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American record label of Capitol-EMI
CEMA
was an American
record label
distribution branch of
Capitol-EMI
. The name CEMA stood for the four EMI-owned labels it originally distributed:
Capitol Records
,
EMI Records
,
Manhattan Records
and
Angel Records
. Subsequently, several other labels were distributed, including
Chrysalis Records
,
Virgin Records
and
Blue Note Records
. CEMA was one of the six largest record distribution branches in the US.
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After a restructuring, CEMA was renamed
EMI Music Distribution
(EMD).
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CEMA Special Markets was the division which handled licensing of recordings by Capitol-EMI artists, and also distributed juke-box singles.
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Lawsuit
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CEMA was the subject of a class action lawsuit in 1993 when they notified several independent music dealers that they could not place orders for the Garth Brooks' album
In Pieces
because they sold used CDs at their stores.
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