Constellation Records (Canada) Albums
Constellation Records may refer to: *Constellation Records (Canada), a Canadian indie label, founded 1997 *Constellation Records (Chicago), a Chicago-based label, active 1963–1966 *Constellation Records (Solar) Constellation Records was an American label of SOLAR Records, and then MCA Records. History In 1981, Constellation was founded by Dick Griffey, as an attempt to introduce more contemporary acts to Griffey's more traditionally "urban" establish ...

Constellation Records (Canada)
Constellation Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec. It has released albums by many post-rock bands, including Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band and Do Make Say Think. Label philosophy The package of the Godspeed You! Black Emperor album ''Yanqui U.X.O.'' was especially noteworthy, containing an extensive chart which demonstrated the links between four major record labels— AOL Time-Warner, BMG, Sony, Vivendi Universal—and various arms manufacturers. The band later apologized for some extensions of the chart, conceding that some of their research had been inaccurate. On 25 February 2010, Constellation Records founders Ian Ilavsky and Don Wilkie signed, together with 500 artists, the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israeli Apartheid. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the label announced that the artists on its roster ...
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Constellation Records (Chicago)
Constellation Records was an American record label extant from 1963 to 1966. Despite only being in business for a few years, the label was described by the ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' as "one of the legendary labels of the soul era"."Constellation Records". Colin Larkin, ed. ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Oxford University Press. Constellation was founded by Ewart Abner in 1963 after he was forced from Vee-Jay Records. His business partners included artist and repertory man Bunky Sheppard and investor Art Sheridan. The label's most successful artist was Gene Chandler. While it was a prominent releaser of Chicago soul music, it also released many singles from New Orleans-based musicians, as well as music in the genres of rock, pop, gospel, and blues. Constellation released approximately 70 singles during its time of operation, many of which were re-released on CD by Collectables Records in later decades. Artists *Gene Chandler *Billy "The Kid" Emerson * Nolan Chance *D ...
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