Capitol唱片
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Capitol唱片是百代唱片屬下的一個名牌，總部位於美國，目前由ANDREW SLATER出任CEO。
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[编辑] 歷史
Capitol唱片由作曲人Johnny Mercer於1942創立，當時得到電影監製Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the time the biggest record store in Los Angeles, California). Wallichs Music City record store opened in 1940 and was located in Hollywood on the corner of Sunset and Vine. It was the premier music store in Southern Cal for decades but closed in 1978. Capitol Records opened in a storefront office in the Music City building.
Capitol唱片是第一個美國西岸的品牌，當時主要競爭為RCA-Victor，哥倫比亞唱片及Decca。 除了在Los Angeles有一個錄音室外，Capitol也在紐約開設了另一個錄音室，其設備也會按需要運到不同的城市。
早期Capitol錄製唱片的歌手有Paul Whiteman,Martha Tilton,及Ella Mae Morse。於1942年，Capitol憑Morse的單曲"Cow Cow Boogie"獲得金唱片成績。到了1946年，Capitol已經賣出了4200萬張唱片，而且被視為六大唱片公司之一。作曲人及監製Alan W. Livingston也在同年建立了兒歌品牌Bozo the Clown。Some notable music appreciation albums for children by Capitol during that era included Sparky's Magic Piano and Rusty in Orchestraville. The label's 1940s artists included Les Baxter, Bing Crosby, Les Paul, Peggy Lee, Stan Kenton, Les Brown, and Nat King Cole.
至1949年，Capitol於加拿大建立了分公司。Capitol purchased the KHJ Studios on Melrose Avenue next to the Paramount Studios Lot in Hollywood, and by the mid-1950s, Capitol had become a huge company, concentrating on popular music. The 1950s roster now included Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters, Jackie Gleason, Ray Anthony, Andy Griffith, Shirley Bassey, The Kingston Trio, Dean Martin, The Four Freshmen, Al Martino, and Nancy Wilson. The label also began recording rock and roll acts such as The Jodimars.
1955年,英國百代唱片以850萬美元收購Capitol 96%的股份。 Soon afterward, EMI built a new studio at Hollywood and Vine to match its state-of-the-art Abbey Road Studios in London -- see the Capitol Tower below. EMI's classical Angel Records label was merged into Capitol in 1957. 45rpm Beatles single on Capitol 45rpm Beatles single on Capitol
In the 1960s, Capitol signed or became American distributors of Badfinger, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles (and solo projects by the band's members), Joe Cocker, Bobby Darin, Grand Funk Railroad, If, Sandler and Young, Steve Miller Band, People, Pink Floyd, Linda Ronstadt, The Human Beinz, and Peter Tosh, among others.
In the seventies, Capitol launched two alternative labels: EMI America Records and EMI Manhattan Records. New artists included April Wine, Blondie, Burning Spear, Buzzcocks, David Bowie, Kim Carnes, Rosanne Cash, George Clinton, Natalie Cole, Sammy Hagar, Heart, John Hiatt, The Knack, Maze, Queen, Bonnie Raitt, The Raspberries, Minnie Riperton, Diana Ross, Bob Seger, The Specials, Ten Wheel Drive, The Stranglers, Tavares, George Thorogood, and Wings. In 1979 Capitol was made part of the EMI Music Worldwide division.
Capitol added artists in a variety of genres during the 1980s: popular music groups and singers like Crowded House, Duran Duran (and spinoffs Arcadia and Power Station), Glass Tiger, Katrina & The Waves, Grace Jones, Kylie Minogue, Lloyd Cole, Pet Shop Boys, Roxette, Brian Setzer, The Smithereens, Spandau Ballet, Tina Turner, and Paul Westerberg; punk/hard rock groups such as Butthole Surfers, Concrete Blonde, Billy Idol, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; heavy metal bands like Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Queensrÿche; rap groups like the Beastie Boys, Mantronix, Eazy-E, N.W.A.; and individuals like Robbie Robertson, jazz artist Dave Koz, and soul singer Freddie Jackson.
Nineties acts include Selena, Blind Melon, Garth Brooks, Meredith Brooks, Coldplay, The Dandy Warhols, Dilated Peoples, Doves, Everclear, Geri Halliwell, Ice Cube, Idlewild, Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Ras Kass, Kottonmouth Kings, Ben Lee, Less Than Jake, Luscious Jackson, Tara MacLean, Marcy Playground, Mazzy Star, MC Eiht, MC Hammer, MC Ren, The Moffatts, Moist, Liz Phair, Lisa Marie Presley, Radiohead, Snoop Dogg, Spearhead, Starsailor, Supergrass, Télépopmusik, Television, Richard Thompson, and Robbie Williams.
In 2001, EMI merged Capitol Records label with the Priority Records label. The combined label manages rap artists including Cee-Lo, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and C-Murder, Lil Romeo, and Lil Zane. Other 2000s artists include J. Holiday, Jiggolo, LeToya (who had the first #1 album for the label since MC Hammer's 1990 Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em), Zay, Red Cafe, Alexz Johnson, Aslyn, Auf Der Maur, Big Moe, Borialis, Chingy, The Decemberists. Dexter Freebish, Ebony Eyez, From First to Last, The F-ups, Faith Evans, Faultline, Fischerspooner, Interpol, Jonny Greenwood, Ed Harcourt, Houston, Van Hunt, Javier, Matthew Jay, Methrone, Dave Navarro, OK Go, Relient K, Roscoe, RBD,Saosin, Squad Five-O, The Star Spangles, Steriogram, Supervision, Skye Sweetnam, The Vines, Yellowcard, Young Bleed,Young Life Don Yute, Cherish, Shout Out Louds, Hurt, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Magic Numbers, Hedley, End of Fashion and Morningwood.
Capitol is also the home for the labels Hoo-Bangin' Records and Black Wall Street Records.
[编辑] 藝人
[编辑] 台灣
Capitol於台灣成立後，百代唱片原來另一品牌維京唱片的藝人都轉到Capitol。
[编辑] 參見
- Capitol唱片(美國)網站
- 百代音樂(台灣)網站 Capitol(台灣)網站已和母公司百代音樂(台灣)網站合併
