Columbia Graphophone Company
Columbia Graphophone Company, fondazione 1917: artisti e album jazz dell'etichetta.
La Columbia Graphophone Company è stata una delle più antiche aziende discografiche britanniche. Nel marzo 1931, unendosi alla Gramophone Company, dette origine alla EMI (Electric and Musical Industries Ltd), diventando una etichetta discografica di successo tra gli anni '50 e '60. Il nome originario venne comunque mantenuto fino al 1973, anno in cui fu ribattezzata ufficialmente EMI Records.
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Artisti di Columbia Graphophone Company
Joséphine Baker
1906–1975 · cantante e danzatrice statunitense naturalizzata francese
Acker Bilk
1929–2014 · clarinettista britannico
Larry Adler
1914–2001 · musicista statunitense
Georgie Fame
n. 1943 · cantautore, tastierista e chitarrista britannico
Guy Lafitte
1927–1998 · French musician (1927–1998)
Profilo dell'etichetta
Record / electronics company founded on the 13th Feb 1917. Legal entity behind the imprint from 1917 to 1965 (in the majority of countries outside the US).
Note that the change from Columbia-Rena Record to Columbia Record in October 1915 preceded the formation of the Columbia Graphophone Company Ltd., and the first British Columbia records credit the Columbia Graphophone Company, London-New York. This lasted until February 1917 when the new British company was formed and from Feb. 1917 the label credit became Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd, London.
Also appears as:
- Columbia Graphophone Co Ltd
- Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.
- Columbia Graphophone Co. Limited
- Columbia Graphophone Company, Ltd.
- Columbia Graphophone Company Limited
- The Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.
- The Columbia Record Company Limited
Principal activities included the manufacture and sale of records, tapes and electronic products, sound recording, licensing, exploitation of copyrights, electronic research and development.
The roots of the company date back to May 1887 when was formed in the US. In 1894 this company & were consolidated to form , which in the 1900s registered a certain number of trademar
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