Caroline Records

Caroline Records
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1973
FounderRichard Branson
StatusActive
Distributor(s)Virgin Music Label & Artist Services
Virgin Records France (France)

Universal Music Group

Capitol Music Group
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited Kingdom / United States
LocationNew York, New York, U.S.
Caroline label design in the UK

Caroline Records is a record label originally founded in 1973. Initially founded in the United Kingdom to showcase British progressive rock groups, the label ceased releasing titles in 1976, and then re-emerged in the United States in 1986. The label released the work of American punk rock, thrash metal and new wave music bands.[1] Caroline had a number of subsidiary labels, including Astralwerks, Gyroscope, Caroline Blue Plate, Beat the World, Scamp and Passenger. In 2013, the brand was relaunched by Universal Music via the Capitol Music Group.[2]

  1. ^ "Caroline Records - Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Caroline Records". Discogs. Retrieved 18 March 2023.