History Creator / ColumbiaRecords

Columbia Records is not only one of the leading names in the music industry, it's also the UrExample of a record label--it's existed since ''[[LongRunners 1887]]''.[[note]]If you want to get technical, it began life as a record label in 1889, one year after the founding of Edison Records; however, the establishment that ''became'' Columbia started in 1887, and while Edison Records went bankrupt within 40 years, Columbia is still trucking on today.[[/note]] It was the first company to switch from wax cylinders to shellac discs. Later, its technicians created long-playing records, also known as [=LPs=]; that is, the album as a 10" or 12" disc rather than a literal album, with a bunch of 78s all in one package. After a format war with its main rival Creator/RCARecords in the late 1940s and its 7-inch 45 rpm format, the LP became the dominant form of music album until the 1980s, when it was supplanted by the cassette and UsefulNotes/CompactDisc.

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Columbia Records is not only one of the leading names in the music industry, it's also the UrExample of a record label--it's existed since ''[[LongRunners 1887]]''.[[note]]If you want to get technical, it began life as a record label in 1889, one year after the founding of Edison Records; however, the establishment that ''became'' Columbia started in 1887, and while Edison Records went bankrupt within 40 years, Columbia is still trucking on today.[[/note]] It was the first company to switch from wax cylinders to shellac discs. Later, its technicians created long-playing records, also known as [=LPs=]; that is, the album as a 10" or 12" disc rather than a literal album, with a bunch of 78s all in one package. After a format war with its main rival Creator/RCARecords in the late 1940s and its 7-inch 45 rpm format, the LP became the dominant form of album until the 1980s, when it was supplanted by the cassette and UsefulNotes/CompactDisc.

As you might expect from such a long-lived company, Columbia has signed a ''lot'' of major acts in just about every genre. Legends such as Music/JohnnyCash, Music/MilesDavis, Music/BobDylan, Music/EarthWindAndFire, Music/SimonAndGarfunkel, Music/BruceSpringsteen and Music/BarbraStreisand have had long, successful relationships with the label.

Columbia Records is not only one of the leading names in the music industry, it's also the UrExample of a record label--it's existed since ''[[LongRunners 1887]]''.[[note]]If you want to get technical, it began life as a record label in 1889, one year after the founding of Edison Records; however, the establishment that ''became'' Columbia started in 1887, and while Edison Records went bankrupt within 40 years, Columbia is still trucking on today.[[/note]] It was the first company to switch from wax cylinders to shellac discs. Later, its technicians created long-playing records, also known as [=LPs=]; that is, the album as a 10" or 12" disc rather than a literal album, with a bunch of 78s all in one package. After a format war with its main rival Creator/RCARecords in the late 1940s with its 7-inch 45 rpm format, the LP became the dominant form of album until the 1980s, when it was supplanted by the cassette and UsefulNotes/CompactDisc.

Columbia Records is not only one of the leading names in the music industry, it's also the UrExample of a record label--it's existed since ''[[LongRunners 1887]]''.[[note]]If you want to get technical, it began life as a record label in 1889, one year after the founding of Edison Records; however, the establishment that ''became'' Columbia started in 1887, and while Edison Records went bankrupt within 40 years, Columbia is still trucking on today.[[/note]] It was the first company to switch from wax cylinders to shellac discs. Later, its technicians created long-playing records; that is, the album as a 10" or 12" disc rather than a literal album, with a bunch of 78s all in one package. It's been owned by various companies, most notably Creator/{{CBS}} (1938-88) and Creator/SonyMusicEntertainment (1988-present); despite [[NamesTheSame the name]], it had no connection with Creator/ColumbiaPictures until the Sony deal brought both companies under common ownership. [[note]]It's actually named for UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC, where the company started.[[/note]]

Columbia Records is not only one of the leading names in the music industry, it's also the UrExample of a record label--it's existed since ''[[LongRunners 1887]]''[[note]]if you want to get technical, it began life as a record label in 1889, one year after the founding of Edison Records; however, the establishment that ''became'' Columbia started in 1887, and while Edison Records went bankrupt within 40 years, Columbia is still trucking on today[[/note]]. It was the first company to switch from wax cylinders to shellac discs. Later, its technicians created long-playing records; that is, the album as a 10" or 12" disc rather than a literal album, with a bunch of 78s all in one package. It's been owned by various companies, most notably Creator/{{CBS}} (1938-88) and Creator/SonyMusicEntertainment (1988-present); despite [[NamesTheSame the name]], it had no connection with Creator/ColumbiaPictures until the Sony deal brought both companies under common ownership. [[note]]It's actually named for UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC, where the company started.[[/note]]