Motown Record Corporation

Motto: "The sound of young America".
Usually abbreviated to [b]Motown Record Corp.[/b] on labels; also credited as "Motown Rec. Corp." or "Motown Records Corp.".
Parent company of the [l=Motown] label, founded in Detroit, Michigan, but relocated entirely to California in 1972. Sometime U.S. distributor of , , [l=Gull], Manticore. Succeeded in 1988 by after sale of assets to MCA Records. Legally operated under this name from 4 April 1960 to 28 July 1975, and again from 17 October 1975 to 30 June 1988.

Previously the parent company of the labels:
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and its international brand , though all except Motown and MoJazz had been phased out by 1986.

Legal entity information:
Michigan company number: 800189401 (previously 182489)
Incorporated: 4 April 1960
Merged in: 'Motown Record Corporation Of California' on 8 July 1974
First name change: 28 July 1975 to 'Motown, Incorporated'
Second name change: 17 October 1975 to 'Motown Record Corporation' (reverted)
Third name change: 30 June 1988 to 'The Gordy Company'
Dissolved: 12 May 1993 (merged into )