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==Usage==

<code>{{tl|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}</code> adds an [[m:infobox|infobox]] to the article page of a [[record label]]. The template's code should go at the top of the page, before the article [[WP:LEAD|lead section]], but below disambiguation notices (see also [[WP:WAI]]).

===Pre-filled sample===

For simple use, you can directly cut-n-paste the sample code below (filling in the relevant fields, deleting the irrelevant fields, and leaving out with their self-documentation comments the fields you don't know or that can be used later):

<pre>
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = <!-- "label name" displayed in box title, defaults to page title -->
| image_name  =  <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" -->
| image_size  = <!-- size -->
| image_bg    = <!-- (background color for logo, should remain empty/white unless required) -->
| parent      = <!-- parent company, such as "[[Warner Music Group]]" -->
| founded     = <!-- year of foundation, such as "1950" (unlinked), example {{Startdate|1950}} -->
| founder     = <!-- name of founders, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| status      = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" or "Defunct" -->
| distributor = <!-- distributors, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| genre       = <!-- such as "[[World music|World]]" or "Various", separate with commas or <br /> -->
| country     = <!-- origin, such as "U.S." or "{{Flag|Turkey}}" -->
| location    = <!-- headquarters city and state -->
| url         = <!-- such as "{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}}" -->
}}
</pre>

===Empty sample===

If you already know exactly what goes into each field, this version too can be cut-n-pasted directly into your article and filled on the spot, without having to delete the helper comments as you fill it:

<pre>
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = 
| image_name  = 
| image_size  =
| image_bg    = 
| parent      = 
| founded     = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
| founder     = 
| status      = 
| distributor = 
| genre       = 
| country     = 
| location    = 
| url         = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}
</pre>

===Fields===

All fields are currently optional (in that not filling them won't cause a display error), but it is recommended to try and fill as much as possible within sourced informations, especially <code>founded</code> and <code>country</code>. An empty <nowiki>{{Infobox record label}}</nowiki> will generate only the blue heading with the name of the article.

; name : (Defaults to article name.) Label name displayed in infobox title.
; image_name : Label logo, such as <code>LABEL-LOGO.jpg</code>.
; image_size: preferably between 100 pixels and 200 pixels wide, depending on its portrait or landscape orientation—default is 180px.
; image_bg : (Defaults to "white".) Can be used to specify background color to display the image against. All [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] color specifiers may be used. However, it is generally recommended to leave it unspecified, so it will remain white as default.
; parent : Parent company, such as <code><nowiki>[[Warner Music Group]]</nowiki></code>.
; founded : Foundation year, just 4 digits, such as "1950", using {{Tl|Start date}}
; founder : Name of founders, separate with commas or <code><nowiki><br /> </nowiki></code>.
; status : Leave blank unless <code>Inactive</code> or <code>Defunct</code>.
; distributor : Distributors, separate with commas or <code><nowiki><br /> </nowiki></code>.
; genre : Such as <code><nowiki>[[World music|World]]</nowiki></code> or <code>Various</code>, separate with commas or <code><nowiki><br /> </nowiki></code>.
; country : Origin, such as <code><nowiki>U.S.</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{Flag|Turkey}}</nowiki></code>.
; location : Headquarters city and state.
; url : Specifies official site of record label using {{[[Template:URL|URL}}, for example: <br /> <code><nowiki>{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}}</nowiki></code> (concise) <br /> <code><nowiki>{{URL|www.kalan.com/english/scripts|Kalan.com}}</nowiki></code> (qualified)

Additional field not provided by default:

; bgcolor : (Deprecated, defaults to "{{Colors|black|LightBlue|LightBlue}}".) Background color for box title, not to be used unless justified need.

==Example==

{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = Republic Records
| image_name  = Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg
| image_size  = 100px
| parent      = [[Universal Music Group]]
| founded     = {{Start date|1995}}
| founder     = [[Monte Lipman]]<br/>Avery Lipman
| distributor = Universal Music Group (Worldwide)<br/>[[Virgin EMI Records]] (in the UK)
| genre       = Various
| country     = United States
| location    = New York City
| url         = {{URL|www.republicrecords.com}}
}}

<pre style="overflow:auto">
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = Republic Records
| image_name  = Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg
| image_size  = 100px
| parent      = [[Universal Music Group]]
| founded     = {{Start date|1995}}
| founder     = [[Mote Lipman]]<br/>Avery Lipman
| distributor = Universal Music Group (Worldwide)<br/>[[Virgin EMI Records]] (in the UK)
| genre       = Various
| country     = United States
| location    = New York City
| url         = {{URL|www.republicrecords.com}}
}}
</pre>

The above template code example produces the infobox displayed at right.

* The actual logo is not displayed on this documentation page because of fair-use limitations (it can be used only to illustrate the article about it). A Wikipedia logo is used here to demonstrate logo use and placement.
* Notice in the <code>distributor</code> field how you can go to a new line for a sub-item by hiding the newline in the middle of the <code><nowiki><br /> </nowiki></code>. Doing so is not required (the <code>founder</code> field doesn't use it), and neither version affects the output, but it can make the wikicode more readable and editable with long sub-items.
* Two fields have been deleted: <code>image_bg</code> (because the default white color is to be used here), and <code>status</code> (because the company is neither inactive nor defunct, and currently unlikely to require the field in the near future).

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==Categories==

The template does not create any automatic categorization of the article. You have to add your article to the relevant categories. Suggested categories (and their subcategories) to investigate include:

* One from [[:Category:Record labels by country]]
* One from [[:Category:Record labels by parent]]
* One from [[:Category:Record labels by year of establishment]]
* One or more from [[:Category:Record labels by genre]]

Plus one or more possible special case such as:

* [[:Category:Audiophile record labels]]
* [[:Category:Defunct record labels]]
** or if known [[:Category:Record labels by year of disestablishment]]
* [[:Category:Record label distributors]]
* [[:Category:Reissue record labels]]

And possibly more from:

* [[:Category:Record labels]]

== Microformat ==
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==See also==
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* {{Lts|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}
* <!-- links to relevant pages -->
* {{Lts|Infobox album}}
* {{Lts|Infobox musical artist}}
** for individual artists, bands or collectives
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music|WikiProject Music]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]]

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[[Category:Music infobox templates|Record label]]
[[Category:Business infobox templates|Record label]]
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