Capricorn Records
| Capricorn Records | |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| Founder |
Phil Walden Alan Walden Frank Fenter |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) |
First Incarnation Atlantic Records Warner Bros PhonoDisc Second Incarnation RED Distribution PolyGram The Island Def Jam Music Group |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location |
First Incarnation Macon, Georgia Second Incarnation Nashville, Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia |
Capricorn Records was an independent record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia.
Capricorn was the label for many Southern rock and soul bands in the 1970s including the Allman Brothers Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, Delbert McClinton, the Outlaws, the James Montgomery Band, Elvin Bishop, Wet Willie, Jonathan Edwards, Captain Beyond, White Witch, Grinderswitch, Cowboy, Hydra, Kitty Wells, Dobie Gray, Alex Taylor, Travis Wammack, Sea Level (band) and Stillwater. Gregg Atwill was a recording and concert sound engineer with Capricorn through the 1970s.
Initially the label was distributed by WEA (first through Atlantic Records, then later Warner Bros. Records) and later by PolyGram Records. Capricorn went bankrupt in October 1979.
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