History
- 1954: Kapp Records was created by David Kapp.
- 1960: Kapp Records released one of the first cover versions of songs from The Sound of Music, which was running on Broadway at that time. The Pete King Chorale was featured on the album.
- 1966: The record label released the original cast album of Man of La Mancha, perhaps their most successful cast album.
- 1967: David Kapp sold his label to MCA and became a division of Universal City Records.
- 1972: MCA released the last Kapp Record. The catalog and artist roster was absorbed by MCA Records
- 2003: MCA Records is absorbed into Geffen Records, which currently manages Kapp's pop/rock/R&B catalogs. The country, jazz, and musical theatre catalogs are now managed by MCA Nashville Records, GRP Records, and Decca Broadway, respectively. Decca Broadway released a remastered version of the Man of La Mancha original cast album in 2001.
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