Caroline Records, Inc.

The Caroline Records, Inc. albums, compilations, singles and EPs, live albums, and videos catalog with cataloged releases, editions, and label credits

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This is the company that existed from 1983 to 2011. It operated the Caroline Records label from 1986 to 2011, and under EMI ownership starting in 1993, used the Caroline Distribution name for its distribution operations. A more detailed history: The company was established July 1983 as Caroline Imports, Inc., initially operated out of Richard Branson's NYC apartment. It was renamed Caroline Records, Inc. later that year. Under pressure from major labels upset with "parallel imports" competing with domestic product, Caroline largely discontinued importing in 1986 and focused more on distribution and development of indie labels & artists, including running its own label, Caroline Records. When EMI bought the company in 1993, the distribution activity was rebranded Caroline Distribution and began operating under separate leadership; EMI Music Distribution (EMD) handled the larger accounts. The company was merged out of existence in Aug. 2011, after Citigroup's takeover of EMI Group from Terra Firma (in 2010) but before the sale of EMI to Universal (announced later in 2011, completed in 2012). Universal began using the Caroline brand in 2012, and fully relaunched Caroline in 2013. However, Caroline Records, Inc. is gone and should not appear on anything after 2011.

Discography

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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)

King Crimson · 1969

Studio Album

Bleach

Nirvana · 1989

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In The Wake Of Poseidon

King Crimson · 1970

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Crises

Mike Oldfield · 1983

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Lizard

King Crimson · 1970

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Spice

Spice Girls · 1996

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Ommadawn

Mike Oldfield · 1975

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Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson · 1973

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Islands

King Crimson · 1971

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Red

King Crimson · 1974

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Five Miles Out

Mike Oldfield · 1982

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Discovery

Mike Oldfield · 1984

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Melissa

Mercyful Fate · 1983

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Tin Drum

Japan · 1981

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Starless and Bible Black

King Crimson · 1974

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Here Come the Warm Jets

Eno · 1973

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Discipline

King Crimson · 1981

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Siamese Dream

Smashing Pumpkins · 1993

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Butchered At Birth

Cannibal Corpse · 1991

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Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Japan · 1980

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Eaten Back To Life

Cannibal Corpse · 1990

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Gish

Smashing Pumpkins · 1991

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Beat

King Crimson · 1982

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Three Of A Perfect Pair

King Crimson · 1984

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Another Green World

Eno · 1975

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Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers · 1997

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Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

Eno · 1974

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Black Sea

XTC · 1980

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Skylarking

XTC · 1986

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White Music

XTC · 1978

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Quiet Life

Japan · 1979

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Fistful Of Metal

Anthrax · 1984

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Before And After Science

Brian Eno · 1977

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Voyage Of The Acolyte

Steve Hackett · 1975

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Adore

The Smashing Pumpkins · 1998

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Speak English Or Die

S.O.D. · 1985

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U.K.

U.K. · 1978

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Pawn Hearts

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1971

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You

Gong · 1974

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Gothic

Paradise Lost · 1991

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The Luxury Gap

Heaven 17 · 1983

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Ambient 1 (Music For Airports)

Brian Eno · 1978

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Incantations

Mike Oldfield · 1978

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H To He Who Am The Only One

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1970

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Exposure

Robert Fripp · 1979

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Adolescent Sex

Japan · 1978

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Placebo

Placebo · 1996

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Machina / The Machines Of God

The Smashing Pumpkins · 1999

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