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71 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1953</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Distributor(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Sony Music Entertainment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category">Various</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://epicrecords.com">epicrecords<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Epic Records</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">record label</a> owned by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony Music Entertainment</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Sony_Corporation_of_America" title="Sony Corporation of America">Sony Corporation of America</a>, the American division of Japanese <a href="/wiki/Conglomerate_(company)" title="Conglomerate (company)">conglomerate</a> <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a>. The label was founded predominantly as a <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical music</a> label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beginnings">Beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Epic Records was launched in 1953 by the <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> unit of <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, for the purpose of marketing <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_classical_music" class="mw-redirect" title="European classical music">classical music</a> that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label. Initial classical music releases were from <a href="/wiki/Philips_Records" title="Philips Records">Philips Records</a> which distributed Columbia product in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pop talent on co-owned <a href="/wiki/Okeh_Records" title="Okeh Records">Okeh Records</a> were transferred to Epic which made Okeh a <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">rhythm and blues</a> label.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Epic's bright-yellow, black, and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. This has included such notables as the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Philharmonic" title="Berlin Philharmonic">Berlin Philharmonic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Rosen" title="Charles Rosen">Charles Rosen</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Juilliard_String_Quartet" title="Juilliard String Quartet">Juilliard String Quartet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antal_Dor%C3%A1ti" title="Antal Doráti">Antal Doráti</a> conducting the Hague Philharmonic, and <a href="/wiki/George_Szell" title="George Szell">George Szell</a> conducting the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Orchestra" title="Cleveland Orchestra">Cleveland Orchestra</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_of_genres_and_mainstream_success">Expansion of genres and mainstream success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Expansion of genres and mainstream success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1960, Epic became better known for signing newer, fledgling acts. By the end of the 1960s, Epic earned its first gold records and had evolved into a formidable hit-making force in <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> and <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a>. Among its many acts, it included <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hamilton" title="Roy Hamilton">Roy Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Vinton" title="Bobby Vinton">Bobby Vinton</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Dave_Clark_Five" title="The Dave Clark Five">the Dave Clark Five</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hollies" title="The Hollies">the Hollies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donovan" title="Donovan">Donovan</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Yardbirds" title="The Yardbirds">the Yardbirds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lulu_(singer)" title="Lulu (singer)">Lulu</a>, <a href="/wiki/July_(band)" title="July (band)">July</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helen_Shapiro" title="Helen Shapiro">Helen Shapiro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Beck" title="Jeff Beck">Jeff Beck</a>. Several of the British artists on the Epic roster during the 1960s were the result of CBS's Epic/<a href="/wiki/Okeh_Records" title="Okeh Records">Okeh</a> units' 1962 international distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a>; Epic recordings were issued via this arrangement by EMI on the <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Graphophone_Company" title="Columbia Graphophone Company">Columbia</a> label. Other British artists appearing on Epic were a result of signings to the new UK CBS affiliate formed after the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Oriole_Records_(UK)" title="Oriole Records (UK)">Oriole Records (UK)</a> in August 1964. </p><p>Epic was involved in a notable "trade" of artists. <a href="/wiki/Graham_Nash" title="Graham Nash">Graham Nash</a> was signed to Epic because of his membership in The Hollies. When the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Crosby,_Stills_%26_Nash" class="mw-redirect" title="Crosby, Stills & Nash">Crosby, Stills & Nash</a> wanted to sign with <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ahmet_Ertegun" title="Ahmet Ertegun">Ahmet Ertegun</a> worked out a deal with <a href="/wiki/Clive_Davis" title="Clive Davis">Clive Davis</a> whereby <a href="/wiki/Richie_Furay" title="Richie Furay">Richie Furay</a>'s new band <a href="/wiki/Poco_(band)" title="Poco (band)">Poco</a> (having signed with Atlantic due to Furay's contract from being in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Springfield" title="Buffalo Springfield">Buffalo Springfield</a>) would sign with Epic.