Interscope records

Interscope records

Interscope records was founded by film producer Ted Field and record producer Jimmy Iovine in 1989 as a small alternative label. In 1990, warner music group purchased a 50% stake in interscope records to market and distribute their musical products through atlantic records.

In 1992, Marion "Suge" Knight's infamous "gangsta rap" label death row records joined the interscope family. Death row's first release was dr Dre's the chronic album in december of 1992. September 1993 would see the biggest release for interscope/death row, as Snoop Dogg released his debut album, doggystyle, which went on to sell 3 million copies within several months of release.

In 1995, warner music group (then known as wea international) sold back its interest in interscope records. In 1996, polygram (later to become universal music group, the world's biggest record company) purchased interscope records and would see most of its future releases distributed through them.

In august of 1997, interscope had completely separated itself from the once highly successful death row records, which had become independent briefly before signing a new distribution deal with koch records and ultimately going bankrupt. In 1998, polygram and MCA records merged to create universal music group. 1999 would see the merging of both A&M records and geffen records into interscope, creating the interscope-geffen-A&M group. By 2004, interscope had become one of UMG's most dominant labels.

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Interscope records grundades av filmproducenten Ted Field och skivproducenten Jimmy Iovine 1989 som ett litet alternativt bolag. 1990 köpte warner music group en andel på 50% i interscope records för att marknadsföra och distribuera deras musikprodukter genom atlantic records.

1992 anslöt sig Marion "Suge" Knights ökända "gangsta rap" etikett death row records till interscope-familjen. Death rows första release var dr Dres the chronic album i december 1992. September 1993 skulle se den största releasen för interscope/death row, eftersom Snoop Dogg släppte sitt debutalbum, doggystyle, som fortsatte att sälja 3 miljoner exemplar inom flera månader.

1995 sålde warner music group (då känd som wea international) tillbaka sitt intresse i interscope records. 1996 köpte polygram (som senare blev universal music group, världens största skivbolag) iInterscope records och skulle få de flesta av dess framtida utgåvor distribuerade genom dem.

I augusti 1997 hade interscope helt separerat sig från de en gång mycket framgångsrika death row records, som hade blivit oberoende kort innan de skrev på ett nytt distributionsavtal med koch records och till slut gick i konkurs. 1998 gick polygram och MCA records samman för att skapa universal music group. 1999 skulle både A&M records och geffen records slås samman till interscope, vilket skapar gruppen interscope-geffen-A&M. År 2004 hade interscope blivit ett av UMG:s mest dominerande märken.