Private company

Apple Records

UK international record label; imprint of Apple Corps Ltd.

Apple Records is a British record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1968Founded1

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The story

Founded by The Beatles in 1968, in London.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Apple Corps

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1968Founded Founded in London1

Sources

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