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Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. The first release on the label was the classic progressive rock album Tubular
Bells by multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield in
1973 (see 1973 in music). Virgin
Records introduced bands like the Henry Cow, the Sex Pistols, Camper Van Beethoven
and Boy George to the world music scene, and at one point was the producer of
the Rolling Stones. Sold by Branson to EMI Records in the early 1990s, it now faces competition from Branson's newer
label, V2 Records.
See also: Caroline Records, List of other record labels This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .
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