Brother Records
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Brother Records is a record label and holding company owned by Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and the estate of Carl Wilson, that holds the Beach Boys' intellectual property rights, including the Beach Boys trademark. It was formed in 1967.
Its first releases were the Beach Boys' "Heroes and Villains" single and Smiley Smile album in 1967, distributed by Capitol Records. Numerous other Beach Boys albums were first released on the joint Brother/Reprise Records label during the 1970s, including Sunflower, Holland, and 15 Big Ones. Some records were also distributed by Star-day King Records or Caribou Records. As of 2004, the most recent CD re-release series of the Beach Boys' 70s albums is on the joint Brother/Capitol Records label.