Label Info

Label History

Founded in 1888, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers, instrumentalists and groups. From 1961 to 1990, its recordings were released outside the U.S. and Canada on the CBS Records label before adopting the Columbia name in most of the world. Today it is a premier subsidiary label of Sony Music Entertainment. Steve Barnett and Rick Rubin are the co-heads of Columbia Records. Mike Smith is MD of Columbia UK.

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Columbia Connected Shops

This is a list of indie shops that stock our releases:

Acorn		Yeovil
Action		Preston
Apollo Music		Paisley
Avalanche		Edinburgh
Avalanche		Glasgow
Badlands		Cheltenham
Banquet		Kingston
Better Leisure		G. Yarmouth
Borderline		Brighton
Chalkys		Banbury
Crash		Leeds
Davids		Letchworth
Hudsons		Chesterfield
Jumbo		Leeds
Kane's		Stroud
Monorail		Glasgow
Octave		Lewes
One Up		Aberdeen
Phoenix		Newton Abbot
Piccadilly		Manchester
Probe		Liverpool
Pure Groove		Smithfields
Rapture		Evesham
Rapture		Witney
Record Collector		Sheffield
Record Savings		Banbury
Reflex		Newcastle
Resident		Brighton
Rhythmic		Greenock
Rockaboom		Leicester
Rockbox		Camberley
Rough Trade		Brick Lane
Rough Trade		Talbot Rd
Rounder		Brighton
RPM		Newcastle
Selectadisc		Nottingham
Sister Ray		Soho
Slipped Disc		Billericay
Soundhouse		Broadstairs
Sound Knowledge		Marlborough
Spillers		Cardiff
Square Recs		Wimborne
Swordfish		Birmingham
Tempest		Birmingham
Watsons		Skegness