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Parlophone Records
Image:Parlophone.jpg.gif
Parent company EMI
Founded 1896
Founder Carl Lindström
Distributing label Parlophone Records
(In the UK)
Genre Various
Country of origin UK
Official website Parlophone.co.uk

Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Carl Lindström AG was a global record company founded in 1893 and based in Berlin, Germany. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events February 1 - Giacomo Puccini 's La bohème debuts in Turin March - Leo Stern plays in the premiere Carl Lindström AG was a global record company founded in 1893 and based in Berlin, Germany. The ₤ trademark may resemble the British pound sign (£), but it is actually a German L, for Lindström. See also Pound (currency.The pound sign (" £ " or " ₤ " is the symbol for the Pound sterling —the currency of the

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Early history

Lindstrom initially used the "Parlophon" brand on gramophones before it started making records. During the First World War, the Transoceanic Trading Company was set up in the Netherlands to look after its overseas assets. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands On August 8, 1923, the British branch of "Parlophone" (with the "e" added) was established, led by Oscar Preuss as its A&R manager. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Parlophone established a master leasing arrangement with co-owned United States based Okeh Records, making Parlophone a leading jazz label in the UK. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Okeh Records began as an Independent record label based in the United States of America in Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States In 1927, Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom acquired a controlling interest in the Carl Lindström Company and thereby in Parlophone. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest Gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In 1931, Columbia merged with the Gramophone Company to form Electric & Musical Industries Ltd (EMI). Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Gramophone Company, based in the United Kingdom, was one of the early recording companies, and was the parent organization for the famous "His Master's Voice" The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

As an EMI label

Under EMI, Parlophone initially maintained its status as a jazz label. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States As time went on, the label also released speciality music, spoken-word and novelty/comedy material, such as the comedy recordings of The Goons. Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung The Goon Show was a British Radio comedy programme originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960 In 1950, Preuss hired 24-year-old George Martin as his assistant. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. In 1955, Preuss retired and Martin succeeded him. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Leading Parlophone artistes at the time included Germany's Obernkirchen Children's Choir, Scottish musician Jimmy Shand and the pianist Mrs Mills. Sir James Shand MBE ( January 28, 1908 &mdash December 23, 2000) was a Scottish musician who played traditional Scottish Gladys Mills, nee Gladys Jordan, (1918–1978 better known as Mrs Mills, was a Pianist who was popular in the 1960s and released many records

At the dawn of the rock era, Parlophone artists such as Humphrey Lyttelton, The Vipers, Jim Dale, Keith Kelly, the Temperance Seven, Laurie London and Shane Fenton would sporadically reach the British Top 20 chart. Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008 also known as Humph, was an English Jazz musician and broadcaster, and The Vipers were one of the leading Irish new wave groups of the late 1970s Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith on 15 August 1935 is an English Actor and Singer - Songwriter, best known for his roles Keith Kelly (born March 5, 1983 in Port Royal) is a Jamaican football player who currently plays for Harbour View FC in the Jamaican The Temperance Seven were a British band specializing in 1920s-style Jazz Music. Laurie London (born 19 January 1944, Bethnal Green, East London) achieved fame as a boy Singer of the 1950s recording Alvin Stardust (born Bernard William Jewry, 27 September 1942, Muswell Hill, North London) is an English Pop However, their only consistent chart action until the "Beat Boom" would be that of teen idol Adam Faith, who was not a Martin discovery: Faith was assigned to the label via EMI's A&R man-without-portfolio, Norman Newell. Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Norman Newell, OBE ( January 25 1919 — December 1 2004) was born in Plaistow, Essex (now Greater London Treading a path similar to other British labels of the era, Parlophone released all manner of domestic and foreign licensed product (including James Brown), but had little success in comparison to EMI siblings HMV and Columbia. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The His Master's Voice, today usually abbreviated to HMV, is a famous Trademark in the music business and for many years was the name of a large record label The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest Gramophone companies in the United Kingdom.

The Beatles and the Beat Boom

The label's fortunes began to rise in 1962, when Martin signed a rising new Liverpool pop band, The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Along with Brian Epstein-managed stablemates Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer and the Fourmost, they soon turned Parlophone into one of the world's most famous and prestigious record labels. NEMS Enterprises defaults here For the Latin American record label see NEMS Enterprises (label. Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May, 1943) is an English Singer-songwriter and Television Billy J Kramer (born William Howard Ashton 19 August 1943, in Bootle, Liverpool, England) was a British Invasion The Fourmost were an English Merseybeat band that recorded in the 1960s

After Martin decided to become an independent producer in 1965, the Parlophone Company was absorbed into EMI's Gramophone Company unit with the label intact. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Gramophone Company, based in the United Kingdom, was one of the early recording companies, and was the parent organization for the famous "His Master's Voice"

Thanks to the Beatles' recordings, Parlophone claimed the best selling UK single "She Loves You" (until 1977), and the best selling UK album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". " She Loves You " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by The Beatles for release as a single in 1963 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles.

The label also placed a tally of seven singles at number 1 during 1964, when it also claimed top spot in the album charts for 40 of the 52 weeks.

Parlophone today

Parlophone is still a leading EMI label, while of its contemporary labels HMV became solely a classical music label and Columbia was replaced by the EMI label. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music EMI Records is a Record label, founded by EMI in 1972 as the successor label to the Columbia label

As a short lived U. S. label under Okeh Records

In the U. Okeh Records began as an Independent record label based in the United States of America in S. , there was a short-lived Parlophone label (prefix PNY-), which in 1929 issued exact couplings from OKeh, using the OKeh catalog number. Then OKeh started a separate series for Parlophone (34000 series). This series (along with the Odeon ONY-36000 series) were both discontinued in 1930. No one has been able to determine where these two labels were intended to be sold, although since many surviving copies are in new condition, speculation among collectors have been that these records were found unused in a warehouse. )

Notable acts

Since The Beatles, many other pop/rock artists have signed to the label, including:

Recently the label's line-up has included acts such as:

"Parlophon" ad from 1927, Berlin

Parlophone trademark during The Beatles era

Parlophone record labels

Early Parlophone record label

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With the Beatles (side 1) - Parlophone yellow and black label

The labels shown here include those used for 78s and LPs. With The Beatles is The Beatles ' second UK album recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November, 1963 The label design for 7" singles had the same standard template as several other EMI labels, with the large "45" insignia to the right. In recent years, design uniformity has relaxed from release to release.

See also

External links

This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also
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