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Profile: Beginning as a European mid-price offshoot of Virgin from 1973 to 1976, Caroline Records was reborn in 1983 as a U.S. distributor and (in 1986) pseudo-indie label operated by Virgin/EMI until 2011. In 2013 the brand was relaunched by Universal Music via the Capitol Music Group.
In December 1989, Primus recorded their first studio album: Frizzle Fry, which the band self-funded with the profits from sales of Suck on This. [9] [16] In 1990, the band signed a one-album deal with Caroline Records to release Frizzle Fry on condition that Caroline also obtained the rights to reissue Suck on This.
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Sep 3, 2023 · So, when did Radio Caroline start? In the early 1960s, music fans weren’t exactly spoilt for choice with their selection of radio stations. There were two primary broadcasting stations to choose from – the BBC, and Radio Luxembourg.
It operated the Caroline Records label from 1986 to 2011, and under EMI ownership starting in 1993, used the Caroline Distribution name for its distribution operations. A more detailed history: The company was established July 1983 as Caroline Imports, Inc., initially operated out of Richard Branson's NYC apartment.
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Aug 13, 2017 · Radio Caroline circa 1960’s. Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, William Lee, who shares this item from ABC News: Radio Caroline: Golden age of British pirate radio remembered, 50 years on. They were the pirates of the open seas — bringing rock and pop music to a new generation. And the British government was furious.