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Corporate_structure">Corporate structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Corporate structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1960s, Epic oversaw the smaller <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a> CBS labels including Okeh Records and <a href="/wiki/Date_Records" title="Date Records">Date Records</a>. In 1968, Epic recordings began being distributed in the UK by CBS after the distribution deal with EMI expired that year;<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Epic itself launched in England around 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sony Corporation bought CBS Records in 1987, and the company was renamed Sony Music in 1991. It began splitting European operations into two separate labels, Epic and Columbia, in 1992, and in 1997, Sony Music Australia and New Zealand followed suit.<sup id="cite_ref-sony_music_germany_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sony_music_germany-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Sony merged with music distributor <a href="/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group" title="Bertelsmann Music Group">BMG</a>, bringing <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a>, Columbia Records, Epic Records, <a href="/wiki/J_Records" title="J Records">J Records</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jive_Records" title="Jive Records">Jive Records</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zomba_Group_of_Companies" class="mw-redirect" title="Zomba Group of Companies">Zomba Group of Companies</a> to one parent company known as <a href="/wiki/Sony_BMG_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony BMG Music Entertainment">Sony BMG Music Entertainment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_merger_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_merger-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, Sony bought out BMG for $1.2 billion, bringing all affiliated labels together as Sony Music Entertainment International, SMEI. The merger was approved by the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s–2010"><span id="1980s.E2.80.932010"></span>1980s–2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1980s–2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Epic_Soundtrax" title="Epic Soundtrax">Epic Soundtrax</a> was founded as a film soundtrack label in 1992. It was central to Epic's 1990s success, with 11 soundtrack releases cumulatively selling more than 40 million records over a three-year period. Notable releases included soundtrack albums for <i>Honeymoon in Vegas</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Singles_(soundtrack_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Singles (soundtrack album)">Singles</a></i>, <i>Sleepless in Seattle</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gump_(soundtrack)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forrest Gump (soundtrack)">Forrest Gump</a></i>, <i>Philadelphia</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Judgment_Night_(soundtrack)" title="Judgment Night (soundtrack)">Judgment Night</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-stats_washhington_ost_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats_washhington_ost-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sizzle_billboard_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sizzle_billboard-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> released her debut album <i><a href="/wiki/On_the_6" title="On the 6">On the 6</a></i> (as part of <a href="/wiki/Work_Group" title="Work Group">WORK Group</a>), which was a critical and commercial success, going-on to sell over 8 million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lopez's sophomore album, <a href="/wiki/J.Lo_(album)" title="J.Lo (album)"><i>J.Lo</i></a> (2001), experienced similar—if not greater—success, initially selling over 8 million copies worldwide, and gaining multi-platinum status under Epic Records.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The record spawned several international and domestic hits, including "<a href="/wiki/Love_Don%27t_Cost_a_Thing_(song)" title="Love Don't Cost a Thing (song)">Love Don't Cost a Thing</a>", "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Real_(Jennifer_Lopez_song)" title="I'm Real (Jennifer Lopez song)">I'm Real</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Play_(Jennifer_Lopez_song)" title="Play (Jennifer Lopez song)">Play</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_It_Funny" title="Ain't It Funny">Ain't it Funny</a>". With her second album, Lopez became the first female solo artist, under the record company, to reach the number one spot on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2002 remix album <a href="/wiki/J_to_tha_L%E2%80%93O!_The_Remixes" title="J to tha L–O! The Remixes"><i>J TO THA L-O! The Remixes</i></a>, which served as a follow-up to Lopez's sophomore effort, was the first remix album to debut at number one on the <i>Billboard</i> 200, and became the fourth best selling remix album of all time, behind albums by Michael Jackson (fellow Epic Records artist), <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, in the second week at number-one for the remix album, Lopez's remixed single <i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_It_Funny_(Murder_Remix)" title="Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)">Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Ja_Rule" title="Ja Rule">Ja Rule</a>), was also number one, making Lopez the only artist in history to have a number one remix album and single in the same week.