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| Constantinople Records | |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Billy Corgan |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Country of origin | US |
Constantinople Records was an independentrecord label created byBilly Corgan ofThe Smashing Pumpkins. Little is known about the label and no official website or company exists. TheUS Patent Office's website listed the label as being trademarked by Corgan. When word of the label was made public, adomain name was registered but no website ever appeared. After one year theURL had expired.
The label was ultimately created to only release The Smashing Pumpkins' sixth studio album:Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music and the EPs that were associated with it, because Corgan's relationship withVirgin Records had deteriorated. Virgin had refused to releaseMachina andMachina II as a double album, and when Machina sold poorly, refused entirely to release the sequel. Since the band was breaking up at the time, Corgan decided to release Machina II for free download on the internet. Only twenty-five vinyl copies were pressed, and were shipped viaFedEx to several prominent fans in the online community, with instructions to immediately redistribute it on the Internet free of charge.
Five releases have come out on Constantinople Records:
It was rumored that this label would support all future releases for work done by Billy Corgan. However, starting in 2003 he began publishing work under the label "Martha's Music," with distribution byReprise Records.
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