Date Records was a sub-label of Columbia Records which had two different incarnations. The first incarnation was a short-lived rockabilly label in 1958 which included a release by Billy 'Crash' Craddock. The more significant incarnation was relaunched in February 1966 by industry executive Tom Noonan.
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The brand and logo was also used by CBS in Sweden 1969-1978, see .
The most successful acts on the Date label were Peaches & Herb and The Zombies. The label was dissolved in 1970. Date acts were transferred to either the or labels with most reissues of Date material on Epic. Sony Music Entertainment now owns the Date catalog which is managed by Legacy Recordings.