BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)

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BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (also credited as BMG Direct Marketing) was BMG's US company that owned the BMG Music Service record club.
If the release text states BMG Direct, please use that label instead.

Not a ‘true’ label, but treated as one in MB, for now. When you spot BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. on a release please:

  • Add BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. as label with the D###### code as the catalogue number
  • Add other visible labels with their respective catalogue numbers
  • Add ‘BMG club edition’ to the disambiguation
  • If you see Mfd. for BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., add the manufactured for release-label relationship

BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. was the US company that owned the BMG Music Service record club, and by extension, BMG Direct.
The company was formed in 1988, when Bertelsmann Music Group acquired RCA, owner of the RCA Music Service record club. The record club was then renamed BMG Music Service. BMG Music Service acquired Columbia House in June 2005. BMG Music Service ceased operations on June 30, 2009.

Catalog numbers of the original label appear on BMG Direct/BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. pressings as normal.
For legacy releases: If, on a release, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. is credited as a label, instead add the release's actual label(s) and catalog number(s) as the label credit, and format BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.'s using the manufactured by release-label relationship, or whatever relationship is applicable.

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-05 07:56 UTC.

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
Union (BMG club edition)YesCD14
D 110735[none]
Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsCD15
D 110780[none]
The Segovia Collection, Volume 9: The Romantic GuitarAndrés SegoviaCD19
D 114832[none]
Rush StreetRichard MarxCD13
D 115574[none]
NevermindNirvanaCD12
D 115600[none]
Greatest Hits (BMG club edition)EurythmicsCD14
D 120611[none]
Live at the ApolloB.B. KingCD10
D 124735[none]
Out of Time (BMG club edition)R.E.M.CD11
D 124762[none]
The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called QuestCD14
D 124809
Ropin’ the Wind (BMG club edition)Garth BrooksCD10
D 125535[none]
The SinglesThe ClashCD18
D 133050074646388624
A Decade of Hits: 1969–1979The Allman Brothers BandCD16
D 135031[none]
Great Mass in C minor KV427 / Exsultate jubilate KV165 / Ave verum corpus KV618Mozart; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leonard Bernstein, Arleen Augér, Frederica von Stade, Frank Lopardo, Cornelius HauptmannCD15
D 135464[none]
Quiet as the Moon (BMG music club release)Dave BrubeckCD12
D 140290016126506722
Decade of Decadence ’81–’91Mötley CrüeCD15
D 140298[none]
Like Never Before (club edition)Taj MahalCD11
D 142141[none]
DoubtJesus JonesCD12
D 144654[none]
Live Baby LiveINXSCD16
D 152528[none]
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op. 28 / Ein Heldenleben, op. 40Richard Strauss; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel BarenboimCD7
D 153662[none]
WBBD - Bootcity! The Remix AlbumBell Biv DeVoeCD12
  • -1991
D 154360[none]
Cool NightsGary BurtonCD11
D 163652[none]
Laughter & Lust (club edition)Joe JacksonCD13
D 164269[none]
Station to Station (Ryko remaster)David BowieCD8
D 164383[none]
Mo' RootsMaceo ParkerCD10
D 164645[none]
Stranger in This TownRichie SamboraCD10
D 164685[none]
SpellboundPaula AbdulCD11
D 173320[none]
Pocket Full of GoldVince GillCD10
D 173599[none]
Turangalîla‐Symphonie (BMG club edition)Olivier Messiaen; Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung, Yvonne Loriod, Jeanne LoriodCD10
D 173941[none]
Best O’ Boingo (Club Edition)Oingo BoingoCD17
D 174004[none]
Ritual of Love (BMG club edition)Karyn WhiteCD12
D 174120[none]
On Every Street (club release)Dire StraitsCD12
D 174151[none]
Voodoo HighwayBadlandsCD13
D 174170[none]
Trompe le MondePixiesCD15
D 180319[none]
El Salón México / Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra / Music for the Theatre / Connotations for Orchestra (Mfd. for BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. under license)Copland; New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Stanley DruckerCD9
D 183588[none]
The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950–1954T‐Bone Walker2×CD26 + 26
D 200451[none]
Swallow This: LivePoison2×CD12 + 11
D 205597[none]
24 NightsEric Clapton2×CD8 + 7
D 261859[none]
In ConcertThe Doors2×CD20 + 11
D 293427[none]
Christmas Concertos (Club Edition)The English Concert, Trevor PinnockCD27
D 514019028943526227
Roll the Bones (club edition)RushCD10
D-173723[none]
