Epic Records Japan Explained
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
- Antinos
- Dohb Discs
- So What? Records
- Kowalski
- mf Records (joint venture with Motoharu Sano)
- Mint Age
Current artists
Former artists
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/sme.html History.
- CBS/Sony to Take Over 4 Subsidiaries. Jiji Press Ticker Service, February 12, 1988
- http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Company:Aicom Aicom
- Web site: Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai Release Information for NES – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
- http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Sting Sting
- Web site: Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure Release Information for Game Boy – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
- Web site: Utopia: The Creation of a Nation for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
- Web site: Equinox Release Information for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.
- Web site: Skyblazer Release Information for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs. gamefaqs.com.