Record Labels

There are many different record labels throughout both Britain, America, and many other countries throughout the world. In this post, I will be looking at some of the most recognised and world renowned record companies.

To start with, one of the biggest music companies known to date, is the recording studios of Abbey Road. Now although these are simply a recording 'studio' I felt it was key to add these in, as it is possibly one of the most iconic features of music recording, as the Beatles made it famous in the 1960's, as they took a picture for their album cover, whilst walking across the zebra crossing outside the studios in which they were recording in.



Now for the first actual recording company, I am looking at the Swan Song records. This record company is probably not known by most, but it was created by Led Zeppelin in 1974, after they finished their contract with Atlantic record  in '73.
Swan Song records produced the rest of Led Zeppelin's music, and also produced some solo records for Jimmy Page and Robert plant, the guitarist and the singer for the band.
Another big band at the time who used their record company was 'Bad Company', a band created by two-fourths of the previously successful band 'Free'.

Another recording studio is Universal Records. Universal were founded in 1995, and have produced many of the biggest songs and artists in recent music history. In its first year of existence, it was named 'Rising Tide Records' but was shortly after renamed to Universal, and it was this point in which it really kicked off.
Universal have had success with many different genres of music, throughout their years of existence. People such as Akon, Jack Johnson, 3 Doors Down, and Lil' Wayne have all succeeded using this record company, and the company continues to grow larger each year, especially as they receive more publicity due to things that tenuously relate to it, such as Universal films, and the theme parks in America.