Private company
General Recorded Tape
Defunct American tape manufacturer
General Recorded Tape was an American manufacturer of reel to reel, 8-track and cassette tapes that existed between 1965 and 1979. The company grew to become the owner of several prominent U.S. record labels, including Chess Records and Janus Records.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards
General Recorded Tape was an American manufacturer of reel to reel, 8-track and cassette tapes that existed between 1965 and 1979. The company grew to become the owner of several prominent U.S. record labels, including Chess Records and Janus Records.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Divisions
- GRT Records
- Janus Records
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1965Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaGeneral Recorded Tape
- WikidataQ16994017
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2WikipediaGeneral Recorded Tape on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsGeneral Recorded Tape photo by General Recorded Tape, Public domain