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MGM Records
| MGM Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1946–1972) PolyGram (1972–1982) |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Geoffrey Mill |
| Defunct | 1982 |
| Status | Merged into PolyGram, former music catalog now owned by Universal Music Group, most soundtracks catalog now owned by WaterTower Music (excluding Born Free, owned by Sony Music via Madison Gate Records). |
| Distributor(s) | Self-distributed |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
MGM Records was a record label founded by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946 for the purpose of releasing soundtrack recordings (later LP albums) of their musical films. It transitioned into a pop music label that continued into the 1970s. The company also released soundtrack albums of the music for some of their non-musical films as well, and on rare occasions, cast albums of off-Broadway musicals such as The Fantasticks and the 1954 revival of The Threepenny Opera. In one instance, MGM Records released the highly successful soundtrack album of a film made by another studio, Columbia Pictures's Born Free (1966).
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