Coden Records
Coden Records was a Taiwanese record label founded in 1985, once counted among Taiwan's three major record companies of the 1980s.
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Overview
Coden Records (可登唱片), formally Coden Audio Publishing Co., Ltd. (可登有聲出版社有限公司), was a Taiwanese record label founded in 1985. According to Chinese Wikipedia, it was one of the three major record companies in Taiwan during the 1980s, alongside Rock Records (滾石唱片) and UFO Records (飛碟唱片). The label operated in the Taiwanese Mandarin pop market during a formative period for the island's music industry, when local labels were building artist rosters, developing Mandarin-language pop production, and competing for radio and television exposure. Coden Records is now described as a company that formerly existed, indicating that it is no longer active as a going concern. Its official web domain, coden.com.tw, remains associated with the label name. Because the label is defunct and relatively little detailed documentation is readily available in the supplied evidence, the dossier is necessarily concise; further details on its artist roster, release catalogue, and closure would require additional archival sources.
History
Coden Records (可登唱片), formally Coden Audio Publishing Co., Ltd. (可登有聲出版社有限公司), was established in Taiwan in 1985. It emerged during a period when Taiwan's domestic recording industry was expanding rapidly, driven by the popularity of Mandarin-language pop music and the growth of local labels that signed, produced, and marketed Taiwanese and Mandarin-speaking artists. According to Chinese Wikipedia, Coden Records was one of the three major record companies in Taiwan in the 1980s, alongside Rock Records (滾石唱片) and UFO Records (飛碟唱片). This places the label at the centre of a highly competitive era in Taiwanese popular music, when the three majors competed for artists, radio airplay, and retail distribution. The label is now described as having formerly existed, meaning it is no longer an active company. The official website domain coden.com.tw remains associated with the Coden Records name. Detailed information about the label's artist roster, its most successful releases, and the circumstances and timing of its closure is not available in the supplied evidence and would require further archival research.
- 1985
Coden Records is founded in Taiwan.
Coden Records is counted among Taiwan's three major record companies of the 1980s, alongside Rock Records and UFO Records.
Coden Records ceases to exist as an active company.
Products and positioning
One of Taiwan's three major record companies in the 1980s, alongside Rock Records and UFO Records.
Product categories. Mandarin pop music recordings · Vinyl records · Cassette tapes · Compact discs
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