Columbia Phonograph Company
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Columbia Phonograph Company was an early American record label and phonograph company that became one of the pioneering firms in the recorded music industry.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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phonograph company ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activity |
manufacturing playback equipment
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marketing recorded music to the public ⓘ recording artists ⓘ |
| businessModel | commercial sale of recorded sound ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distributionFormat | physical records ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music recordings
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popular music recordings ⓘ spoken word recordings ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early competitor in the American phonograph market
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pioneer in mass-market music distribution ⓘ |
| industry |
phonograph industry
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recorded music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of the pioneering firms in the recorded music industry ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| mediaType | sound recording ⓘ |
| product |
cylinder records
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disc records ⓘ phonograph records ⓘ phonographs ⓘ |
| significance |
early adopter of commercial sound recording
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helped establish the commercial record industry in the United States ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.