Columbia Records
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Columbia Records is the oldest surviving brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Today it is a premier subsidiary label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.
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See also
- RCA Records
- Epic Records
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Sony BMG
- Alex Steinweiss, the label's Art Director from 1938 to 1943, inventor of the illustrated album cover and the LP sleeve
- Jim Flora, successor to Alex Steinweiss and legendary illustrator for the label during the 1940s
- List of record labels
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