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lopez's third studio album, released in late 2002, was also a success, titled <a href="/wiki/This_Is_Me..._Then" title="This Is Me... Then"><i>This is me... Then</i></a>; the record sold 6 million copies worldwide and peaked at the second spot of the <i>Billboard</i> 200.<sup id="cite_ref-whyis_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whyis-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lopez's first full-length Spanish debut, <i><a href="/wiki/Como_Ama_una_Mujer" title="Como Ama una Mujer">Como Ama Una Mujer</a></i>, became the first Spanish-language debut album to enter the top 10 of the <i>Billboard</i> 200,<sup id="cite_ref-whyis_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whyis-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has sold 1 million copies worldwide. This was Lopez's final studio album under Epic Records before her move to <a href="/wiki/Island_Def_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Def Jam">Island Def Jam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a>; she released her first greatest hits compilation, <a href="/wiki/Dance_Again..._the_Hits" title="Dance Again... the Hits"><i>Dance Again... The Hits</i></a>, gaining critical success.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2009, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Group" title="Sony Music Group">Sony Music Group</a> chairman <a href="/wiki/Rob_Stringer" title="Rob Stringer">Rob Stringer</a> appointed singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Ghost" title="Amanda Ghost">Amanda Ghost</a> as president of Epic.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ghost, who had successfully promoted <a href="/wiki/James_Blunt" title="James Blunt">James Blunt</a> to Grammy Award-winning status,<sup id="cite_ref-amanda_ghost_era_billboard_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amanda_ghost_era_billboard-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an unconventional and controversial choice for president because she had no corporate executive experience.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was expected to reverse the trend of declining sales at Epic by promoting the label's newer and mid-tier artists such as <a href="/wiki/Augustana_(band)" title="Augustana (band)">Augustana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-amanda_ghost_era_billboard_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amanda_ghost_era_billboard-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stringer also merged Epic and Columbia to form the <a href="/wiki/Columbia/Epic_Label_Group" title="Columbia/Epic Label Group">Columbia/Epic Label Group</a> in 2009, with himself as acting chairman. Ghost scored hit records for <a href="/wiki/The_Fray" title="The Fray">the Fray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Modest_Mouse" title="Modest Mouse">Modest Mouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matisyahu" title="Matisyahu">Matisyahu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Kingston" title="Sean Kingston">Sean Kingston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, she delayed the scheduled release of <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a>'s album <i><a href="/wiki/She_Wolf_(album)" title="She Wolf (album)">She Wolf</a></i> by insisting that the album contain another song – "<a href="/wiki/Give_It_Up_to_Me" title="Give It Up to Me">Give It Up to Me</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and uncredited <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timbaland</a>. This delay probably caused <i>She Wolf</i> to perform less well in the market. Epic staff members described Ghost as "abrasive" and a "loose cannon". She was fired in October 2010, with Stringer apologizing for his mistake: "I owe the people at Epic..."<sup id="cite_ref-amanda_ghost_era_billboard_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amanda_ghost_era_billboard-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–2023"><span id="2011.E2.80.932023"></span>2011–2023</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2011–2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2011, <a href="/wiki/L.A._Reid" title="L.A. Reid">L.A. Reid</a> became the CEO of Epic Records, signing artists such as <a href="/wiki/TLC_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TLC (band)">TLC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toni_Braxton" title="Toni Braxton">Toni Braxton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cher_Lloyd" title="Cher Lloyd">Cher Lloyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avril_Lavigne" title="Avril Lavigne">Avril Lavigne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yo_Gotti" title="Yo Gotti">Yo Gotti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meghan_Trainor" title="Meghan Trainor">Meghan Trainor</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Travis_Scott" title="Travis Scott">Travis Scott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Epic also signed the winners of <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="The X Factor (U.S.)">The X Factor</a></i> during the seasons that Reid appeared on the show.