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Epic Records

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Corporate name headingEpic Records
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Biography/History noteEpic Records was launched in 1953 to market jazz, pop, and classical music.
Beginning date1953
LocatedNew York, N.Y.
Address550 Madison Avenue # 6 New York N.Y. 10022-3211
Field of activitySound recording industry
AffiliationSony Music Entertainment Sony Electronics Inc CBS
Found inSade. Sade [VR], p2012: container (Epic Records)
Wikipedia, June 18, 2012: (Epic Records; an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment; was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres; launched in 1953 by CBS for the purpose of marketing jazz, pop and classical music that did not fit the theme of the more mainstream Columbia Records; located in New York, New York, USA)
Manta, June 19, 2012 (Epic Records ; Sony Electronics Inc ; 550 Madison Avenue # 6 ; New York, NY 10022-3211)
Associated languageeng