His Master's Voice (British record label)
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| The Gramophone Co. Ltd | |
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.jpg) The company's His Master's Voice logo, featuring Nipper. | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
The Gramophone Co. Ltd (His Master's Voice) was a British record label.
From December 1899, the predecessor to EMI, the Gramophone Company, had purchased the His Master's Voice painting from Francis Barraud, and began using the phrase "His Master's Voice" and likeness of Nipper on its releases, however, these releases still had "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." imprinted on them as the name of the record label. In 1921, the Gramophone Company established His Master's Voice as a music retail chain.[1] In 1931, the Gramophone Company merged with Columbia Graphophone Company to form EMI, with Gramophone Company continuing as a label under EMI.[2]
In 1952, the label used a POP number prefix. This label continued until 1967, with its domestic artists moving to either Columbia Graphophone or Parlophone, and record deals with American performers were moved to Stateside Records.[3]
In 1998, EMI spun off its retail business, becoming its own entity, and in 2003, divested the "His Master's Voice" intellectual property to the retail business.[4]
His Master's Voice POP artist list (1952 to 1967)
[edit]- The Ames Brothers
- Louis Armstrong
- Eddy Arnold
- Frankie Avalon
- The Blue-Belles
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Al Caiola
- Ray Charles
- Alma Cogan
- Jerry Colonna
- Perry Como
- Danny and the Juniors
- Dion
- Fabian
- Ferrante and Teicher
- Eddie Fisher
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Eydie Gorme
- The Highwaymen
- The Impressions
- Spike Jones
- Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
- Eartha Kitt
- Julius LaRosa
- Steve Lawrence
- John Leyton
- Manfred Mann
- Johnny Mathis
- Mickey & Sylvia
- Jaye P. Morgan
- The Olympics
- Gene Pitney
- The Poni-Tails
- Perez Prado
- Elvis Presley
- Lloyd Price
- Tommy Roe
- Soupy Sales
- Dinah Shore
- Jimmy Smith
- Kay Starr
- The Swinging Blue Jeans
- Philip Upchurch Combo
- Danny Williams
- Hugo Winterhalter
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC News | BUSINESS | EMI: A brief history". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "Gramophone Company Discography". EMI Archive Trust. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "EMI Revamps Three Labels". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1967-11-11. p. 51.
- ^ Lara (2024-03-27). "Nipper and His Master's Voice". Huguenot Museum. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
External links
[edit]- HMV singles discography including POP series[dead link]
- HMV POP, 45worlds.com