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Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. The first release on the label was the classic progressive rock album Tubular Bells by multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield in 1973 (see 1973 in music). In 1977 they signed the Sex Pistols, which really put the label on the map. Afterwards they signed also groups like Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, and others.
Virgin Records was sold by Branson to EMI in 1992 for a reported £550 million. It now faces competition from Branson's new label: V2 Records.
After being acquired by EMI, Virgin continued signing new artists like the Rolling Stones, Janet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and sister of pop star Michael Jackson. She was one of the most commercially successful female pop stars in the 1980s and '90s. Early Career As a member of the Jackson clan, the Chemical Brothers and the Spice GirlsThe Spice Girls were a British vocal girl band. They enjoyed substantial commercial success through the mid to late 1990s and are currently the biggest selling girl group of all time, having sold in excess of 80 million albums and singles. They're also fa.
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- List of record labelsThe following is a partial list of record labels both past and present. From a business perspective, many present labels are part of the "Big Four record companies" which hold over 75% of the market share. These are: Universal Music Group, which includes
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Virgin Records Virgin GroupImage use policy The Virgin Group describes the group of companies using the Virgin brand of British celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. The wide variety of companies includes airlines, mobile phone service providers, wine, and music retailers,
