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Alfa Records Inc. アルファレコード | |
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Founded | 1969 (1977 as an independent label) |
Founder | Kunihiko Murai |
Defunct | 2000 |
Distributor(s) | Victor Musical Industries (1977–1982) Warner-Pioneer (1982–1991) Nippon Columbia (1991–1994) Toshiba-EMI (1994–2001) Sony Music Direct (2001-present) |
Country of origin | Japan |
Location | Tokyo |
Alfa Records Inc. (アルファレコード株式会社, Alfa Record Kabushiki Gaisha), originally a publisher known as Alfa Music Ltd. and later succeeded by record company Alfa Music Inc., was established in 1969 by composer and record producer Kunihiko Murai. It was formed into an independent record label known as Alfa Records in 1977. A short-lived American subsidiary operated from 1980 to 1982.