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MCA Records/Controversies

MCA Records controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1983Thing-Fish distribution dispute
  2. 1980MCA and organized-crime allegations

  1. 1983

    Thing-Fish distribution dispute

    MCA cancelled its distribution arrangement with Frank Zappa's Barking Pumpkin operation after an internal objection to the contents of Thing-Fish. The album was subsequently released through another company.

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  2. 1980

    MCA and organized-crime allegations

    Los Angeles Times reporting by William Knoedelseder examined alleged connections between MCA, mobster Sal Pisello, and the liquidation of deleted records. The reporting later became the basis for the book Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia.

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