Columbia Graphophone Company
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Columbia Graphophone Company was an early 20th-century British record label and gramophone manufacturer that played a key role in the development of the modern recording industry.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gramophone manufacturer
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record company ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activity |
manufacturing sound reproduction equipment
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recording and issuing music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
gramophone era
ⓘ
shellac record era ⓘ |
| brand | Columbia ⓘ |
| businessModel | vertical integration of recording, manufacturing and distribution ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formatIntroduced | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiary | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
music industry
ⓘ
recording industry ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| mediaType | recorded music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest British record labels
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helping develop the modern recording industry ⓘ manufacturing gramophones in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| product |
gramophones
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phonograph records ⓘ record players ⓘ shellac discs ⓘ |
| regionServed |
British Empire
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
major competitor in the early British record market
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pioneer in commercial sound recording ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
acoustic recording
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electrical recording ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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