▁the ▁various ▁labels ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁company , ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁then ▁that ▁an ▁actual ▁company ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁labels ▁specifically . ▁ ▁The ▁Z om ba ▁Rec ording ▁Corporation ▁continues ▁to ▁coordinate ▁production ▁activities ▁on ▁many ▁Z om ba ▁subs idi ary ▁releases . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Z om ba ▁labels ▁were ▁distributed ▁by ▁Ar ista . ▁ ▁Following ▁that , ▁Z om ba ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁R CA ▁for ▁distribution ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁deal ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁B M G ▁purch asing ▁a ▁large ▁share ▁of ▁R CA ▁and ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁B M G ▁was ▁signed ▁for ▁distribution . ▁ ▁B M G ▁remained ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁distrib utor ▁for ▁Z om ba ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁purchase ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁however , ▁other ▁regions ▁had ▁various ▁other ▁distrib utors ▁over ▁time . ▁▁ ▁E MI ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁distrib utor ▁for ▁Z om ba ▁in ▁Europe ▁via ▁Virgin ▁Records , ▁but ▁distribution ▁details ▁are ▁listed ▁below ▁in ▁the ▁Regional ▁Branch es ▁section . ▁ ▁Z om ba ▁only ▁controls ▁one ▁small ▁vin yl ▁pressing ▁plant , ▁therefore , ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁manufact uring ▁has ▁been ▁out s our ced ▁to ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁Son op ress ▁( B M G ▁affili ated ), ▁Sony ▁and ▁Techn icol or . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Z