Record Label Logos

| Filed under: Logos, Music

This was a beast of a post to put together. In my other logo posts, I was dealing with hundreds of brands. With record labels, it's in the thousands. If you include indie and foreign labels, I feel like I could have spent the next few years trying to track down and organize all the label logos out there. Halfway through, I almost decided to split it up by either decade or genre, but it was just too daunting.

So after tons of browsing (thanks 45cat!), I’ve managed to curate what I think is the cream of the crop. I’ve mostly stuck to the major labels, with some off-beat stuff mixed in. As with most logo collections I’ve put together, the oldies (and nostalgia) rule the day. If there's a great one I missed, hit me up on twitter and let me know about it. Enjoy!


  • 20th Century

    1958 - 1982

  • A&M Records

    1962 - 1999

  • ABC

    1966 - 1979

  • ABC Paramount

    1955 - 1966

  • Ace

    1955 - 1997

  • Apple

    1968 -

  • Arista

    1974 - 2011

  • Asylum

    1971 -

  • Atco

    1955 -

  • Atlantic

    1947 -

  • Back Beat

    1957 - 1974

  • Band Box

    1957 - 1971

  • Bang

    1965 - 1982

  • Bearsville

    1970 - 1984

  • Bell

    1952 - 1974

  • Bigtop

    1958 - 1964

  • Blue Cat

    1968 - 1969

  • Blue Note

    1939 - 1969

  • Brunswick

    1916 -

  • Buena Vista

    1959 -

  • Capitol

    1942 -

  • Casablanca

    1973 -

  • Chancellor

    1957 - 1963

  • Charisma

    1969 - 1986

  • Chelsea

    1972 - 1977

  • Chess

    1950 - 1975

  • Clef

    1946 - 1956

  • Collectables

    1980 -

  • Colossus

    1969 - 1971

  • Columbia

    1887 -

  • Columbia

    1887 -

  • Cream

    1970 -

  • CTI

    1967 -

  • Curb

    1964 -

  • Curtom

    1968 - 1980

  • Dana

    1945 - 1961

  • Daptone

    2001 -

  • Date

    1958 - 1970

  • De-Lite

    1969 - 1985

  • Decca

    1929 -

  • Def Jam

    1984 -

  • Diamond

    1961 - 1970

  • Disneyland

    1956 - 1988

  • Dot

    1950 - 1979, 2014 -

  • Duke

    1952 - 1973

  • Elektra

    1950 -

  • Epic

    1953 -

  • Epic

    1953 -

  • Epic

    1953 -

  • Excello

    1953 - 1976

  • Factory

    1978 - 1992

  • Falcon

    1948 - 1987

  • Fame

    1959 -

  • Fantasy

    1949 -

  • Fire

    1959 - 1962

  • Fontana

    1954 -

  • Fortune

    1946 - 1995

  • Geffen

    1980 -

  • Goldband

    1945 -

  • Gordy

    1962 - 1987

  • Gusto

    1973 -

  • Herald

    1952 - 1963

  • Hi

    1957 - 1977

  • Hickory

    1954 - 1979

  • Hit

    1962 - 1969

  • I.R.S.

    1979 - 1996

  • Imperial

    1947 - 1979, 2006 -

  • Impulse!

    1960 -

  • Island

    1959 -

  • Jet

    1974 - 1989

  • Jewel

    1963 -

  • Jin

    1958 - 1976

  • Jive

    1981 - 2011

  • Joy

    1958 - 1965

  • Jubilee

    1946 - 1970

  • Kama Sutra

    1964 - 1993

  • Kapp

    1954 - 1973

  • King

    1943 - 1975

  • Laurie

    1958 - 1980

  • Liberty

    1955 - 1971, 1980 -

  • Liberty

    1955 - 1971, 1980 -

  • Liberty

    1955 - 1971, 1980 -

  • Lifesong

    1975 - 1983

  • Loma

    1964 - 1968

  • London

    1947 - 1979

  • Malaco

    1962 -

  • MCA

    1934 - 2003

  • MGM

    1946 - 1976

  • Mega

    1970 - 1976

  • Mercury

    1945 -

  • Metromedia

    1969 - 1978

  • Milestone

    1966 - 1970

  • Minit

    1959 - 1970

  • Mirage

    1980 - 1986

  • Monument

    1958 - 1990, 1997 -

  • Motown

    1959 -

  • Motown

    1959 -

  • Musicor

    1960 - 1984

  • Nashboro

    1951 - 1979

  • Okeh

    1918 - 1970, 1993 - 2000, 2013 -

  • Paramount

    1917 - 1932

  • Parrot

    1964 - 1979

  • Peacock

    1949 - 1979

  • Peter Pan

    1950 -

  • Philadelphia International

    1971 -

  • Philips

    1950 -

  • Plantation

    1968 - 1985

  • Polydor

    1913 -

  • Power

    1962 - 1978

  • Prestige

    1949 - 1971, 2017 -

  • Private Stock

    1974 - 1978

  • RCA

    1901 -

  • RCA

    1901 -

  • RCA Victor

    1945 -

  • Red Bird

    1964 - 1966

  • Reprise

    1960 -

  • Republic

    1952 - 1970

  • Revue

    1966 - 1970

  • Riverside

    1953 - 1964

  • Roulette

    1957 - 1989

  • Roxbury

    1974 - 1977

  • Royal American

    1968 - 1974

  • RSO

    1973 - 1983

  • Salsoul

    1974 -

  • Savoy

    1942 -

  • Sire

    1966 -

  • Solar

    Akron, Ohio

  • Soul

    1977 - 1991

  • Specialty

    1945 - 1991

  • Springboard

    1968 - 1984

  • SSS International

    1966 - 1977

  • Starday

    1952 - 1976

  • Stax

    1957 -

  • Stiff

    1976 -

  • Sub Pop

    1986 -

  • Sugar Hill

    1979 - 1986

  • Sun

    1952 -

  • T-Neck

    1964 - 1985

  • Tamla

    1959 -

  • Tanner 'N' Texas

    1954 - 1969

  • Third Man

    2001 -

  • Tico

    1948 - 1981

  • Tower

    1964 - 1970

  • Uni

    1966 - 1973

  • United Artists

    1957 - 1980

  • United Artists

    1957 - 1980

  • Verve

    1956 -

  • Virgin

    1972 -

  • Volt

    1961 - 1975

  • Wand

    1961 - 1976

  • Warner Brothers

    1958 -

  • Warner Brothers

    1958 -

  • White Whale

    1965 - 1971