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Caroline Records | |
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Parent company | Universal Music Group |
Founded | 1973 |
Founder | Richard Branson |
Status | Active |
Distributor(s) | Virgin Music Group, Universal Music Group, Capitol Music Group |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United Kingdom, United States |
Location | New York City, U.S. |
Caroline Records is a record label originally founded in 1973. Initially founded in the United Kingdom to showcase British progressive rock groups, the label ceased releasing titles in 1976, and then re-emerged in the United States in 1986. The label released the work of American punk rock, thrash metal and new wave music bands.[1] Caroline had a number of subsidiary labels, including Astralwerks, Gyroscope, Caroline Blue Plate, Beat the World, Scamp and Passenger. In 2013, the brand was relaunched by Universal Music via the Capitol Music Group.[2]