CBS Records Group
Japanese-American company
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The CBS Records Group was a subsidiary of CBS and was acquired by Sony in 1988. It was renamed Columbia Records in 1991. Clive Davis began his career at Columbia Records in 1960 and became president of CBS Records in 1967. Columbia Records itself has a long history, dating back to 1887, and is known as the oldest surviving brand name in prerecorded sound.123
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