3CG Records is an

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started by the pop group

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in October 2003. "3CG" is an acronym "

3 Car Garage ''3 Car Garage: The Indie Recordings '95–'96'', also known simply as ''3 Car Garage'', is a compilation album by American pop rock group Hanson. It consists of material from their ''MMMBop'' demo album minus four tracks. There is much confusio ...

" that refers to the building the band used as a recording studio and to the compilation album the band released before its chart success.

History

After success with

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, the band Hanson was transferred to

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with the merger of

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and

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in 1999. Due to misunderstandings over their second studio album, the band created their own label. Hanson released their third studio album, '' Underneath'' in 2004 on 3CG Records. The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart in April 2004. The band released their fourth studio album, '' The Walk'', through 3CG. In the UK, the record was released under exclusive licence to

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on April 30, 2007 and charted at No. 83. ''The Walk'' was released on July 24, 2007 in the United States and debuted at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums Chart and No. 56 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. On June 8, 2010, Hanson release their fifth studio album, '' Shout It Out'' in the United States, through 3CG Records. The album debuted at No. 30 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200, No. 15 on ''Billboard'' Digital Albums, and reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums chart. On June 18, 2013, Hanson released ''Anthem'', their sixth studio album, and the fourth released on 3CG. Hanson have said in interviews that they would like to sign other musicians to 3CG Records.- article
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References

External links

Official Site - Hanson.net
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