History Creator / RCARecords

* Music/NicoleScherzinger

* Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks

In 1949, RCA introduced the 7-inch record as both a successor to older 78 rpm discs and a competitor to Creator/ColumbiaRecords' Long Play (LP) format. RCA's attempts at pushing 7-inch albums (which collected multiple discs like 78 rpm albums) fell flat, with customers overwhelmingly preferring the LP for that niche, but the 7-inch would remain standard for single releases until the advent of 12-inch, cassette, and CD singles starting in the 1980s. On the flipside, RCA would be quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/CompactDisc bandwagon in TheEighties, releasing albums on the format as soon as it became available outside of Japan.

In 1949, RCA introduced the 7-inch record as both a successor to older 78 rpm discs and a competitor to Creator/ColumbiaRecords' Long Play (LP) format. RCA's attempts at pushing 7-inch albums (which collected multiple discs like 78 rpm albums) fell flat, with customers overwhelmingly preferring the LP for that niche, but the 7-inch would remain standard for single releases until the advent of 12-inch, cassette, and CD singles. On the flipside, RCA would be quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/CompactDisc bandwagon in TheEighties, releasing albums on the format as soon as it became available outside of Japan.

In 1949, RCA introduced the 7" record as both a successor to older 78 rpm discs and a competitor to Creator/ColumbiaRecords' Long Play format. RCA's attempts at pushing 7" albums (which collected multiple discs like 78 rpm albums) fell flat, with customers overwhelmingly preferring the LP for that niche, but the 7" would remain standard for single releases until the advent of 12-inch, cassette, and CD singles. On the flipside, RCA would be quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/CompactDisc bandwagon in TheEighties, releasing albums on the format as soon as it became available outside of Japan.

In 1949, RCA introduced the 7" record as both a successor to older 78 rpm discs and a competitor to Creator/ColumbiaRecords' Long Play format. RCA's attempts at pushing 7" albums (which collected multiple discs like 78 rpm albums) fell flat, with customers overwhelmingly preferring the LP for that niche, but the 7" would remain standard for single releases. On the flipside, RCA would be quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/CompactDisc bandwagon in TheEighties, releasing albums on the format as soon as it became available outside of Japan.

Its origins go back to 1901, when its precursor, the Victor Talking Machine Company, went into business. Victor became a leading manufacturer of both phonographs and the records that played on them; the record label's roster included such prominent names as Enrico Caruso and Paul Whiteman. In 1929, Victor was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America, and the main pop label housed names such as Rudy Vallee and the first records of Music/BingCrosby as a solo singer, while Bluebird was launched as a budget label in 1932. In 1946, the Victor label was renamed RCA Victor. In 1949, RCA introduced the 7-inch 45 rpm single (which eventually supplanted the 10-inch 78 rpm record) to compete with the 10-inch and 12-inch album, which had been introduced by its rival Creator/ColumbiaRecords the previous year, also introducing colored vinyl [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience coded by genre]]. They also pressed albums of 45 rpm records, as had been done for 78 rpm discs, but abandoned 45 rpm albums when it became clear that record buyers overwhelmingly preferred LP albums and followed suit by producing their own [=LPs=]. In TheFifties, RCA helped usher in the RockAndRoll era by signing Music/ElvisPresley. RCA's other major artists over the years include Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/DavidBowie, Music/LouReed, Music/KellyClarkson, and Music/FooFighters, among many others. In spite of their early reluctance to back the LP, RCA was quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/CompactDisc bandwagon in the '80s. The RCA label is currently owned by Creator/SonyMusicEntertainment, along with its longtime competitor Columbia.

!!RCA Records performers licensed from Dunhill Records

* Music/{{War}}

* Creator/RichardHarris*

* Music/TheMamasAndThePapas (except for the USA, where they were on Dunhill, whose international licensee was RCA for a while)

* Music/{{Steppenwolf}} (as with The Mamas and the Papas, international releases licensed from Dunhill)

* Music/VanDerGraafGenerator (Canadian release of ''H to He Who Am the Only One'', licensed from Dunhill)

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* Music/WolfAlice

* Music/VanDerGraafGenerator (Canadian release of ''H to He WHo Am the Only One'', licensed from Dunhill)

Its origins go back to 1901, when its precursor, the Victor Talking Machine Company, went into business. Victor became a leading manufacturer of both phonographs and the records that played on them; the record label's roster included such prominent names as Enrico Caruso and Paul Whiteman. In 1929, Victor was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America, and the main pop label housed names such as Rudy Vallee and the first records of Music/BingCrosby as a solo singer, while Bluebird was launched as a budget label in 1932. In 1946, the Victor label was renamed RCA Victor. In 1949, RCA introduced the 7-inch 45 rpm single (which eventually supplanted the 10-inch 78 rpm record) to compete with the 10-inch and 12-inch album, which had been introduced by its rival Creator/ColumbiaRecords the previous year, also introducing colored vinyl [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience coded by genre]]. They also pressed albums of 45 rpm records, as had been done for 78 rpm discs, but abandoned 45 rpm albums when it became clear that record buyers overwhelmingly preferred LP albums. In TheFifties, RCA helped usher in the RockAndRoll era by signing Music/ElvisPresley. RCA's other major artists over the years include Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/DavidBowie, Music/LouReed, Music/KellyClarkson, and Music/FooFighters, among many others. In spite of their early reluctance to back the LP, RCA was quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/CompactDisc bandwagon in the '80s. The RCA label is currently owned by Creator/SonyMusicEntertainment, along with its longtime competitor Columbia.

Its origins go back to 1901, when its precursor, the Victor Talking Machine Company, went into business. Victor became a leading manufacturer of both phonographs and the records that played on them; the record label's roster included such prominent names as Enrico Caruso and Paul Whiteman. In 1929, Victor was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America, and the main pop label housed names such as Rudy Vallee and the first records of Music/BingCrosby as a solo singer, while Bluebird was launched as a budget label in 1932. In 1946, the Victor label was renamed RCA Victor. In 1949, RCA introduced the 7-inch 45 rpm single (which eventually supplanted the 10-inch 78 rpm record) to compete with the 10-inch and 12-inch album, which had been introduced by its rival Creator/ColumbiaRecords the previous year, also introducing colored vinyl [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience coded by genre]]. They also pressed albums of 45 rpm records, as had been done for 78 rpm discs, but abandoned 45 rpm albums when it became clear that record buyers overwhelmingly preferred LP albums. In TheFifties, RCA helped usher in the RockAndRoll era by signing Music/ElvisPresley. RCA's other major artists over the years include Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/DavidBowie, Music/LouReed, Music/KellyClarkson, and Music/FooFighters, among many others. The RCA label is currently owned by Creator/SonyMusicEntertainment, along with its longtime competitor Columbia.