Capitol Records

Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007 and simply referred to as Capitol) is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. Capitol was acquired by British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary in 1955.