Club MTV Party to Go, Volume One (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsCD12
D100754[none]
Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (club edition)Creedence Clearwater Revival featuring John FogertyCD20
D101520[none]
Chronicle: The 20 Greatest HitsCreedence Clearwater RevivalCD20
D1015200208313080249
Salute to Disney (Club Edition)Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraCD11
D106329[none]
The Bells of DublinThe ChieftainsCD23
D110943
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (club edition)Red Hot Chili PeppersCD17
D111127[none]
The Comfort Zone (BMG club edition)Vanessa WilliamsCD14
D125066[none]
Mixed Up (BMG club edition)Black BoxCD10
D153463[none]
De La Soul Is DeadDe La SoulCD27
D164101
Put Yourself in My Place (Club Edition)Pam TillisCD10
D173197[none]
He Is Christmas (BMG club edition)Take 6CD10
D173529[none]
In Celebration of Life (BMG club edition)YanniCD10
D183187[none]
Weld (club edition)Neil Young & Crazy Horse2×CD8 + 8
D263896[none]
The Very Best of Hall & OatesDaryl Hall & John OatesCD14
  • -1991
DMC1-1005
Great Ladies of Country MusicVarious ArtistsCD14
DMC1-1021
You Are My MiracleRoger WhittakerCD14
DPC1-0955[none]
Too Late to Cry (BMG club edition)Alison KraussCD11
  • US1992-02-14
D171002[none]
“It Must Be Him”: The Best of Vikki CarrVikki CarrCD24
D 110749
No Doubt (BMG club edition)No DoubtCD14
  • US1992-03-17
D 116771[none]
The Commitments, Volume 2The CommitmentsCD11
  • US1992-03-17
D 154313[none]
3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…Arrested DevelopmentCD16
  • US1992-03-24
D 125357[none]
3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of… (BMG club edition)Arrested DevelopmentCD15
  • US1992-03-24
D 125357, D125357[none]
Violin ConcertosTchaikovsky, Sibelius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Nigel KennedyCD6
  • US1992-04-14
D 110741
Holding My Own (club edition)George StraitCD10
  • US1992-04-21
D 164375[none]
Sacred Ground (club edition)McBride & the RideCD10
  • US1992-04-28
D 144394[none]
Some Gave All (BMG club edition)Billy Ray CyrusCD10
  • US1992-05-19
D141711[none]
The LizardSaigon KickCD16
  • US1992-06-02
D 100371075679215826
It’s a Shame About RayLemonheadsCD13
  • US1992-06-02
D 101240[none]
Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971-1992 (BMG club edition)Olivia Newton‐JohnCD17
  • US1992-06-09
D125334[none]
Images and Words (BMG Club Edition)Dream TheaterCD8
  • US1992-07-07
D 101192[none]
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (BMG club release)MinistryCD9
  • US1992-07-14
D 154648[none]
Streichquintett C-Dur (Club Edition)Franz Schubert; Emerson String Quartet, Mstislav RostropovichCD4
  • US1992-08-11
D 125035[none]
T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Club Edition)Travis TrittCD10
  • US1992-08-18
D 144828[none]
Unplugged (BMG Club Edition)Eric ClaptonCD14
  • US1992-08-21
D 123690[none]
B‐Side OurselvesSkid RowCD5
  • US1992-09-22
D 100127[none]
TelevisionTelevisionCD10
  • US1992-09-28
D 100197[none]
Homeward Looking Angel (club edition)Pam TillisCD10
  • US1992-09-29
D100156[none]
The Very Best…and BeyondForeignerCD17
D 124722[none]
Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M.CD12
  • US1992-10-06
D 100121[none]
Life’s a Dance (club edition)John Michael MontgomeryCD10
  • US1992-10-13
D 101265[none]
Rage Against the Machine (BMG club edition)Rage Against the MachineCD10
  • US1992-11-06
D110094[none]
Pop! The First 20 Hits (BMG club release)ErasureCD20
  • US1992-11-24
D 100328[none]
70 Ounces Of Gold: Solid GoldVarious ArtistsCD29
  • US1992-12-12
D 108404[none]
Incesticide (BMG Music Service)NirvanaCD15
  • US1992-12-15
D100629[none]
Vivaldi Collection, Volume III: String SymphoniesAntonio VivaldiCD33
01612-67096-2[none]
Blame It on My YouthHolly Cole TrioCassette10
C 153261[none]
Sonaten opp. 27/1 · 27/2 · 28: »Mondschein / Moonlight / Au clair de lune · Pastorale«Ludwig van Beethoven; Maurizio PolliniCD11
D 100096[none]
III Sides to Every Story (BMG Direct club edition)ExtremeCD14
D 100119[none]
Our Time in Eden (Club Edition - BMG, Specialty Pressing)10,000 ManiacsCD13
D 100126[none]
The ChaseGarth BrooksCD10
D 100141[none]
What Hits!? Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers (BMG club edition)Red Hot Chili PeppersCD18
D 100144[none]
Greatest Hits 1976-1986 (BMG club edition)Elton JohnCD13
D 100150[none]
LiveAC/DCCD14
D 100201[none]
The Private Music of Tangerine Dream (BMG music club release)Tangerine DreamCD12
D 100221010058210528
Get a LittleG.E. Smith and The Saturday Night Live BandCD10
D 100227[none]
just the beginning... (BMG club edition)VoicesCD13
  • -1992
D 100244[none]
Hear! (Club Edition)TrixterCD12
D 100264[none]
Twice Upon a Time: The SinglesSiouxsie and the BansheesCD18
D 100273[none]
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans AlbumTony Bennett and Bill EvansCD9
  • -1992
D 100280
RetrospectiveThe KnackCD17
D 100359[none]