Gramophone Company
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The Gramophone Company was a pioneering British record company and early recording industry leader that later became part of EMI.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gramophone Company canonical | 2 |
| The Gramophone Company | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
music industry company ⓘ record company ⓘ |
| activity |
music publishing
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record distribution ⓘ record manufacturing ⓘ sound recording ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berliner Gramophone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Talking Machine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1931 ⓘ |
| employed |
A&R staff
ⓘ
recording engineers ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Emil Berliner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Barry Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1898 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
music industry
ⓘ
recording industry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Emil Berliner’s gramophone invention ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation of EMI’s global record business ⓘ |
| locationFounded | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
EMI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electric and Musical Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Columbia Graphophone Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| notableBrand | His Master’s Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early commercial disc recordings
ⓘ
international record catalogues ⓘ pioneering the British recording industry ⓘ |
| notableOffice | Hayes, Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | EMI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
gramophone records
ⓘ
gramophones ⓘ phonographs ⓘ record labels ⓘ record players ⓘ |
| recordedGenre |
classical music
ⓘ
opera ⓘ popular music ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | EMI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedLogo | Nipper listening to a gramophone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Gramophone Company