Title: Epic Records
Content:  Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop, R&B, rock, and hip hop.
Title: Epic Records Japan
Content:  Epic/Sony Records is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama. Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. (株式会社EPIC・ソニー) was established in August 1978 and was folded back into CBS/Sony Group in March 1988. Notable music artists for this company have included Motoharu Sano, Tetsuya Komuro, and Kimiko Itoh. In 2001, it was re-established as Epic Records Japan Inc. (株式会社エピックレコードジャパン).
Title: Epic Records Japan
Content: Epic Records Japan 
Title: Epic Records
Content:  Epic Records was launched in 1953 by the Columbia Records unit of CBS, for the purpose of marketing jazz, pop, and classical music that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label. Initial classical music releases were from Philips Records which distributed Columbia product in Europe. Pop talent on co-owned Okeh Records were transferred to Epic which made Okeh a rhythm and blues label. Epic's bright-yellow, black, and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. This has included such notables as the Berlin Philharmonic, Charles Rosen, the Juilliard String Quartet, Antal Doráti conducting the Hague Philharmonic, and George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra.
Title: Epic Records
Content: 550 Music (1993–2000) ; Blue Sky (1974–1982) ; Caribou Records (1976–1985) ; Cold Chillin' Records (1993–1998) ; Date Records (1960s) ; Duble Kick Entertainment (2010–2015) ; Epic Records Nashville (? – May 2006) ; Epic Soundtrax (1992–1997) ; Epic Street (1993–1998) ; Cleveland International Records (1976–1983) ; CTI Records (1980) ; Tuff City Records (1983–1984) ; Hidden Beach Records (1998–2007) ; Glacial Pace (mid–1990s) ; Invictus Records (1973–1976) ; Jet Records (1978–1983) ; Kirshner Records (1974–1983) ; MJJ Music (1988–2001) ; MLD Entertainment (2010–2017) ; Nemperor Records (1977–1990) ; Ode Records (1967–1969, 1976–1979) ; OKeh Records (1965–1970, 1994–2000) ; Pasha Records (1979–1990) ; Philadelphia International Records (1971–1984) ; Portrait Records (1976–1992) ; Ruthless Records (1990, 1999–2009) ; Scotti Brothers (1979–1988) ; SOLAR Records (1989–1993) ; Stone Music Entertainment (1994–2015) ; T-Neck Records (1972–1984) ; Tabu Records (1978–1991) ; The WORK Group (1994–1999) ; Virgin Records (1976–1978, 1982–1986) 
Title: Epic Records
Content:  Crosby, Stills & Nash wanted to sign with Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun worked out a deal with Clive Davis whereby Richie Furay's new band Poco (having signed with Atlantic due to Furay's contract from being in Buffalo Springfield) would sign with Epic. Epic's commercial success continued to grow in the 1970s with releases from ABBA (in the UK), Boston, Cheap Trick, the Clash, Charlie Daniels, Gabriel, Heart, Heatwave, the Isley Brothers, the Jacksons, George Jones, Labelle, Meat Loaf, Johnny Nash, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Minnie Riperton, Pegasus, Charlie Rich, Sly & the Family Stone, Steve Vai, and Edgar Winter. Also contributing to the label's success was its distribution of Philadelphia International Records, which produced additional hit records by acts such as the Three Degrees and McFadden and Whitehead.
Title: List of Epic Records artists
Content: Ikimono Gakari (Epic Japan) ; Imogen Heap ; Incubus (Epic/Immortal)* ; Indigo Girls* ; INXS (Burnett/Epic)* ; Iron Maiden (US)* ; The Isley Brothers* 
Title: Epic Records Japan
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Title: Epic Records
Content:  By 1960, Epic became better known for its signing of newer, fledgling acts. By the end of the 1960s, Epic earned its first gold records and had evolved into a formidable hit-making force in rock and roll, R&B and country music. Among its many acts, it included Roy Hamilton, Bobby Vinton, the Dave Clark Five, the Hollies, Tammy Wynette, Donovan, the Yardbirds, Lulu, July, Helen Shapiro, and Jeff Beck. Several of the British artists on the Epic roster during the 1960s were the result of CBS's Epic/Okeh units' international distribution deal with EMI; Epic recordings were issued by EMI on the Columbia label. Epic was involved in a notable "trade" of artists. Graham Nash was signed to Epic because of his membership in The Hollies. When the newly 
Title: Epic Records
Content:  During the 1960s, Epic oversaw the smaller subsidiary CBS labels including Okeh Records and Date Records. In 1968, Epic recordings began being distributed in the UK by CBS after the distribution deal with EMI expired that year; Epic itself launched in England around 1971. Sony Corporation bought CBS Records in 1987, and the company was renamed Sony Music in 1991. It began splitting European operations into two separate labels, Epic and Columbia, in 1992, and in 1997, Sony Music Australia and New Zealand followed suit. In 2004, Sony merged with music distributor BMG, bringing Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Records, and Zomba Group of Companies to one parent company known as Sony BMG Music Entertainment. In 2008, Sony bought out BMG for $1.2 billion, bringing all affiliated labels together as Sony Music Entertainment International, SMEI. The merger was approved by the European Union in 2009.

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