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 |
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| 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
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shellac record era → |
| brand |
Columbia
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| businessModel |
vertical integration of recording, manufacturing and distribution
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| formatIntroduced |
78 rpm records
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| hasSubsidiary |
Columbia Records
NERFINISHED
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| industry |
music industry
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recording industry → |
| location |
London
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| mediaType |
recorded music
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| 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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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Columbia Records
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EMI Classics → |
predecessor |