Imperial Records

This article is about the label owned by Universal Music Group. For the label established c. 1900, see Imperial Records (1900). For the label established in 1920, see Imperial Records (1920). For the Japanese label, see Teichiku Records.
Not to be confused with Imperial Recordings.
Imperial Records
Parent company
Founded1947 (1947)
FounderLew Chudd
Distributor(s)Republic Records
GenreVarious (historic), urban (later)
Country of originU.S.
LocationHollywood, California

Imperial Records is an American record company and label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd.[1] The label was reactivated in 2006 by EMI, which owned the label and back catalogue at the time. Imperial is owned by Universal Music Group.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 213/4. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.