Motown Record Corporation

Motto: "The sound of young America".
Usually abbreviated to Motown Record Corp. on labels; also credited as "Motown Rec. Corp." or "Motown Records Corp.".
Parent company of the Motown label, founded in Detroit, Michigan, but relocated entirely to California in 1972. Sometime U.S. distributor of CTI Records, Kudu, Gull, Manticore. Succeeded in 1988 by Motown Record Company, L.P. 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:
- Motown
- Tamla
- Gordy
- Soul
- V.I.P.
- Rare Earth
- MoWest
- Miracle Records (5)
- Black Forum
- Morocco Records
- Weed (3)
- MoJazz
- Natural Resources
- Melodyland which became Hitsville (2)
- Divinity (2)
- Workshop Jazz
and its international brand Tamla Motown, 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 Jobete Music Co., Inc.)