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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" |
| 9 | |
| 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. |
| 17 | |
| 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. |
| 19 | |
| 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) |
| 23 | |
| 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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