CBS Records International

CBS Records International was the international arm of the Columbia Records unit of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS) formed in 1961 and launched in 1962.^[1]^[2] Previously, Columbia Records had licensed other record companies to manufacture and distribute Columbia recordings outside North America, such as Philips Records and its subsidiary Fontana (now part of the Universal Music Group) in Europe.

This article is about the international arm of Columbia Records 1962–1991. It is not to be confused with the second incarnation of CBS Records (2006) or other uses at CBS Records (disambiguation).

CBS Records International

CBS (1962–1988)
Sony (1988–1991)

1962 (1962)

Alternate brand of Columbia Records used outside of North America excluding Canada starting in 1976 (1961–1990)
Company renamed Sony Music Entertainment, January 1991
Record label absorbed into Columbia

Various

U.S.

Sale to Sony[edit]

CBS sold the record company in January 1988 to Sony for $US 2 billion.^[9] In 1991, the CBS Records company was renamed Sony Music Entertainment. The CBS Records label was renamed Columbia Records after Sony acquired the Columbia name and trade marks from EMI.^[10]

1962–1971^[11]

Harvey Schein

1971–1975^[12]

Walter Yetnikoff

c. 1980^[13]

Allen A. Davis

1986–?^[14]

Bob Summer

Columbia Graphophone Company

CBS Records International