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2012, Epic Records signed experimental hip-hop/punk rap trio, <a href="/wiki/Death_Grips" title="Death Grips">Death Grips</a>, under the recommendation of, then executive vice president of marketing, <a href="/wiki/Angelica_Cob-Baehler" title="Angelica Cob-Baehler">Angelica Cob-Baehler</a>. They released their, arguably, most commercially successful album <a href="/wiki/The_Money_Store_(album)" title="The Money Store (album)">The Money Store (album)</a> in April 2012. They were later dropped from the label following conflict due to cancelling a tour to work on their next album, <a href="/wiki/No_Love_Deep_Web" title="No Love Deep Web">No Love Deep Web</a>, and releasing it for legal download on <a href="/wiki/Peer-to-peer" title="Peer-to-peer">Peer-to-peer</a> connection site, <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent" title="BitTorrent">BitTorrent</a>, to bypass Epic Records' desire to release it in 2013. </p><p>In 2013, <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Rhone" title="Sylvia Rhone">Sylvia Rhone</a>, former president of <a href="/wiki/Universal_Motown" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Motown">Universal Motown</a>, launched the imprint Vested In Culture through Epic Records. A year later, she was named president of Epic.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2014, <a href="/wiki/Mosley_Music_Group" title="Mosley Music Group">Mosley Music Group</a> created a joint venture with Sony Music- with marketing, publicity, distribution and overall label services provided by Epic. The joint venture was created due to <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timbaland</a>'s previous co-collaboration with Reid on Michael Jackson's posthumous album, <i><a href="/wiki/Xscape_(album)" title="Xscape (album)">Xscape</a></i>. Previously operated by <a href="/wiki/Interscope" class="mw-redirect" title="Interscope">Interscope</a>, most of MMG's roster moved to Epic.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam Recordings</a> parted ways with <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> and Carey reunited with Reid at Epic. She had worked with Reid at Def Jam under <a href="/wiki/The_Island_Def_Jam_Music_Group" title="The Island Def Jam Music Group">The Island Def Jam Music Group</a> in 2004. Carey's deals with both Def Jam and Epic were at a fraction of the $80 million deal Carey had previously signed with <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a>; Virgin later rescinded that deal after poor sales.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same month, it was announced that R&B group <a href="/wiki/Jodeci" title="Jodeci">Jodeci</a> had signed to the label and planned to release their first studio album in 20 years.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wondaland Records, singer <a href="/wiki/Janelle_Mon%C3%A1e" title="Janelle Monáe">Janelle Monáe</a>'s imprint, entered into a joint venture with Epic in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Acts on Wondaland include <a href="/wiki/Jidenna" title="Jidenna">Jidenna</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Beauty" title="St. Beauty">St. Beauty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deep_Cotton" title="Deep Cotton">Deep Cotton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roman_GianArthur" title="Roman GianArthur">Roman GianArthur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> returned to Sony Music, six years after leaving in favor of <a href="/wiki/Island_Def_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Def Jam">Island Def Jam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a>. Lopez's multi-album deal reunited her with Reid, whom she signed with at Island Def Jam in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2017, <a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a> signed to Epic.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 11, 2017, it was announced that Reid would exit as the label's CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his exit, it was reported that Reid had been accused of sexual harassment by multiple Epic employees.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 23, 2019, it was announced that Rhone had been appointed as <a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chair</a> and CEO of the label.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2023, Sony Music UK announced the relaunch of Epic Records UK as one of their frontline labels, with former publishing executive Sarah Lockhart appointed as president.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formerly_and_presently_affiliated_labels">Formerly and presently affiliated labels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Formerly and presently affiliated labels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/550_Music" title="550 Music">550 Music</a> (1993–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Sky_Records" title="Blue Sky Records">Blue Sky</a> (1974–1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cactus_Jack_Records" title="Cactus Jack Records">Cactus Jack</a> (2017–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribou_Records" title="Caribou Records">Caribou Records</a> (1976–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Chillin%27_Records" title="Cold Chillin' Records">Cold Chillin' Records</a> (1993–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Date_Records" title="Date Records">Date Records</a> (1960s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duble_Kick_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Duble Kick Entertainment">Duble Kick Entertainment</a> (2010–2015)</li> <li>Epic Records Nashville (1993–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epic_Soundtrax" title="Epic Soundtrax">Epic