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4 | [[caption-width-right:350:MCA Records' various logos.[[note]]The wordmarks have transparency, so please turn off Night Vision to see them better.[[/note]]]] |
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6 | ->''"Want you to sign your contract, want you to sign today\ |
7 | Gonna give you lots of money, workin' for MCA"'' |
8 | -->--'''Music/LynyrdSkynyrd''', "Workin' for MCA" |
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10 | MCA (Music Corporation of America) Inc. was an American media company. It was founded in 1924 as a music booking agency in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}. It eventually moved to [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Beverly Hills]] and expanded, absorbing a number of talent agencies, soon growing to represent many famous actors, like UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, Creator/JamesStewart, and Creator/BetteDavis. In 1945, it established a country music division, '''MCA Nashville'''. |
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12 | In 1962, MCA merged with Creator/DeccaRecords, dissolving its talent agency, but obtaining ownership of Creator/{{Universal}}, which Decca owned at the time. It was during this time period that Universal began to expand, obtaining the infrastructure it is known for today. |
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14 | In 1967, the British branch of US Decca (Brunswick, which was distributed by British Decca) changed its name to '''MCA Records'''; the American branch finally followed suit in 1973. Over the next two decades, MCA would continue to expand, absorbing many record companies, including Creator/ABCRecords (and its sublabels, most notably Creator/{{Dunhill|Records}} and Creator/{{Impulse|Records}}!) in 1979, Creator/{{Motown}} in 1988, and Creator/GeffenRecords in 1990. MCA itself would be purchased that same year by Japanese company Matsushita Electronics. |
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16 | In 1995, after Seagram Company purchased the majority of MCA from Matsushita, MCA was renamed [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Studios, Inc.]], with its music division renamed Creator/UniversalMusicGroup. |
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18 | MCA Records continued to exist within UMG until 2003, when it was merged into Geffen Records. MCA Nashville continues to operate today as UMG Nashville. |
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20 | [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with [[Music/BeastieBoys Adam "MCA" Yauch]]. |
21 | ---- |
22 | !!MCA Records artists with Website/TVTropes pages (including artists originally on sublabels like Decca, Brunswick, Coral, Kapp, Uni and Backstreet) |
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24 | [[index]] |
25 | * Music/ATeens |
26 | * Music/AdamAnt |
27 | * Music/AliceCooper |
28 | * Music/GaryAllan |
29 | * Music/BellBivDeVoe |
30 | * Music/BillAnderson |
31 | * Music/{{Aqua}} |
32 | * Music/BurtBacharach |
33 | * Music/MaryJBlige (From Creator/UptownRecords) |
34 | * Music/Blink182 |
35 | * Music/{{Boston}} |
36 | * Music/BobbyBrown |
37 | * Music/JimmyBuffett (from ABC/Dunhill Records) |
38 | * Music/TracyByrd |
39 | * Music/{{Camel}} |
40 | * Music/BelindaCarlisle |
41 | * Music/{{Cher}} |
42 | * Music/MarkChesnutt |
43 | * Music/{{Common}} |
44 | * Creator/BillCosby |
45 | * Music/TheCranberries |
46 | * Music/BingCrosby |
47 | * Music/TheDamnedBand |
48 | * Creator/RodneyDangerfield |
49 | * Music/NeilDiamond |
50 | * Music/EricBAndRakim |
51 | * [[Music/FelaKuti Fela and Afrika 70]] |
52 | * Music/FrouFrou (US) |
53 | * Music/{{Genesis|Band}}[[note]]Inherited the North American rights to ''Music/{{Trespass|GenesisAlbum}}'' after the closure of Creator/ABCRecords.[[/note]] |
54 | * Music/TerriGibbs |
55 | * Music/VinceGill |
56 | * Creator/WhoopiGoldberg |
57 | * Music/GrandFunkRailroad |
58 | * Music/{{Guy}} (from Uptown Records) |
59 | * Music/MerleHaggard |
60 | * Creator/GeorgeHamilton |
61 | * Music/HeavyD (from Uptown Records) |
62 | * Music/BuddyHolly |
63 | * Music/SamHunt |
64 | * Music/{{Iron Butterfly|Band}} |
65 | * Creator/BurlIves |
66 | * Music/JDilla[[note]]produced for other artists on the label, but his solo projects were shelved.[[/note]] |
67 | * Music/WaylonJennings |
68 | * Music/{{Jodeci}} (From Uptown Records) |
69 | * Music/EltonJohn |
70 | * Music/GeorgeJones |
71 | * Music/WynonnaJudd |
72 | * Music/{{Kansas}} |
73 | * Music/BBKing (from ABC Records) |
74 | * Music/TheKinks |
75 | * Music/PattiLaBelle |
76 | * Music/TheLightningSeeds (US and Canada only) |
77 | * Music/LittleRichard |
78 | * Music/PattyLoveless |
79 | * Music/LyleLovett |
80 | * Music/LynyrdSkynyrd |
81 | * Music/TheMamasAndThePapas (from ABC/Dunhill Records) |
82 | * Music/RebaMcEntire |
83 | * Music/MeatLoaf |
84 | * Music/TheMenTheyCouldntHang |
85 | * Music/MenWithoutHats |
86 | * Music/AlanisMorissette |
87 | * Music/KaceyMusgraves |
88 | * [[Music/RickyNelson Rick Nelson]] |
89 | * Music/NewEdition |
90 | * Music/OliviaNewtonJohn |
91 | * Music/TheOakRidgeBoys |
92 | * Music/OingoBoingo |
93 | * Music/TheOutfield |
94 | * Music/TomPetty |
95 | * Music/TheRoots |
96 | * Music/RyuichiSakamoto (released the ''Film/MerryChristmasMrLawrence'' soundtrack in the US) |
97 | * Creator/TellySavalas |
98 | * Music/SonnyAndCher |
99 | * Music/{{Sparks}} |
100 | * Music/TheSpecials |
101 | * Music/SteelyDan (from ABC Records) |
102 | * Music/{{Steppenwolf}} (from ABC/Dunhill Records) |
103 | * Music/GeorgeStrait |
104 | * Music/{{Swans}} |
105 | * Creator/RavenSymone |
106 | * Music/TheTragicallyHip |
107 | * Music/TanyaTucker |
108 | * Music/ConwayTwitty |
109 | * Music/WarBand (UK and Europe only) |
110 | * Music/SteveWariner |
111 | * Music/JodyWatley |
112 | * Music/TheWho (from Decca, U.S. and Canada only) |
113 | * Music/LeeAnnWomack |
114 | * Music/ChelyWright |
115 | * Music/TrishaYearwood |
116 | [[/index]] |
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