was formed. On 16 June 2020, Universal rebranded Virgin EMI Records as EMI Records and named Rebecca Allen (former president of UMG's Decca label) as the label's president. In September 2020, Universal launched Motown UK, under EMI Records. In January 2023, EMI launched EMI North, based in Leeds, becoming the "first major to open a physical space outside of London". EMI United Kingdom EMI United Kingdom is a brand of EMI Records that, despite the name, appeared worldwide between roughly 1993 and 1998, used mainly for artists such as Iron Maiden, Kraftwerk and Pink Floyd, as a sister imprint to Parlophone, EMI Premiere, hEMIsphere, Eminence, EMI Gold and the home video division Picture Music International. During the '90s, it reissued albums that originally bore the Harvest Records, Columbia Graphophone Company, RAK Records, Regal Zonophone, HMV, Music for Pleasure and Starline labels. As of 2013, EMI UK's catalogue is owned by Warner Music Group after the acquisition of the Parlophone Label Group's assets. By contrast, UMG owns the catalogue of reissues from Deep Purple's albums between 1972 to 1975 on the band's vanity label Purple, in addition to their last albums for EMI in Europe, Abandon and Bananas. See also Abbey Road Studios List of record labels List of EMI Records artists References External Links British record labels 1972 establishments in the United Kingdom 2013 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 2020 establishments in the United Kingdom Record labels established in 1972 Record labels disestablished in 2013 Record labels established in 2020 2014 establishments in Japan Pop record labels Electronic dance music record labels Rock record labels EMI Jazz record labels Labels distributed by Universal Music Group Universal Music Group Universal Music Japan