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Chrysalis Records
Founded
1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Founder
Chris Wright Terry Ellis
Status
UK and Europe: Independent record company, owned by Reservoir Media Management Rest of the world: defunct, merged into Universal Music Group
Distributor(s)
U.S. and Canadian catalogues including those of Ramones, Robbie Williams and Belinda Carlisle: Universal Music Group
Capitol Records
Geffen Records/UMe (Ramones)
Island Records (Robbie Williams)
Virgin Records (Belinda Carlisle)
Most non-North American catalogues, plus the rights to artists not originally signed to Chrysalis: Blue Raincoat Music/Reservoir Media Management
Reservoir Media Management
Catalogues of Spandau Ballet, Jethro Tull, Ramones and The Proclaimers: Warner Music Group
Parlophone (UK and Europe)
Rhino Entertainment (Rest of the world, except Ramones)
Chrysalis Records (/ˈkrɪsəlɪs/) is a British record label that was founded in 1968. The name is both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders' names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis.[1] It started as the Ellis-Wright Agency.[2]
^Jason Nisse (7 February 1993). "Profile: A truly passionate sport: Chris Wright of Chrysalis outplayed BSkyB in football with his Italian job and is now revving up a car racing deal. Jason Nisse on a music man with perfect pitch". The Independent. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^Ben Sisario (27 November 2010). "Music Publisher BMG Buying Chrysalis in $168 Million Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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