MGM RECORDS

'MGM Records' was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Their first was the soundtrack of ''Till the Clouds Roll By'', based on the life of composer Jerome Kern. Among their most notable soundtrack albums were those of ''The Wizard of Oz'' (not to be confused with the earlier Decca album of songs from the film), ''Singin' in the Rain'', and the 1951 film version of ''Show Boat'', the first album ever made from a film version of the famous musical.
Popular later albums included music from ''Ben-Hur'' and ''How the West Was Won''.
In the early 1950s, MGM Records was considered as one of the "major" record companies (besides Columbia, RCA, Decca, Capitol and Mercury). Subsidiary Cub Records was launched in the late 1950s and Verve Records was acquired from Norman Granz in 1961. Other MGM subsidiaries and distributed labels included: Kama Sutra (from 1965 until Buddah Records bought the label in 1969), Ava, Heritage, Metro (for budget albums), Hickory, MGM South, L&R, and Lionel.
MGM also distributed Cameo-Parkway Records briefly in 1967. Four albums were released under this arrangement before Allen Klein bought the Cameo-Parkway catalog and renamed the label ABKCO
Another label distributed by MGM was American International Records, the record label division of American International Pictures - whose film library is now owned by MGM.
MGM Records was sold to PolyGram in 1972. In 1975 PolyGram began to deemphasize the label; before long the MGM release schedule was reduced to a slow trickle of soundtrack albums and reissues, which stopped altogether in 1982. Artists under contract to MGM were moved to the Polydor Records roster by 1976.
Mention should be made of a short lived 'Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Records' of 1928; it produced recordings of music featured in MGM movies, not sold to the general public but made to be played in movie theater lobbies. These Metro-Goldwyn Mayer records were manufactured under contract with the studio by Columbia Records.

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MGM Records artists

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MGM Records artists

★ The Animals / Eric Burdon & The Animals

★ Chris Bartley (Vando)

★ Tony Blackburn

★ Bobby Bloom (L&R)

★ Johnny Bristol

★ Eric Burdon & War

★ Cherry People (Heritage)

★ Lou Christie

★ Petula Clark

★ The Cowsills

★ Sammy Davis, Jr.

★ Bill Deal & The Rhondels (Heritage)

★ Mark Dinning

★ Tommy Edwards

★ Every Mother's Son

★ Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel)

★ Connie Francis

★ Friend And Lover (Verve Forecast)

★ Gloria Gaynor

★ The Gentrys

★ Stan Getz (Verve)

★ Herman's Hermits

★ The Hombres (Verve Forecast)

★ Janis Ian (Verve / Verve Forecast)

★ The Impalas (Cub)

★ Jerry Landis

★ Joni James

★ Jimmy Jones (Cub)

★ Bob Lind (Verve Folkways)

★ Lovin' Spoonful (Kama Sutra)

★ C.W. McCall

★ Art Mooney & His Orchestra

★ The Mothers of Invention (Verve)

★ George Paxton and His Orchestra

★ Wayne Newton

★ Ohio Express (Cameo)

★ Roy Orbison

★ The Osmonds (Also Donny Osmond solo, Marie Osmond solo, Donny & Marie Osmond duo, & Little Jimmy Osmond solo)

★ Sandy Posey

★ Lou Rawls

★ The Righteous Brothers (Verve)

★ Tommy Roe (MGM South)

★ David Rose

★ The Royalettes

★ Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs

★ Bunny Sigler (Parkway)

★ Sopwith "Camel" (Kama Sutra)

★ Jim Stafford

★ The Stereos (Cub)

★ Johnny Tillotson

★ Conway Twitty

★ Walter Wanderley (Verve)

★ Trade Winds (Kama Sutra)

★ Hank Williams

★ Hank Williams, Jr.

★ Sheb Wooley

★ Dennis Yost & The Classics IV (MGM South)

External link

★ MGM Records discography

★ The Judy Garland Online Discography Soundtracks Pages

See also

★ List of record labels