Please note, many Capitol Records issues also carry an EMI logo. This is not a label, and EMI should not be added as a label; it instead indicates that Capitol was part of the EMI Group. For LPs the label design may help identify the era of release. See vinylbeat.com & friktech.com links below. Please note: unofficial / counterfeit releases should use instead. Label Code: LC 0148 / LC 00148. The Capitol Records, Inc. company was founded on April 8, 1942 in Hollywood, California as "Liberty Records" by the songwriters Johnny Mercer, Buddy G. De Sylva and record store owner Glenn Wallichs. On June 4 of the same year, the label was named "Capitol" to avoid a conflict with the New York City-based Liberty Music shops. By 1946, Capitol had sold 42 million records and was established as one of the Big Six labels. In January 1955, the British company Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) acquired Capitol Records, Inc. for $8.5 million. In the UK, Europe and Australasia, EMI began releasing Capitol product in January 1956, after the licenses of The Decca Record Company Limited and other licensees expired. On August 18, 1958, Capitol introduced it's first stereo discs composed of 10 popular releases and 5 classical releases. In 1979, Capitol was made part of the EMI Music "Worldwide Division." In 2001, EMI Group Plc merged Capitol Records label with the Priority Records label. In September 2012 Capitol Records was purchased by Vivendi S.A. (owner of the Universal Music Group). As of March 2024, Capitol Records is part of Universal's Interscope Capitol Labels Group. Capitol Records album prefix codes: Catalog numbers are generally divided into a prefix (from 1 to 4 letters) and a number. The number is the actual release number. Capitol started numbering at 100, with some of their subsidiaries (like Tower) starting at higher numbers (such as 5000 for Tower and 3350 for Apple). By 1968, their regular issue albums had reached 2999; 3000 to 9999 were reserved for subsidiaries so they started over at 100. In 1972, album numbering reached 999 and catalog numbers jumped ahead to 10000. The prefix is composed of letters. • If the record is in stereo, then the first letter is "S.". If the first letter is a "D", the record is in reprocessed stereo created from mono recordings (= Duophonic). No letter corresponds to a mono recording. • The second letter is the price code. Beginning in the late 1950s, "T" was the standard code for a full-price single LP. Other letters, such as W, M and K indicate a different list price. • The third letter (if present) indicates the number of discs in the album. "A" = single LP, "B" = two LPs, "C" = 3 Lps, etc. • A fourth letter (if present) means there was some kind of special packaging, such as a boxed set, gatefold cover, booklet, etc. 45 RPM Catalog Number, Date and Label Identification: 791 through 4290 (1949–1959): Purple label with Capitol logo on top. 4291 through 4663 (1959–1961): Purple label with Capitol logo on left side. 4680 through 5999 (1961–1967): Orange and yellow "swirl" label. Regarding Capitol 4664 through 4679, we've seen enough inconsistencies in this gap to render us unable to make any concrete determinations. Thus far, the highest number we've seen, pressed exclusively on purple, is 4663. The lowest number we know of, pressed exclusively on orange and yellow, is 4680. Many numbers in-between appeared on both Capitol labels. Numbers prior to the beginning of 45 rpm production are reissues of material first issued on 78 rpms. Note: During 1951-1954 Capitol released several 7" inch discs at 78rpm speed under S-R-S (Studio & Recording Services): https://www.discogs.com/label/1367146-SRS-Capitol

Discography

37,970 albums
search
swap_vertexpand_more

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd · 1973

Studio Album

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles · 1967

Studio Album

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd · 1975

Studio Album

Abbey Road

The Beatles · 1969

Studio Album

The Wall

Pink Floyd · 1979

Studio Album

Revolver

The Beatles · 1966

Studio Album

The Beatles

The Beatles · 1968

Studio Album

Rubber Soul

The Beatles · 1965

Studio Album

Master Of Puppets

Metallica · 1986

Studio Album

Animals

Pink Floyd · 1977

Studio Album

Ride The lightning

Metallica · 1984

Studio Album

Please Please Me

The Beatles · 1963

Studio Album

Meddle

Pink Floyd · 1971

Studio Album

...And Justice For All

Metallica · 1988

Studio Album

OK Computer

Radiohead · 1997

Studio Album

Let It Be

The Beatles · 1970

Studio Album

Atom Heart Mother

Pink Floyd · 1970

Studio Album

Help

The Beatles · 1965

Studio Album

A Night At The Opera

Queen · 1975

Studio Album

The Doors

The Doors · 1967

Studio Album

Beatlemania! With The Beatles

The Beatles · 1963

Studio Album

Beatles For Sale

The Beatles · 1964

Studio Album

Kid A

Radiohead · 2000

Studio Album

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden · 1982

Studio Album

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd · 1967

Studio Album

The Bends

Radiohead · 1995

Studio Album

Machine Head

Deep Purple · 1972

Studio Album

In Rock

Deep Purple · 1970

Studio Album

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys · 1966

Studio Album

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden · 1980

Studio Album

The Final Cut

Pink Floyd · 1983

Studio Album

Bleach

Nirvana · 1989

Studio Album

Ummagumma

Pink Floyd · 1969

Studio Album

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones · 1971

Studio Album

A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Pink Floyd · 1987

Studio Album

Powerslave

Iron Maiden · 1984

Studio Album

A Saucerful Of Secrets

Pink Floyd · 1968

Studio Album

Killers

Iron Maiden · 1981

Studio Album

Piece Of Mind

Iron Maiden · 1983

Studio Album

Amnesiac

Radiohead · 2001

Studio Album

Imagine - 40th Anniversary Special Edition

John Lennon · 1971

Studio Album

Pablo Honey

Radiohead · 1993

Studio Album

Hail To The Thief

Radiohead · 2003

Studio Album

Somewhere In Time

Iron Maiden · 1986

Studio Album

Hunky Dory

David Bowie · 1971

Studio Album

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay · 2002

Studio Album

Innuendo

Queen · 1991

Studio Album

Parachutes

Coldplay · 2000

Studio Album