RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)

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RCA imprint logo history:
until ca. 1962, RCA Records had used the original lightning bolt logo (eg: as seen in this 1962 release, before transitioning to the newer logo, as seen in this 1963 release) — though wikipedia claims the transition didn't occur till about 1968.
1963–1988: a modernized RCA logo was introduced (shown here as valid from "1977–1988", but actual releases provide evidence it was introduced much earlier)
1988–2015: the return to the iconic lightning bolt logo, albeit a slightly revised version of the original, when then parent BMG brought it back into use.
2015–present: RCA Records retires the lightning bolt logo, and revives the modernized RCA logo it had previously used from 1963–1988

The Radio Corporation of America (est. 1901) did not start producing discs until 1929 when it bought the Victor Talking Machine Company and changed its name. The RCA Victor Company had two main divisions; one manufacturing electrical equipment such as radios and televisions, the other devoted to recordings. The recording branch has been known under various names during its history, but was initially called RCA Victor. The RCA Records imprint was not used until the late 1940s.
The company released the first 45rpm record in 1949 and was subsequently divided into RCA (for pop, rock and country music) and RCA Victor (for blues, world music, and jazz). RCA Red Seal is the renowned classical music label with a reissue sub-label called RCA Gold Seal. Defunct labels from the past include budget labels RCA Camden and RCA Victrola.
In 1955, RCA Records purchased the recording contract of Elvis Presley from Sun Records.
In 1983, 50% of Arista Records was sold to RCA, and two years later, Bertelsmann (the owner of the other 50%) and RCA formed a joint venture which led to the creation of Bertelsmann Music Group (encompassing Arista, Ariola, RCA and Bertelsmann) in 1986.
With the history of RCA in the US, and the distribution power of Bertelsmann in Europe, BMG was one of the most successful music groups from the mid-80s to 2004, when it joined forces with Japanese conglomerate Sony.
RCA Records still exists as an imprint for many original releases, with Legacy issuing much of the RCA back catalogue, all via Sony/BMG's international outposts.

Worldwide distribution network, based on Broadway, NYC. Responsible for national branches of RCA Records (e.g. US, UK, Australia), along with Arista, Jive, and Zomba. Is, in fact, a fully-owned subsidiary of BMG, which has been involved in a joint venture with Sony since August 2004.

As of October 7, 2011, record labels Arista, Jive, and J Records were shut down and their signed artists moved to a restructured RCA Records.

Annotation last modified on 2022-06-08 10:27 UTC.

