United Artists Records

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Multinational label of US origin; also appears as "United Artists" or "UA" only. Label code: LC 0379 / LC 00379.
For all unofficial / bootleg release of this label please see United Artists Records (2).
For the record company see United Artists Music Co., Inc.

History
1958: United Artists Records, a subsidiary of the United Artists film studio, was founded by movie producer Max E. Youngstein initially to distribute records of its own soundtracks. It soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.
1960: Wall To Wall Stereo series and the WWS cat# prefix.
1967: In May the United Artists Records, Inc., as mentioned on the front page of Billboard 30. Sept. 1967. The 'Unart' label was revived as a budget label in September.
1968: Transamerica Corporation in June. Both labels got under one umbrella now.
1971: Liberty was shut down and merged into UA.
1979: After successful years in the 1970s, especially in the jazz and mainstream pop branches, United Artists Records was bought by UA executives EMI Group.
1980: Liberty label, transferred all UA-Artists and closed down the label in the same year.

International
Belgium: represented by S.A. Gramophone N.V.
Netherlands: manufactured by Bovema afterwards.
UK: distributed by Liberty Records Limited.

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Info:

6920 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
U.S.A.
(213) 461-9141
( info now obsolete)

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United Artists

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Universal Music Group Europe 's-Gravelandseweg 80 1217 EW Hilversum THE NETHERLANDS https://discogs.sitiobypass.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65040b0317040200251204170b00170810160c064b060a08">[email protected]

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  • conrog57's avatar
    conrog57
    Does anyone know the UA matrix numbers issued to tracks in the UK in 1978?
    • small_soup_records's avatar
      small_soup_records
      UAL 3253 - The Broadway Strings Orchestra - The Golden Waltzes of Broadway - MISSING
      • ultimathulerecords's avatar
        ultimathulerecords
        Edited 6 years ago
        Beige UK United Artists labels
        These changed from the Inserat large font parts and mixed Arial to all Arial Bold circa 1974-1976 (1975, based on all issues of Hawkwind - Roadhawks having Label 2 layout).

        Label 1...
        Inserat label: http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/viewimages?release=1336750
        Copyright ring ends with:
        1971+ A PRODUCT OF LIBERTY-UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS LTD.
        197?+ A PRODUCT OF LIBERTY-UNITED RECORDS (U.K) LTD.
        197?+ A PRODUCT OF UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS LTD. - unconfirmed

        Label 2...
        Arial Bold label: http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/viewimages?release=613634
        Copyright ring ends with:
        1974+ A PRODUCT OF LIBERTY-UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS LTD.
        1975+ A PRODUCT OF UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS LTD.
        1979+ MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED

        A useful rough image guide to United Artists labels can be found here:
        http://home.clara.net/adawson/albums/labels/ualabels.html

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