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Label Code: LC 06975 / LC 6975. Releases are published by Magic Arts Publishing (ASCAP). Recommendation: PLEASE NOTE: about black metal releases, if it says "Century Black" anywhere on the release, you must submit it to Century Black! Distribution: Before mid-2005, a large list of international distributors appeared on the back covers from Century Media releases (example). This changed around July 2005, when EMI struck "an exclusive multi-territory agreement to license and distribute" Century Media releases. Some press articles also confirm that the first EMI-distributed album was . In addition to the distributor list disappearing from the artwork, barcodes also changed from 7 277017 ****** to 5 051099 ****** The deal lasted until 2015, when the label was bought out by Sony Music Entertainment. So, please have in mind that all Century Media albums prior July 2005 with a barcode like 5 051099 ******, or without the distributors list, are probably reissues. In case of doubt, please ask in the forums.
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Century Black
Black metal imprint of independent metal label Century Media, founded by employee Rayshele Teige. Seems to have been used inconsistently between 1994-2000.
Olympic Recordings (2)
Started in Chicago by Martti Payne. In 1998 Olympic gained nationwide major label distribution via PGD/Mercury/Polygram (now UMD) via a deal with fellow Chicago based label Slipdisc Records. Olym...
"I Used To Fuck People Like You In Prison" Records
Sublabel of Century Media that release punk & psychobilly records on vinyl and cds. Label Code: LC 6975 Also known as .
KINGfisher (2)
Defunct label for hardcore music from Dortmund, Germany. Founded around 1996 as a sublabel of Century Media by Robert (owner of CM) and Dirk from Spawn (8). In later years it was run by [a=...
CM Distro
Heavy metal distributor for North America and Europe. Originally formed in 1995 to distribute the Century Media mail-order catalogue, with offices in Hawthorne, California and Dortmund, Germany.
People Like You Records
Sublabel of Century Media that release punk & psychobilly records on vinyls and cds. It was located in Dortmund/Germany. Label Code: LC 6975 Also known as . Please note that...
Death Certificate
Series of limited re-releases by Century Media carrying the 'Death Certificate' sticker. Initial pressings have black polycarbonate discs and a unique Roman numeral on the spines as series numb...
Metal For The Masses 25 Alive!
Series of 25 classic albums from Century Media reissued on December 31, 2012 to celebrate the label's 25th anniversary. Each release contains the regular album jewelcase in O-case with a bonus...
New Release Highlights
Series of promotional CDs
Metal For The Masses
DO NOT confuse with Metal For The Masses 25 Alive!
Identity
Long running series of compilation albums released by starting in 1994.
Century Media Store
Online Store of .
Manifesto Of Metal For The Masses
Contact Label
UK: Century Media Records Ltd. 2 Canal Reach Camden London N1C 4DB UK DE: Century Media Germany Schäferstr. 33a 44147 Dortmund Germany Phone: +49-231-8297-0 Fax: +49-231-8297-101 mail@centurymedia.de USA: 2323 W. El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne, CA 90250 Phone: (323) 418 1400 Fax: (323) 418 0118 mail@centurymedia.com