Editing MCA Records (section)

===The early years===
In 1962, MCA, a talent agency and television production company, entered the recorded music business with the acquisition of American Decca, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary.  As American Decca owned [[Universal Pictures]], MCA was forced to exit the talent agency business in order to complete the merger.  MCA assumed full ownership of Universal and made it into a top film studio, producing several hits.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896402,00.html?promoid=googlep|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001002802/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896402,00.html?promoid=googlep|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2007|title=After the Octopus|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=July 20, 1962|access-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref>

In 1966, MCA formed [[Uni Records]]<ref name="bsnpubs">{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Edwards|author2=Patrice Eyries|author3=Mike Callahan|url=https://www.bsnpubs.com/mca/uni.html|title=Universal City Records [UNI&#93; Album Discography|date=April 24, 2007|access-date=November 22, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013213311/http://www.bsnpubs.com/mca/uni.html|archive-date=October 13, 2007}}</ref> and in 1967, purchased [[Kapp Records]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/Kapp+Records|title= Kapp Records Profile|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref> which was placed under Uni Records management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MygEAAAAMBAJ&q=uni+%2B+decca+%2B+kapp&pg=PA7|title=Billboard|work=google.com|date=December 9, 1967}}</ref>

Brunswick and Coral were replaced by the new MCA label, which was used to release U.S. Decca and Kapp label material outside North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/MCA+Records|title= MCA Records Profile|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MygEAAAAMBAJ&q=Gallagher+%2B+%22mca+records%22&pg=PA5|title=Billboard|work=google.com|date=December 9, 1967}}</ref> Initial activity as MCA Records was based in [[London]] and MCA Records UK was formally launched on February 16, 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rAcEAAAAMBAJ&q=mca+%2B+%22united+kingdom%22+%2B+feb.&pg=RA1-PA45|title=Billboard|work=google.com|date=February 3, 1968}}</ref> Among the early artists on the MCA label, around 1971, were groups [[Wishbone Ash]], [[Osibisa]], [[Stackridge]] and [[Budgie (band)|Budgie]], and solo artists [[Tony Christie]], [[Mick Greenwood]] and [[Roy Young (musician)|Roy Young]].<ref>Billboard Magazine, November 13, 1971 – MCA Records advertisement, p. L28 (Spotlight on London)</ref>

Early MCA UK releases were distributed by Decca, but moved to [[EMI]] in 1974. As the U.S. division of MCA Records was not established until 1972, the earliest UK MCA Records material was released in the U.S. on either Kapp or Decca. MCA UK also issued American Brunswick material on the MCA label until 1972, two years after MCA lost control of Brunswick, after which American Brunswick material was issued in the UK on the revived Brunswick label. Uni label material was issued on the Uni label worldwide.