanwhile would relaunch under its original name in 2001.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI-Manhattan, before again changing its name to EMI USA.[[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In 1997, the label was absorbed into Creator/VirginRecords and Capitol, with the country music catalog largely moving over to Capitol Nashville. In the wake of the dissolution of parent company EMI in 2012, the catalog of EMI America's North American artists remained with Capitol under Creator/UniversalMusicGroup, while British and European artists largely went over to Creator/ParlophoneRecords under Creator/WarnerMusicGroup distribution.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI-Manhattan, before again changing its name to EMI USA.[[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In 1997, the label was absorbed into Creator/VirginRecords, with some of the catalog moving over to Capitol. The country music catalog largely migrated over to Capitol Nashville. In the wake of the dissolution of parent company EMI in 2012, the catalog of EMI America's North American artists remained with Capitol under Creator/UniversalMusicGroup, while British and European artists largely went over to Creator/ParlophoneRecords under Creator/WarnerMusicGroup distribution.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI-Manhattan, before again changing its name to EMI USA. [[OverlyLongGag Then they changed the name again]], to just EMI. In the wake of the dissolution of EMI, the catalog of its North American artists remained with Capitol under Creator/UniversalMusicGroup, while British and European artists largely went over to Creator/ParlophoneRecords under Creator/WarnerMusicGroup distribution.

EMI America was a new major label formed by Creator/{{EMI}} in 1978. It was a sibling label to Creator/CapitolRecords, similar to the relationship between [[Creator/WarnerBrosRecords Warner]] and [[Creator/RepriseRecords Reprise]], [[Creator/AtlanticRecords Atlantic]] and [[Creator/AtcoRecords Atco]], or [[Creator/ColumbiaRecords Columbia]] and [[Creator/EpicRecords Epic]]. True to its parent company's British origins, a good deal of its artists were also from the U.K. The label also issued plenty of American acts and the EMI America imprint was used to market American artists overseas in turn, especially after the merger with Creator/LibertyRecords.

EMI America was a new major label formed by Creator/{{EMI}} in 1978. It was a sibling label to Creator/CapitolRecords, similar to the relationship between [[Creator/WarnerBrosRecords Warner]] and [[Creator/RepriseRecords Reprise]], [[Creator/AtlanticRecords Atlantic]] and [[Creator/AtcoRecords Atco]], or [[Creator/ColumbiaRecords Columbia]] and [[Creator/EpicRecords Epic]]. True to its parent company's British origins, a good deal of its artists were also from the U.K. and Europe, though the label issued plenty of American acts and the EMI America imprint was used to market American artists overseas in turn, especially after the merger with Creator/LibertyRecords.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI-Manhattan, before again changing its name to EMI USA. In the wake of the dissolution of EMI, the catalog of its North American artists remained with Capitol under Creator/UniversalMusicGroup, while British and European artists largely went over to Creator/ParlophoneRecords under Creator/WarnerMusicGroup distribution.

The very first EMI America single, Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue", was a major hit, and the fledgling company also found success with Music/DavidBowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, Music/KateBush, Kim Carnes, Music/TheJGeilsBand, Corey Hart, Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Queensryche}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/CliffRichard, Music/StrayCats, Music/TalkTalk, and George Thorogood, among other acts. The imprint was also used for reissues from the [[Creator/LibertyRecords Liberty]]/Imperial/[[Creator/UnitedArtistsRecords United Artists]] catalog, with the Liberty name and Art/StatueOfLiberty logo being revived for some releases combined with EMI America's gray background and rainbow logo type label design, particularly for country music. However, by 1987 it was absorbed into another of EMI's sublabels, Manhattan Records, to become EMI-Manhattan. In the wake of the dissolution of EMI, the catalog of its North American artists remained with Capitol under Creator/UniversalMusicGroup, while British and European artists largely went over to Creator/ParlophoneRecords under Creator/WarnerMusicGroup distribution.

EMI America was a new major label formed by Creator/{{EMI}} in 1978. It was a sibling label to Creator/CapitolRecords, similar to the relationship between [[Creator/WarnerBrosRecords Warner]] and [[Creator/RepriseRecords Reprise]], [[Creator/AtlanticRecords Atlantic]] and [[Creator/AtcoRecords Atco]], or [[Creator/ColumbiaRecords Columbia]] and [[Creator/EpicRecords Epic]]. True to its parent company's British origins, a good deal of its artists were also from the U.K. and Europe, though the label issued plenty of American acts and the EMI America branding was used to market American artists overseas in turn, especially after the merger with Creator/LibertyRecords.

EMI America was a new major label formed by Creator/{{EMI}} in 1978. It was a sibling label to Creator/CapitolRecords, similar to the relationship between [[Creator/WarnerBrosRecords Warner]] and [[Creator/RepriseRecords Reprise]], [[Creator/AtlanticRecords Atlantic]] and [[Creator/AtcoRecords Atco]], or [[Creator/ColumbiaRecords Columbia]] and [[Creator/EpicRecords Epic]]. True to its parent company's British origins, a good deal of its artists were also from the U.K. and Europe, though the label issued plenty of American acts and the EMI America branding was used to market American artists overseas in turn.