Pathé Records
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Pathé Records is a historic French record label known for its early contributions to the phonograph and recording industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pathé Records canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French record label
ⓘ
historical record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pathé Frères film company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand | Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distribution |
international subsidiaries
ⓘ
licensed pressings in foreign markets ⓘ |
| format |
hill-and-dale recording
ⓘ
shellac discs ⓘ vertical-cut disc ⓘ wax cylinders ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles Pathé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Émile Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ opera recordings ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
helped establish early standards for disc recording in Europe
ⓘ
major competitor to other early labels such as Gramophone Company and Columbia ⓘ |
| industry |
music industry
ⓘ
phonograph industry ⓘ |
| legacy |
historic catalog of early 20th-century recordings
ⓘ
important source for early recorded sound archives ⓘ |
| locationCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
European market
ⓘ
international market ⓘ |
| medium | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early adoption of vertical-cut disc records
ⓘ
large-diameter center-start discs ⓘ production of both cylinders and discs during transition era ⓘ use of sapphire ball stylus ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Pathé Frères NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
cylinders
ⓘ
disc records ⓘ phonograph records ⓘ phonographs ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the earliest major European record companies
ⓘ
pioneer in commercial sound recording ⓘ |
| status | defunct as an independent label ⓘ |
| technology |
acoustic recording
ⓘ
mechanical duplication of records ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.