United Artists Records
United Artists Records was an American record label. It was founded by United Artists mainly to publish their soundtracks. The most popular releases were the soundtracks of the James Bond and Beatles films and that of the singer Kenny Rogers .
In 1969 United Artists Records bought the record label Liberty Records and its subsidiary Imperial Records . In the following years the record label had success with the artists Peter Sarstedt , Shirley Bassey and Hawkwind . After United Artists Records bought Mediarts Records , the repertoire included the following artists: Don McLean , Paul Anka , Bill Conti and Gerry Rafferty . Through a distribution agreement with the label Jet Records , the records of the artists Electric Light Orchestra , Dr. Feelgood , The Buzzcocks and The Stranglers released by United Artists Records. In February 1979, EMI bought United Artists Records. This was integrated into the worldwide activities of EMI. The name of the record label went back to United Artists.
