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Label Code: LC 0193 / LC 00193 The Electrola brand was established as a counterpart of the British "His Master's Voice" label by the Gramophone Co. Ltd. The subsidiary Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. was founded on May 8, 1925 (the German HMV slogan "Die Stimme des Herrn" and the Nipper logo was owned in Germany until the start of WWI by the former Gramophone Co. Ltd. subsidiary "Deutsche Grammophon AG", which was confiscated and sold to "Polyphon Musikwerke AG"). This marked the return of the Gramophone Co. Ltd. to the lucrative German market at a time when record sales were rapidly rising. The company moved from Berlin to Cologne in 1953 and merged with the second German EMI subsidiary "Carl Lindström GmbH" in 1972. For the next 30 years the new formed "EMI Electrola GmbH" was the home of the ELECTROLA brand. With the merger of "EMI Electrola GmbH" and "Virgin Schallplatten GmbH" in 2002 the label was licensed to the "Capitol Music" division of "EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co KG". On April 27, 2004 the trademark rights were reassigned from immediate registered owner EMI Records Ltd. to EMI (IP) Ltd. (an intellectual property holding company and principal subsidiary of EMI Group Plc). After Electrola and the rest of EMI's German operations were sold to Universal Music Group (UMG) on September 21, 2012, when the European Commission (EC) approved the sale, UMG relocated the former EMI Music Germany from Cologne to Berlin later in December, while Electrola was moved to Munich. As of 2017 EMI (IP) Ltd. is still the registered owner of the Electrola trademark under the direct control of EMI Group Ltd, which subsequently forms part of the Universal Music Group.
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Electrola...Das Ist Musik!
Series of artist's compilations by Electrola 3 CD box set.
Der Goldene Trichter (2)
Five-part German 7" EP compilation series, presented by the magazine with highlights from the time of the gramophone, released probably in early 1960s
Big Box (3)
German series from Electrola.
Super Karnevals-Raketen
Single Hit Collection
Weltstar-Operette
German operetta series by label .
Kristall
German budget label of resp. , Köln (Cologne). Label Code: LC 0832 / LC 00832
Die Grosse Chance - Nachwuchs-Serie
German newcomer series around 1955/56 on 10" shellac and 7" vinyl singles
Electrola Studio, Munich
Recording studio located in Munich, Germany.
Electrola Wort
German literature / poetry series by label .
Heiter Und Besinnlich
HEITER UND BESINNLICH - AUS DER LITERATUR Well-known actors read humorous and contemplative extracts from the literature. German series on different formats, started in the late 1950s.
Das Klingende Autogramm
(the sounding autograph) German series of one-sided playable postcards with popular Schlager interpreters in late 1950ies
Ich Find' Schlager Toll
More artists' compilations from (a-z). Available but unsubmissed: Bernhard Brink Captain Cook Und Seine Singenden Saxophone Calimeros Claudia Jung Daliah Lavi [a=Die Klos...
Festlicher Opernabend
Opera series from Electrola. Introduced in the late 1950s, 7 sequels included.
Electrola Chamber Music Series
Unnamed series on Electrola for chamber music recordings. A bold-lettered number on cover front depicts the volume.
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Electrola - a divison of Universal Music GmbH Ganghoferstraße 66 80339 Munich Germany