DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.
DGC Records (acronym for “David Geffen Company”) was launched in 1990, as a subsidiary label of Geffen Records. The label was created as a response to the success Geffen had with the harder rock acts on its roster. Though it initially focused on more progressive rock, as the decade progressed it would also e...
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DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.
DGC Records (acronym for “David Geffen Company”) was launched in 1990, as a subsidiary label of Geffen Records. The label was created as a response to the success Geffen had with the harder rock acts on its roster. Though it initially focused on more progressive rock, as the decade progressed it would also embrace the emergence of (and become a seminal label of) alternative rock - with influential acts like Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Beck. The label also released early titles by hip hop band The Roots.
In 1999, during the consolidation of Geffen’s Universal Music Group parent and PolyGram, the DGC label ceased operations. The retained acts would go on to record for the main Geffen label. In the years to follow, the DGC title and logo would occassionally appear on reissues of its past catalog items. In 2007, the label was revived as a brand for...
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