Soundtrax</a> (1992–1997)</li> <li>Epic Street (1993–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_International_Records" title="Cleveland International Records">Cleveland International Records</a> (1976–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CTI_Records" title="CTI Records">CTI Records</a> (1980–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuff_City_Records" title="Tuff City Records">Tuff City Records</a> (1983–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Beach_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Hidden Beach Records">Hidden Beach Records</a> (1998–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glacial_Pace" class="mw-redirect" title="Glacial Pace">Glacial Pace</a> (mid-1990s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invictus_Records" title="Invictus Records">Invictus Records</a> (1973–1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Records" title="Jet Records">Jet Records</a> (1978–1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirshner_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirshner Records">Kirshner Records</a> (1974–1983)</li> <li>MJJ Music (1988–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemperor_Records" title="Nemperor Records">Nemperor Records</a> (1977–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ode_Records" title="Ode Records">Ode Records</a> (1967–1969, 1976–1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/OKeh_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="OKeh Records">OKeh Records</a> (1965–1970, 1994–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasha_Records" title="Pasha Records">Pasha Records</a> (1979–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_International_Records" title="Philadelphia International Records">Philadelphia International Records</a> (1971–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portrait_Records" title="Portrait Records">Portrait Records</a> (1976–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruthless_Records" title="Ruthless Records">Ruthless Records</a> (1990, 1999–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotti_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Scotti Brothers">Scotti Brothers</a> (1979–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOLAR_Records" title="SOLAR Records">SOLAR Records</a> (1989–1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-Neck_Records" title="T-Neck Records">T-Neck Records</a> (1972–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabu_Records" title="Tabu Records">Tabu Records</a> (1978–1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Work_Group" title="Work Group">The WORK Group</a> (1994–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a> (1976–1978, 1982–1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_the_Best_Music_Group" title="We the Best Music Group">We the Best Music Group</a> (2018–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_Music_Group" title="Will.i.am Music Group">will.i.am Music Group</a> (2020–present)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artists">Artists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Epic_Records_artists" title="List of Epic Records artists">List of Epic Records artists</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Logos">Logos</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Logos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike sister label Columbia, Epic has gone through five different logos. Some logos were temporarily revived for period reissues. The years shown below list the time served as the label's primary logo. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records_1953.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="First radial sound sunburst logo, 1953–1960"><img alt="First radial sound sunburst logo, 1953–1960" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Epic_Records_1953.svg/120px-Epic_Records_1953.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Epic_Records_1953.svg/180px-Epic_Records_1953.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Epic_Records_1953.svg/240px-Epic_Records_1953.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="440" data-file-height="305" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">First radial sound sunburst logo, 1953–1960</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records_1960.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Second radial sound sunburst logo, 1960–1973, 1998–2005 (still used by Epic Records Japan)"><img alt="Second radial sound sunburst logo, 1960–1973, 1998–2005 (still used by Epic Records Japan)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Epic_Records_1960.svg/120px-Epic_Records_1960.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Epic_Records_1960.svg/180px-Epic_Records_1960.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Epic_Records_1960.svg/240px-Epic_Records_1960.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Second radial sound sunburst logo, 1960–1973, 1998–2005 (still used by Epic Records Japan)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records_1973.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Big "E" logo, 1973–1978"><img alt="Big "E" logo, 1973–1978" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Epic_Records_1973.svg/92px-Epic_Records_1973.svg.png" decoding="async" width="92" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Epic_Records_1973.svg/137px-Epic_Records_1973.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Epic_Records_1973.svg/183px-Epic_Records_1973.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="292" data-file-height="382" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Big "E" logo, 1973–1978</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records_1978.