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1980 (prototype)[]

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This logo only appeared on Donna Summer's single of "The Wanderer."

1980–present[]

1980–1982[]

Geffenrecordslogo1980

BETTER LOGO NEEDED

Designer:

Mamoru Shimokochi
Saul Bass
G. Dean Smith

Typography:

L & C Hairline

Launched:

October 25, 1980

1982–1987[]

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BETTER LOGO NEEDED

1987–present[]

1987–2000 (main), 2000–present (secondary)[]

Geffen Records (1980) (Colour)

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1987–2000 (secondary), 2000–present (main)[]

Geffen Records

Originally used as a print version of the 1987 logo, this began to be used as the label's main logo beginning in 2000, believing to coincide with its merger with Interscope Records a year earlier.

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Universal Music Group

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Capitol Christian Music Group
Capitol Christian Distribution | Capitol CMG Group (Credential Recordings | ForeFront Records | Motown Gospel | Sparrow Records | Worship Together) | EMI CMG Publishing (SoulStride Records) | Hillsong Music Australia | sixstepsrecords

Republic Corps.
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Universal Music Enterprises
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Universal Music UK
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Music channels: NOW 70s | NOW 80s | NOW 90s & 00s | NOW Rock | Clubland TV

Universal Music Australia
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Verve Label Group
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Virgin Music Group
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Third-party labels/Other properties
Aftermath Entertainment | Back Lot Music | Big Machine Label Group (Big Machine Records | BMLG Records | Nash Icon Records | Valory Music) | Central Station | Concord Records (Loma Vista Recordings) | Cinematic Music Group | Disney Music Group (Walt Disney Records | Hollywood Records | Hoo-Bangin' Records | DMG Nashville | Buena Vista Records) | Downtown Records | Dreamville | EarDrummers | London Recordings | Opium | PolyGram Entertainment | Quality Control Music | Red Bull Records | Roc Nation | Shady Records | Top Dawg Entertainment | Universal Music Group Commercial Services | Varèse Sarabande | Vevo | YG Entertainment

Former/Defunct
10K Projects | 20th Century-Fox Records | ABC Records | Alamo Records | A&M Records | A&M Octone Records | A&M Video | Big Hit Entertainment | Blue Thumb Records | Chrysalis Records | Columbia Graphophone Company | Concord Music Group | Death Row Records | Def Jam South | Def Soul (Classics | UK) | Deram Records | DGC Records | DreamWorks Records | Dot Records | Dunhill Records | EMI | EMI America Records/EMI USA | Fallout Recordings | Fontana Distribution | Fox Music | GOOD Music | Gordy Records | I.R.S. Records | The Inc. Records | Independent Label Sales | International Music Feed | Ingrooves | The Island Def Jam Music Group | Island Records Group | The Island Trading Co. | Kapp Records | Manhattan Records | Mau5trap Recordings | MCA | MCA Records | MCA Soundtracks | Mercury Music Group | MGM Records | Nippon Phonogram | Paramount Records | Parlophone | Phonogram | Pickwick Records | PolyGram | PolyGram Music Video | Relativity Music Group | Rising Tide Records | Roc-A-Fella Records | Seagram's | Uni Records | Universal Records | Teen Island Records | Universal Motown Records | Universal Motown Republic Group | United Artists Records | UMG Soundtracks | Virgin EMI Records | Virgin Music

Universal Music Group

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Current assets

Banijay Group (19.21%) | Canal+ Group | Dailymotion | Havas | Lagardère (60%) | Prisma Media | Gruppo TIM (23.94%) | Gameloft

Former/defunct assets:
Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment | Sikora Entertainment | Vivendi Games (Mobile) | PolyGram | Seagram's | Universal Pictures | NBCUniversal | USA Networks Inc. | Activision | Activision Blizzard | MCA | Sierra Entertainment | Universal Interactive | Nelvana | RedOctane | Infinity Ward | Associated Film Distribution | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment | Thorn EMI Video | Thorn EMI/HBO Video | EMI Television Productions | Almi Pictures Productions | Neversoft | Embassy Film Associates | Treyarch | Veolia | Universal Music Group
Telecommunications: GVT | Maroc Telecom | Tele2 (France)

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Warner Music Group

Owners: Access Industries (86.3%) | Tencent (1.6%)

Flagship labels
300 Elektra Entertainment | Atlantic Records | Warner Records

Other labels/properties
10K Projects | 12 Tone Music | 300 Entertainment | Asylum Records | ADA | Atco Records | Elektra Records | Elektra France | Fueled by Ramen | Parlophone | Reprise Records | Rhino Entertainment | Roadrunner Records | Sire Records | Spinnin' Records | Vevo | Warner Music Entertainment | Word Records | WEA International | WEA Music Video | Warner Chappell Music | Warner Chappell Production Music (615 Music | CPM Music | Gari Media Group | Non-Stop Music) | WWE Music Group | Doghouse Records | WaterTower Music | Warner Music Canada | Warner Music Indonesia | Warner Music Philippines (Universal Records) | YSL Records

Defunct/Former
American Recordings | A-Vision Entertainment | Bad Boy Records | Bang Records | Casablanca Records | Chrysalis Records | Columbia Graphophone Company | Death Row Records | Festival Video | Geffen Records | Interscope Records | Kid Rhino Home Video | Lava Records | Lorimar Records | Maverick Records | Mushroom Video | Restless Records | Rhino Home Video | Warner-Nest Animation | Warner Reprise Video | Warner Resound (Warner Alliance) | WarnerVision Entertainment (BodyVision | KidVision)

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