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[b]Label Code: LC 06975 / LC 6975[/b]. Releases are published by Magic Arts Publishing (ASCAP). Recommendation: [u]PLEASE NOTE[/u]: about black metal releases, if it says [b]"Century Black"[/b] anywhere on the release, you must submit it to Century Black! [b]Distribution:[/b] Before mid-2005, a large list of international distributors appeared on the back covers from Century Media releases ([url=https://www.discogs.com/release/633136-Napalm-Death-The-Code-Is-Red-Long-Live-The-Code/image/SW1hZ2U6ODAwMDM3NA==]example[/url]). This changed around July 2005, when EMI struck "an exclusive multi-territory agreement to license and distribute" Century Media releases. Some press articles also confirm that the first EMI-distributed album was [r1250054]. In addition to the distributor list disappearing from the artwork, barcodes also changed from [b]7 277017 ******[/b] to [b]5 051099 ******[/b] The deal lasted until 2015, when the label was bought out by Sony Music Entertainment. So, please have in mind that all Century Media albums prior July 2005 with a barcode like [b]5 051099 ******[/b], or without the distributors list, are probably reissues. In case of doubt, please ask in the forums.
Sub-labels
Century Death
Century Black
Black metal imprint of independent metal label Century Media, founded by employee . Seems to have been used inconsistently between 1994-2000.
Olympic Recordings (2)
Started in Chicago by Martti Payne. In 1998 Olympic gained nationwide major label distribution via PGD/Mercury/Polygram (now UMD) via a deal with fellow Chicago based label Slipdisc Records. Olym...
"I Used To Fuck People Like You In Prison" Records
Sublabel of Century Media that release punk & psychobilly records on vinyl and cds. Label Code: [b]LC 6975[/b] Also known as [l164004].
KINGfisher (2)
Defunct label for hardcore music from Dortmund, Germany. Founded around 1996 as a sublabel of Century Media by Robert (owner of CM) and Dirk from . In later years it was run by [a=...
CM Distro
Heavy metal distributor for North America and Europe. Originally formed in 1995 to distribute the [l=Century Media] mail-order catalogue, with offices in Hawthorne, California and Dortmund, Germany.
People Like You Records
Sublabel of Century Media that release punk & psychobilly records on vinyls and cds. It was located in Dortmund/Germany. Label Code: [b]LC 6975[/b] Also known as [l35615]. Please note that...
Death Certificate
Series of limited re-releases by [l=Century Media] carrying the 'Death Certificate' sticker. Initial pressings have black polycarbonate discs and a unique Roman numeral on the spines as series numb...
Metal For The Masses 25 Alive!
Series of 25 classic albums from [l=Century Media] reissued on December 31, 2012 to celebrate the label's 25th anniversary. Each release contains the regular album jewelcase in O-case with a bonus...
New Release Highlights
Series of promotional CDs
Metal For The Masses
DO NOT confuse with [l=Metal For The Masses 25 Alive!]
Identity
Long running series of compilation albums released by [l10956] starting in 1994.
Century Media Store
Online Store of [l10956].
Manifesto Of Metal For The Masses
Contact
UK: Century Media Records Ltd. 2 Canal Reach Camden London N1C 4DB UK DE: Century Media Germany Schäferstr. 33a 44147 Dortmund Germany Phone: +49-231-8297-0 Fax: +49-231-8297-101 mail@centurymedia.de USA: 2323 W. El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne, CA 90250 Phone: (323) 418 1400 Fax: (323) 418 0118 mail@centurymedia.com