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gradient script logo, 1978–1991 (used in tandem with outlined script logo)"><img alt="Gradient script logo, 1978–1991 (used in tandem with outlined script logo)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Epic_Records_1978.svg/120px-Epic_Records_1978.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Epic_Records_1978.svg/180px-Epic_Records_1978.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Epic_Records_1978.svg/240px-Epic_Records_1978.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="348" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gradient script logo, 1978–1991 (used in tandem with outlined script logo)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records_1984.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Outlined script logo, 1978–1991 (used in tandem with gradient script logo)"><img alt="Outlined script logo, 1978–1991 (used in tandem with gradient script logo)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Epic_Records_1984.svg/120px-Epic_Records_1984.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Epic_Records_1984.svg/180px-Epic_Records_1984.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Epic_Records_1984.svg/240px-Epic_Records_1984.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="497" data-file-height="362" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Outlined script logo, 1978–1991 (used in tandem with gradient script logo)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records_1991.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stacked-record logo, 1991–1998"><img alt="Stacked-record logo, 1991–1998" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Epic_Records_1991.svg/120px-Epic_Records_1991.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Epic_Records_1991.svg/180px-Epic_Records_1991.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Epic_Records_1991.svg/240px-Epic_Records_1991.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="323" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Stacked-record logo, 1991–1998</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Simplified script logo, 2005–2011, 2015–present"><img alt="Simplified script logo, 2005–2011, 2015–present" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Epic_Records.svg/120px-Epic_Records.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Epic_Records.svg/180px-Epic_Records.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Epic_Records.svg/240px-Epic_Records.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="359" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Simplified script logo, 2005–2011, 2015–present</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epic_Records_2011.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Red print logo, 2011–2015 (still used in Japan)"><img alt="Red print logo, 2011–2015 (still used in Japan)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Epic_Records_2011.svg/120px-Epic_Records_2011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Epic_Records_2011.svg/180px-Epic_Records_2011.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Epic_Records_2011.svg/240px-Epic_Records_2011.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="97" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Red print logo, 2011–2015 (still used in Japan)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epic_Records_Japan" title="Epic Records Japan">Epic Records Japan</a> (Japanese branch of Epic Records)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Records" title="Immortal Records">Immortal Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_record_labels" class="mw-redirect" title="List of record labels">List of record labels</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Epic_Records&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=columbia+%2B+epic+%2B+okeh&pg=PA16">Billboard - Google Books</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160520125640/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=columbia+%2B+epic+%2B+okeh&source=bl&ots=zLVAWcOYKf&sig=zwcqb6Bs0MiuOIfg0DlokxSJy5E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2ORAUJr_C9KCqQHl24HoCg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=columbia%20%2B%20epic%20%2B%20okeh&f=false">Archived</a> May 20, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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Retrieved on 2013-07-16.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAoEAAAAMBAJ&q=epic+%2B+okeh&pg=PA16"><i>Billboard - Google Books</i></a>. 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Simon and Schuster. 2011. 202-3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=pwoEAAAAMBAJ&q=okeh+%2B+cbs&pg=PA46"><i>Billboard - Google Books</i></a>. May 11, 1968. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230708000203/https://books.google.com/books?id=pwoEAAAAMBAJ&q=okeh+%2B+cbs&pg=PA46">Archived</a> from the original on July 8, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 23,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Billboard+-+Google+Books&rft.date=1968-05-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DpwoEAAAAMBAJ%26q%3Dokeh%2B%252B%2Bcbs%26pg%3DPA46&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEpic+Records" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://7tt77.co.uk/EPIC.html">"EPIC"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161011230026/http://7tt77.co.uk/EPIC.html">Archived</a> from the original on October 11, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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