Epic Records Japan Explained

Epic Records Japan
Parent:Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Founded:
(re-establishment)
Founder:Shigeo Maruyama
Genre:Various, mainly J-pop and J-rock, formerly video games
Country:Japan

Epic Records Japan is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama.

Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社EPIC・ソニー) was established in August 1978[1] and was folded back into CBS/Sony Group in March 1988.[2]

Notable music artists for this company have included Hikaru Utada, Tetsuya Komuro, and Kimiko Itoh.

In 2001, it was re-established as .

Games published

During the late 1980s and early 1990s they also published video games for Nintendo consoles.

Record labels

Active

Inactive

Current artists

Former artists

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/sme.html History.
  2. CBS/Sony to Take Over 4 Subsidiaries. Jiji Press Ticker Service, February 12, 1988
  3. http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Company:Aicom Aicom
  4. Web site: Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai Release Information for NES – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
  5. http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Sting Sting
  6. Web site: Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure Release Information for Game Boy – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
  7. Web site: Utopia: The Creation of a Nation for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
  8. Web site: Equinox Release Information for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
  9. Web site: Skyblazer Release Information for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.