Universal Music Group (first incarnation catalogue) Sony Music Entertainment (second incarnation catalogue)
Founded
1969 (1969)
Founder
Phil Walden, Frank Fenter
Status
Defunct
Distributor(s)
First Incarnation Atlantic Records Warner Bros PhonoDisc Second Incarnation RED Distribution PolyGram The Island Def Jam Music Group Reissues Island Records/UMe (first incarnation catalogue) Volcano Entertainment/Legacy Recordings (second incarnation catalogue)
Genre
Southern rock
soul
jazz fusion
country
alternative rock
Country of origin
U.S.
Location
Macon, Georgia
Capricorn Sound Studios in 2014.Exterior of the newly renovated Mercer Music at Capricorn in 2020.The view of the Capricorn Studio control room from standing inside Studio A. Little has changed in both the studio space and control room since 1972.
Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre.[1][failed verification]
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