UK label
The original Caroline record label started as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records from 1973 to 1976. It specialized in inexpensive LPs byUS label
In 1983, the Caroline name was reused by Virgin in the US as the importer Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, Caroline Distribution. Caroline Distribution founded the current Caroline Records in 1986. Some Caroline Records CDs issued in the US, bore the label name Caroline Blue Plate, especially Virgin UK originally-issued progressive rock records. Caroline Records was merged into Virgin Records after Virgin was acquired by Thorn EMI. Caroline Distribution was separated and became part of EMI Music Distribution.France label
Caroline France was created in 2014 by Thomas Lorain following a call from Caroline who wanted a subsidiary in France. Caroline France renames itself Virgin Records France in 2021 following the launch of Virgin Music Label & Artist Services.Primo Scree
Primo Scree was an Imprint (trade name), imprint of Caroline Records created by Ned Hayden of the Action Swingers, who had previously been a sales rep at Caroline. Its releases included the Action Swingers' single "Fear of a Fucked Up Planet", as well as Gumball (band), Gumball's debut album ''Special Kiss'' and Monster Magnet's debut album ''Spine of God''.Notable releases
* 50 Cent – ''Animal Ambition'' * Audio Active & Laraaji – ''The Way Out Is the Way In'' * Kevin Ayers, Lady June, June Campbell Cramer & Brian Eno – ''Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy'' * Bad Brains – ''Quickness'' * Ben Folds Five – ''Ben Folds Five (album), Ben Folds Five'' (under Passenger Records) * Harold Budd Reuben Garcia Daniel Lentz – ''Music for 3 Pianos'' * Cabaret Voltaire (band), Cabaret Voltaire – ''The Drain Train'' * Cabaret Voltaire – ''Drinking Gasoline'' * Cherry Poppin' Daddies – ''Kids on the Street''[ Kids on the Street > Overview] AllMusic.com * Cluster (band), Cluster – ''Grosses Wasser'' (CD reissue) * Cluster – ''One Hour'' * Lol Coxhill – ''Fleas in Custard'' * Dumblonde – ''Dumblonde (album), Dumblonde'' * Drop Nineteens - ''Delaware (album), Delaware'' * Egg (band), Egg – ''The Civil Surface'' * Brian Eno – ''Before and After Science'' * Brian Eno, Eno Dieter Moebius, Moebius Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Roedelius – ''After the Heat'' (CD reissue) * Brian Eno & Jah Wobble – ''Spinner'' * Excel (band), Excel – ''Split Image (album), Split Image'' * Excel – ''The Joke's on You'' * Excel – ''Seeking Refuge'' * Fred Frith – ''Guitar Solos'' * Various artists – ''Guitar Solos 2'' * Gilgamesh (band), Gilgamesh – ''Gilgamesh'' * Gong (band), Gong – ''Camembert Electrique'' * Gong – ''Angel's Egg (album), Angel's Egg'' * Gong – ''You (Gong album), You'' * Goo Goo Dolls – ''Goo Goo Dolls (album), Goo Goo Dolls'' * Heatmiser – ''Mic City Sons'' * Henry Cow – ''Concerts (Henry Cow album), Concerts'' * Hole (band), Hole – ''Pretty on the Inside'' * Bat For Lashes–''Two Suns'' * Bat For Lashes – ''Fur and gold'' * Idaho (band), Idaho – ''Year After Year'' * Idaho– ''This Way Out'' * Idaho – ''Three Sheets to the Wind'' * Jabula – ''Thunder into our hearts'' * Killing Joke – ''Killing Joke (1980 album), Killing Joke'' * Korn – ''The Paradigm Shift'' * KT Tunstall - ''Kin (KT Tunstall album), Kin'' (under Sony/ATV Music Publishing) * Jayce Lewis/Protafield - ''Nemesis'' * Mercyful Fate – ''Melissa (Mercyful Fate album), Melissa'' * Misfits (band), The Misfits – ''Static Age'' * Monster Magnet – ''Tab (album), Tab'' * NF (rapper), NF - "The Search (NF album), The Search" * Oh Wonder – ''Oh Wonder'' * Andy Partridge/Harold Budd – ''Through the Hill'' * Primus (band), Primus – ''Frizzle Fry'' * The Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Pumpkins – ''Gish'' * Southern Culture on the Skids – ''For Lovers Only'' * Steven Wilson – ''To the Bone (Steven Wilson album), To the Bone'' * Suicidal Tendencies – ''Join the Army'' * Suicideboys – ''I Want to Die in New Orleans'' * Swans (band), Swans – ''Children of God (Swans album), Children of God'' * Tangerine Dream – ''Livemiles'' * Tangerine Dream – ''Pergamon (album), Pergamon'' * Tony Conrad with Faust – ''Outside the Dream Syndicate'' * Uncle Slam – ''Say Uncle'' * Underdog – ''The Vanishing Point''[ The Vanishing Point > Overview] AllMusic.com * Various artists – ''Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall'' * Van Morrison - ''Keep Me Singing'' (2016) * Walt Mink – ''Bareback Ride'' * Walt Mink – ''Miss Happiness'' * Warzone (band), Warzone – ''Don't Forget the Struggle, Don't Forget the Streets'' * White Zombie (band), White Zombie – ''Gods on Voodoo Moon'' (cassette version only) * White Zombie – ''Soul-Crusher'' * White Zombie – ''Make Them Die Slowly (album), Make Them Die Slowly'' * White Zombie – ''God of Thunder (album), God of Thunder'' * Youth of Today – ''We're Not in This Alone''References
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