About
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. This entity can be used as a label for releases bearing the [b]Caroline[/b] or [b]Caroline Records[/b] brands (1973–1976 and 1986–present), as well as for distributor or other company roles, although Caroline (3), Caroline Records, Inc., Caroline Distribution, Caroline International, or another Caroline entity may be more appropriate if printed on the release as such. Caroline catalog number formats varied over the years. [b]CAROL[/b] and [b]CAR[/b] were common prefixes, sometimes appearing interchangeably on the same release. When submitting, please use the number [b]exactly as it appears on the release[/b] to avoid confusion. If multiple numbers appear, add additional fields and use the notes to clarify what appears where. More recently, Caroline adopted the standard EMI numbering system in addition to the CAROL-prefix number Much the same as Island Records, Caroline was inconsistent about incorporating the word "Records" into their logos and contact information over the years so please use "Caroline Records" even when only "Caroline" appears on the release. In another similarity, the oldest logo was brought back for a number of new releases in the mid-2010s. In hindsight, the canonical name would omit [i]Records[/i], but there are too many releases to edit to do this now. [b]Labelcode: LC 03261[/b]
Sub-labels
The Virgin Years
Gyroscope
Sublabel of Caroline Records mostly dealing in Brian Eno's solo stuff and side projects, amongst other things...
Sub Meta
Scamp
Lounge/jazz/soundtrack reissue imprint which operated briefly in the late 1990s.
Reggae Lounge
Caroline Blue Plate
US budget CD sublabel of Caroline, started in 1990. Some editions were marketed via Caroline Distribution as Blue Plate releases, but they don't clearly indicate Blue Plate on the packaging. Som...
G Unit
G Unit is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. It was founded by and his manager in 2003. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed by [l=Un...
Rocks The World
Production Company and Label owned by [a235165] and [a2865678]. Formed and Produced the Group [a173939] among other ventures.
Primo Scree
A short lived division of [l952].
Caroline España
Mid-1990s Spanish record company/distributor and name variation of [l=Caroline España S.L.], a division of [l=Caroline Exports]. For releases bearing "Caroline España" logos, use this entity as ...
Caroline España S.L.
Mid-1990s Spanish record company/distributor which operated the [l=Caroline España] brand. This entity is only for credits which include the "S.L." or "SL" suffix.
Caroline International
[l=EMI Label Services] was split into Caroline and Caroline International in late 2013. Based in the UK, Caroline International is the independent artist & label services division of [l=Universal M...
Submeta Records
Company, running the label [l11777].
Contact Label
Current contact: 150 5th Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Old contacts: [Circa 1996] 114 West 26th Street New York NY 10001 5 Crosby Street New York, NY 10013 Tel:212/219-1500 FAX:212/219-1553 Telex: 425414 CAROL! 104 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001 USA
