Universal music group
Please
note the takeover of the polygram group did not happen until early 1999 so
if a label from that group (mercury, polydor, decca, verve records, philips
etc) appears it is 1999 or later. Also, a 7 digit catalogue number xxxxxx-x
is listed it indicates the release is using the adopted polyggram system so
it's 1999 or later.
This should only be used as a label if the release carries a logo with the
exact wording universal music group as part of the logo.
If it carries another applicable universal label/imprint, please use that
as the primary label for new entries.
Also appears as UMG recordings, inc.
History:
The universal music group was formed in december 1996 by seagram. seagram,
who had acquired MCA inc. in april 1995, renamed their MCA music entertainment
group to universal music group.
In 1998 seagram acquired polygram and subsequently merged it with the universal
music group to form the world's largest recorded music business. The takeover
was in january 1999 so any polygram derived catalogue and the polygram styled
catalogue numbers (xxxxxx-x) are 1999 or later.