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==Description==
This page aims at collecting various informations, links and resources useful to editors who focus on editing and researching on Label<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s. Right now, it's messy, and is barely a dumping ground for random informations.


This page aims at collecting various information, links and resources useful to editors who focus on editing and researching on Labels.
==Informative external resources about labels==

==General information==


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Global market share overview.
The following sites are useful to find labels homepages:

* [http://www.rlabels.com/ http://www.rlabels.com/]
==External resources==
* [http://www.allrecordlabels.com/ http://www.allrecordlabels.com/]

The following sites are useful to find labels homepages:
* [http://www.google.com/Top/Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Labels/ Google Directory 'Labels']
* [http://www.rlabels.com/ http://www.rlabels.com/]
* [http://www.allrecordlabels.com/ http://www.allrecordlabels.com/]

Wikipedia has an extensive labels list, and a lot of articles:
* [[WikiPedia:List_of_record_labels|Wikipedia labels list page]]

Discogs of course might prove useful: [http://www.discogs.com/ Discogs]

[http://www.discogs.com/forums/topic?topic_id=87683 This] Discogs thread lists some [[Label Code|LabelCode]]s.

[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Labelcodes This] german wikipedia article has a lot of [[Label Code|LabelCode]]s too.

[http://www.upfi.fr/index.php?page=adherents UPFI] This French page lists all the labels that belongs to the "Union des Producteurs phonographiques Français Indépendants". Information about most of the French independent labels can be found on this page.


==Genre oriented resources==
Wikipedia has an extensive labels list, and a lot of articles:
* [[WikiPedia:List_of_record_labels|Wikipedia labels list page]]


===Jazz===
Genre oriented resources:
* Jazz:
** [http://www.trombone-usa.com/jazz-labels.htm Scott Yanow label page]: usefull for a quick heads-up about some labels
** [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels Michael Fitzgerald label page]: has a *lot* of catalogs (although not really detailed)
** [http://www.jazzdisco.org/ The jazz discography project] has not a lot of labels catalogs, but when they have one, it's good!


* [http://www.trombone-usa.com/jazz-labels.htm Scott Yanow label page]: useful for a quick heads-up about some labels
[[MusicBrainz]] resources:
* [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels Michael Fitzgerald label page]: has a *lot* of catalogs (although not really detailed)
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">There have been preliminary attempts at consolidating data about labels prior to the introduction of labels into the database. They are to be found here:
* [http://www.jazzdisco.org/ The jazz discography project] has not a lot of labels catalogs, but when they have one, it's good!
* [[Catalog Codes|CatalogCodes]] providing some catalog schemes
* [[Jazz/Labels]] providing informations/links/catalogs for a number of jazz oriented labels


==MusicBrainz Metadata==
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There have been in the past preliminary attempts at consolidating data about labels prior to the introduction of labels into the database. Most of their content should be migrated into the database now. They are to be found here:
Global market share overview:
* [[Catalog Code|CatalogCode]] providing some catalog schemes
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">There are mainly "4 big ones": Universal Music Group, EMI Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony BMG who own a vast majority of all other labels.
* [[Jazz/Labels]] providing information/links/catalogs for a number of jazz oriented labels
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Revision as of 20:27, 26 May 2015

Description

This page aims at collecting various information, links and resources useful to editors who focus on editing and researching on Labels.

General information

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Global market share overview.

External resources

The following sites are useful to find labels homepages:

Wikipedia has an extensive labels list, and a lot of articles:

Discogs of course might prove useful: Discogs

This Discogs thread lists some LabelCodes.

This german wikipedia article has a lot of LabelCodes too.

UPFI This French page lists all the labels that belongs to the "Union des Producteurs phonographiques Français Indépendants". Information about most of the French independent labels can be found on this page.

Genre oriented resources

Jazz

MusicBrainz Metadata

There have been in the past preliminary attempts at consolidating data about labels prior to the introduction of labels into the database. Most of their content should be migrated into the database now. They are to be found here:

  • CatalogCode providing some catalog schemes
  • Jazz/Labels providing information/links/catalogs for a number of jazz oriented labels