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
Farväl min vän vi ses igenNina Lizell & Sven-Olof Walldoffs Kör och Orkester7" Vinyl2
FAS 849
DonaldDonald12" Vinyl12
FSP-258(e)[none]
MetelloEnnio MorriconeVinyl10
KOLS 1009
Città violentaEnnio MorriconeVinyl14
KOLS 1010
L.T.D.The Main Ingredient12" Vinyl10
LSP-4253
The Deirdre Wilson TabacThe Deirdre Wilson TabacVinyl10
LSP 4283
Jimmy - The Dean Of Country MusicJimmy Dean12" Vinyl10
LSP-4323
Peacing It All TogetherLighthouse12" Vinyl11
LSP-4325[none]
It's Hard To Be A WomanSkeeter Davis12" Vinyl10
LSP-4382
Skid Row Joe Down in the AlleyPorter Wagoner12" Vinyl10
LSP-4386[none]
Standing AloneEddy Arnold12" Vinyl10
LSP-4390
Spinning AroundThe Main Ingredient12" Vinyl10
LSP-4412
Tasteful SoulThe Main Ingredient12" Vinyl10
LSP-4412
The Nite-LitersThe Nite-LitersVinyl12
LSP-4430
Don't Hold BackSky12" Vinyl10
LSP-4457[none]
The Worst of Jefferson AirplaneJefferson AirplaneVinyl15
LSP-4459
Cariño del cariñoJosé Alfredo Jiménez12" Vinyl12
MKL-1784[none]
Fiesta en JaliscoMariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán12" Vinyl11
MKL/S-1863[none]
Fiesta en JaliscoMariachi Vargas de TecalitlánVinyl11
MKS-1863
História Da Música Popular Brasileira - Jorge BenVarious Artists10" Vinyl8
MPB 08
Finne meg sjæl / En drømmers verdenFinn Kalvik7" Vinyl2
NA 1359[none]
The Best of Nina Simone (Black Cover)Nina SimoneCD12
ND903760035629037625
C'era una volta il WestEnnio MorriconeVinyl13
OLS 3
Share the LandThe Guess Who8-Track Cartridge8
PQ8-1590[none]
HorseHorseVinyl10
SF 8109
Darling LiliHenry Mancini12" Vinyl13
SF 8138
Max Merritt and the MeteorsMax Merritt and the Meteors12" Vinyl11
SL-101891
Drammatici e musiche di tensione psicologica 2Various Artists12" Vinyl10
SP 10005[none]
The Sound of the Mozart PianoMozart; Jörg Demus, Norman ShetlerVinyl4
VICS-1495
Me llamo Andrés Lapique do BarroAndrés do BarroVinyl12
Season for LoveWillie Hutch12" Vinyl10
さいはての女藤圭子7" Vinyl2
JRT-1137
4/3/1943Lucio Dalla7" Vinyl2
PM 3578[none]
さいはての女藤圭子12" Vinyl12
  • JP1971-03-05
JRS-7117
The World Needs a MelodyRed Lane7" Vinyl2
  • US1971-03-16
47-9970
Esterni 3Various Artists12" Vinyl12
SP 10029[none]
恋仁義藤圭子7" Vinyl2
  • JP1971-05-05
JRT-1167
Esotici - Danze e folklore 4Various Artists12" Vinyl12
SP 10031[none]
Under Your Spell Again / Bridge Over Troubled WaterWaylon Jennings And Jessi Colter7" Vinyl2
47-9992[none]
みちのく小唄藤圭子7" Vinyl2
JRT-5
La casa in riva al mare / ItacaLucio Dalla7" Vinyl2
PM 3588[none]
La casa in riva al mare / Io, una ragazza e la gente (juke box edition)Lucio Dalla / Claudio Baglioni7" Vinyl2
JBPM 3600[none]
Cedartown, GeorgiaWaylon JenningsVinyl10
LSP-4567
知らない町で藤圭子7" Vinyl2
  • JP1971-10-25
JRT-1197
Bombers / Eight Line Poem (alternate version)David BowieVinyl2
知らない町で藤圭子12" Vinyl12
  • JP1971-12-25
JRS-7177[none]
愛すれど心さびしく津々井まり12" Vinyl12
JRS-7167[none]
Hunky DoryDavid Bowie12" Vinyl11
LSP-4623[none]
Just Another Mile to GoJohnny Greenwood7" Vinyl4
20529
Bizet: Symphonie Nr.1 / Mendelssohn: Ein SommernachtstraumBizet, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jean MartinonVinyl8
26.41389, PGL 1-9062[none]
Funny, FunnyThe Sweet7" Vinyl2
47-15 198[none]
Jailhouse RockElvis Presley7" Vinyl2
477-0618[none]
Cedartown, GeorgiaWaylon Jennings7" Vinyl2
48-1003[none]
Cedartown, GeorgiaWaylon Jennings7" Vinyl2
48-1003[none]
Susa Ninna / KerstliedekenMieke Gijs7" Vinyl2
54-4066
Django ReinhardtDjango ReinhardtVinyl12
6886.808[none]
Hang on to Your LifeThe Guess Who7" Vinyl2
74-0414[none]
Don't Do It Anymore / All We Need Is A MiracleJudy Freeman & Blackrock7" Vinyl2
74-0446[none]
Walk A Mile In My Shoes / Hold OnJudy Freeman & Blackrock7" Vinyl2
74-0493[none]
William Tell Overture / Dance of the HoursSpike Jones and His City Slickers7" Vinyl2
74-0532
William Tell Overture / Dance of the HoursSpike Jones and His City Slickers7" Vinyl2
74-0532
My Brightest Day / You Better Be GoodThe Jimmy Castor BunchVinyl2
74-0583
Che sara' / There's No One AboutJosé Feliciano7" Vinyl2
74-16 073, 74-16073[none]
MisalubaCyan7" Vinyl2
74-16 109, 74-16109[none]
Ne me quitte pasVicky7" Vinyl2
75-5090
Yesterday's WineWillie Nelson12" Vinyl10
ANL1-1102
"Hay música"Violeta Rivas12" Vinyl12
AVL - 4004[none]
Um violão em primeiro planoRosinha de Valença12" Vinyl12
BSL-1527[none]
Imagem e somCassiano12" Vinyl12
BSL-1551
Os Saraus de JacobJacob do Bandolim, Paulo Tapajos12" Vinyl8
CALB - 5317
It’s Too LateCarole KingCassette12
CSAM - 1067[none]
RakkaustarinaSeija Simola8-Track Cartridge12
FI8S 0014[none]
Your Daily GiftThe Savage RoseVinyl9
GG-103
RefugeeThe Savage RoseVinyl8
GG-104
Farewell to The GreysThe Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards12" Vinyl12
INTS1279[none]
回帰線南正人12" Vinyl10
JRS-7139[none]
Skid Row Joe Down in the AlleyPorter Wagoner12" Vinyl10
LSA 3038[none]
J.S. Bach Is Alive and Well and Doing His Thing on The Koto沢井忠夫12" Vinyl15
LSC-3227[none]
Your Daily GiftThe Savage RoseVinyl9
LSP 10320
RefugeeThe Savage RoseVinyl8
LSP 10353
Trouble Is a Lonesome TownLee Hazlewood12" Vinyl10
LSP 10 359[none]
PumAndrés do Barro12" Vinyl10
LSP 10454
Words on Black PlasticForever MoreVinyl9
LSP-4425
Black SeedsThe Main Ingredient12" Vinyl11
LSP-4483
Vaccum CleanerNeil Merryweather12" Vinyl12
  • -1971
LSP-4485
The Taker / TulsaWaylon Jennings12" Vinyl10
LSP-4487
Morning, Noon & The Nite-LitersThe Nite-LitersVinyl10
LSP-4493
Tracks & TrainsHank Snow12" Vinyl11
LSP-4501
Holy Moses!!Holy Moses12" Vinyl8
LSP-4523[none]
The Sheriff Of Boone County/Tell Her You Love HerKenny Price12" Vinyl10
LSP-4527
First Pull Up, Then Pull DownHot TunaVinyl7
LSP-4550[none]
Welcome To My WorldEddy Arnold12" Vinyl10
LSP-4570
These HandsJimmy Dean12" Vinyl10
LSP-4618
Guadalupe TrigoGuadalupe Trigo12" Vinyl11
MKL/S-1913[none]
José Alfredo y AliciaJosé Alfredo y Alicia12" Vinyl10
MKS 1903[none]
Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibataPiero PiccioniVinyl14
OLS 11
Sacco e VanzettiEnnio MorriconeVinyl10
OLS 4
Christmas JoysVarious Artists12" Vinyl10
PRS-351[none]
The Worst of Jefferson AirplaneJefferson Airplane12" Vinyl15
SF 8164[none]
Brian Auger’s Oblivion ExpressBrian Auger’s Oblivion Express12" Vinyl6
SF 8170[none]