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Virgin Records

Great Britain · Arts / Popular Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1977

Richard Branson18 May 1977

London · Arts / Popular Music

Signs the Sex Pistols to Virgin Records after earlier label deals with EMI and A&M collapse.

Names involved

Richard Branson

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