Record Label
UK label originally owned by [[label:257099]] Releases are published by [[label:Magic Arts Publishing]] (ASCAP). Recommendation: PLEASE NOTE: about black metal releases, if it says **"Century Black"** anywhere on the release, you must submit it to [[label:Century Black]]! **Distribution:** Before mid-2005, a large list of international distributors appeared on the back covers from Century Media releases ([example](https://www.discogs.com/release/633136-Napalm-Death-The-Code-Is-Red-Long-Live-The-Code/image/SW1hZ2U6ODAwMDM3NA==)). This changed around July 2005, when [[label:EMI]] struck "an exclusive multi-territory agreement to license and distribute" Century Media releases. Some press articles also confirm that the first EMI-distributed album was [[release:1250054]]. In addition to the distributor list disappearing from the artwork, barcodes also changed from **7 277017 ******** to **5 051099 ******** The deal lasted until 2015, when the label was bought out by [[label:Sony Music Entertainment]]. So, please have in mind that all Century Media albums prior July 2005 with a barcode like **5 051099 ********, or without the distributors list, are probably reissues. In case of doubt, please ask in the forums.