Columbia Records

Columbia Records is the main flagship record label of Sony Music Entertainment (SME).
==1889–1897==
==1897–1908==
==1908–1923==
The first variation of the company's original "Magic Notes" logo, with its original slogan "Note the Notes". This logo would later be reused for the related Columbia Graphophone Company (albeit without the word "Records" on the note).
==1923–1938==
This logo is still used by Nippon Columbia in Japan.
==1938–1954==
The CBS Radio logo was incorporated into the "Magic Notes" logo in 1938.
==1954–1962==
Columbia Records 1955.svg
The original version of Columbia's now-iconic "Walking Eye" logo was designed by S. Neil Fujita, and was introduced in 1954. The logo was originally supposed to represent a stylus above the grooves of a record, but was nicknamed the "Walking Eye" by many unaware of its original meaning (and even became a registered trademark of the company).
==1962–present==
Columbia Records 1969 icon.svg|Boxed variant
Columbia Records logo symbol.svg|Alternative version #1
Columbia Records logo symbol 3.svg|Alternative version #2
===1962–1969===
The 1954 logo was modified to have the symbol look more like a record (hence the rings inside it), but was also nicknamed the "Walking Eye" like the last one. It is noted for its similarity to the logo of the label's then-owner CBS.
===1969–1990===
Columbia Records 1969 Alt.svg|Alternative version
Columbia Records 1969 (Horizontal).svg|Horizontal version
===1970–present===
From 1970 to 1990, the "Walking Eye" logo was used alongside a wordmark similar to that of CBS's 1956 logo, called Bodoni Classic Bold. It was used as the company's supplemental logo on labels of its records. In 1990, it was upgraded to the main variant after EMI had acquired the rights to the company's previously used trademarks (excluding the "Walking Eye" logo). Today it is used as an alternate version of the current logo.
===1972–1990===
Columbia Records 1972 wordmark.svg|Wordmark
This version was only used on vinyl singles from 1972 to 1990.
===1999–present===
Columbia Records 1999 Alt.svg|Stacked version
Columbia Records 1999 (Horizontal).svg|Horizontal version
Columbia Records Colored Logo.svg|Red version
Columbia Records 125 Years.svg|125th anniversary logo (2014)
An updated logo featuring the 1970 wordmark with the 1962 "Walking Eye" logo was introduced in June 1999.
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