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Date 1887 - present
Areas Of Involvement producing • sound recording
Related People Mitch Miller • Tom Wilson

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Red and white "walking eye" columbia records logo on iPad against backdrop of records, including Simon and Garfunkel and Billy Joel.
Red and gold Columbia Records 78 record label from 1951 featuring "Christopher Columbus" by Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller.
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