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US label; also appears as Kapp only. Record company . Label Code: LC 0244 / LC 00244 Founded in 1953 in New York City by , brother of Decca Records (US) founder . The company established two sublabels: Leader Records (for more middle-of-the-road material) and Four Corners Records (with a "Four Corners of the World" trademark (), for European artists). In 1967, The three labels and their trademarks were acquired by MCA. After MCA launched its Universal City Records / UNi imprint in 1968, some Kapp Records indicated that Kapp was a division of Universal City, while others indicated it was a division of MCA. The last original Kapp-branded record was sold in 1973, but the logo is occasionally revived for reissues. Non-US releases were manufactured by other companies, but often prominently featured the Kapp brand. For Unofficial / Bootleg releases of this label please use ).
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Operetta Without Words
Congress
Also appears as "Con-Gress" or "Congress Record Corp.". US label launched in 1962 by Neil Galligan and Hutch Davie. For unofficial releases, see Congress (2). For company credits...
Kapp
For company credits only eg 'Recorded by KAPP, New York'. For the label, please see Kapp Records.
Leader
The sub-label operated by Kapp Records until its purchase by MCA in 1967.
Medallion
Winners Circle Series
Please only use this as a "Series" and not as an actual label, singles should be listed under Kapp Records
4 Corners Of The World
A subsidiary used to market European oriented recordings.
Kapp Medallion
At first, two separate labels, Kapp Records and Medallion. Later combined into one name as a separate label from Kapp Records. Sometimes also used as a series.
Red Label Series
Opera Without Words
Series under label Kapp Records.