Caroline Records
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Caroline Records is an independent record label known for releasing alternative and punk rock music, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caroline Records canonical | 37 |
| Caroline (label) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4273367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caroline Records Context triple: [Hole, recordLabel, Caroline Records]
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A.
SteepleChase Records
SteepleChase Records is a Danish jazz record label known for its extensive catalog of recordings by prominent American and European jazz musicians, particularly from the 1970s onward.
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B.
Custard Records
Custard Records is a music label best known for releasing and promoting the work of British singer-songwriter James Blunt.
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C.
Custard Records
Custard Records is an independent record label founded by songwriter and producer Linda Perry, known for signing and developing a range of pop and alternative artists.
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D.
Red Hill Records
Red Hill Records is a Christian music label known for releasing Katy Perry’s early gospel album before her mainstream pop breakthrough.
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E.
Adeline Records
Adeline Records was an independent record label co-founded by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, known for releasing punk rock and pop-punk music in the late 1990s and 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caroline Records Target entity description: Caroline Records is an independent record label known for releasing alternative and punk rock music, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
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A.
Regal Recordings
Regal Recordings is a British record label known for signing prominent artists such as Lily Allen and releasing influential pop and alternative music.
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B.
SteepleChase Records
SteepleChase Records is a Danish jazz record label known for its extensive catalog of recordings by prominent American and European jazz musicians, particularly from the 1970s onward.
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C.
Custard Records
Custard Records is a music label best known for releasing and promoting the work of British singer-songwriter James Blunt.
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D.
Custard Records
Custard Records is an independent record label founded by songwriter and producer Linda Perry, known for signing and developing a range of pop and alternative artists.
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E.
Red Hill Records
Red Hill Records is a Christian music label known for releasing Katy Perry’s early gospel album before her mainstream pop breakthrough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent record label
ⓘ
record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| associatedScene |
American alternative rock scene
ⓘ
American punk scene ⓘ college radio scene ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hole
ⓘ
Smashing Pumpkins ⓘ
linked to:
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Mekons ⓘ
linked to:
Mekons
The Misfits ⓘ
linked to:
Misfits
Virgin Records America ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Records
White Zombie ⓘ |
| businessModel |
licensing and distributing independent releases
ⓘ
signing emerging alternative bands ⓘ |
| catalogType |
CDs
ⓘ
EPs ⓘ LPs ⓘ singles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionChannel |
college radio-oriented markets
ⓘ
independent record stores ⓘ |
| distributionRole | independent music distributor ⓘ |
| focus |
college rock and underground scenes
ⓘ
non-mainstream music ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ indie rock ⓘ metal ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| labelType | underground-oriented imprint ⓘ |
| market | United States independent music market ⓘ |
| notableFor |
releasing alternative rock records in the 1980s and 1990s
ⓘ
releasing punk rock records in the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ supporting underground and independent artists ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
EMI
ⓘ
Universal Music Group ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relationshipToMajorLabels | independent imprint under major-label ownership ⓘ |
| reputation |
cult status among collectors of underground music
ⓘ
important US outlet for alternative imports ⓘ key label in American punk and alternative distribution in the 1980s ⓘ |
| role |
US imprint for releases licensed from UK and European labels
ⓘ
label for alternative and punk rock releases ⓘ |
| status | part of a major-label group in later years ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
early 1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caroline Records Description of subject: Caroline Records is an independent record label known for releasing alternative and punk rock music, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album i/o
linked to: Caroline Records
linked to: Caroline Records
subject linked to:
Black Rose (album)
subject linked to:
album "Game Changer" (2014)
subject linked to:
D’arcy Wretzky