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His Master's Voice (HMV) was the name of a major British record label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. The phrase was coined in the late 1890s from the title of a painting by English artist Francis Barraud , which depicted a dog named Nipper listening to a wind-up disc gramophone and tilting his head .
Apr 28, 2017 · One of the most famous late 19th and early 20th-century advertising icons was, apparently, a Jack Russell terrier, the very same one who was a model for a painting called “His Master’s Voice.” The image was the foundation of the logo for many gramophone and recording brands like HMV, EMI, RCA, Victor Talking Machine Company, and more.
His Masters Voice floor gramophone. Oak cased 'Bungalow' model with long running motor (functional). Mica No.4 soundbox. Lid prop missing. Height 101 cm, width 44 cm, depth 52 cm. Sold by in for. You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg. Compact HMV Phonograph: Portable Music on-the-go.
Jan 21, 2021 · Catalogue of His Masters Voice Records (1932) by. His Master's Voice. Publication date. 1932. Topics. Recorded Sound. Publisher. London, The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
HMV used the iconic picture of a white dog listening to his master's voice through the horn of an early gramophone. HMV was owned by EMI. HMV started issuing LPs in 1952, and started issuing stereo LPs in 1958. Throughout the LP era, HMV prided itself on producing very fine-sounding LPs.
Their iconic trademark, "His Master's Voice," emerged in the same year, featuring Nipper, a dog listening to a gramophone. In 1921, the 1st HMV store opened, offering records & gramophones directly to music fans. HMV thrived throughout the 20th century, expanding across the UK and internationally.
The Gramophone Company Limited (The Gramophone Co. Ltd.), based in the United Kingdom and founded by Emil Berliner, was one of the early recording companies, the parent organisation for the His Master's Voice (HMV) label, and the European affiliate of the American Victor Talking Machine Company.
His Master's Voice (HMV) is a label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., which was founded in 1897 (officially registered in 1898) in the UK by the US businessman William Barry Owen and his partner/investor Trevor Williams.
Jan 1, 2013 · The interaction of local, regional and global forces, and the agency of the recording artistes, shaped and gave meaning to popular gramophone music in pre-World War II British Malaya. The 78 rpm music industry, dominated by HMV, saw the emergence of an eclectic, innovative, yet indigenous, popular music in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Jul 10, 2021 · A friend of mine recently inherited a tabletop His Master's Voice gramophone. It is missing the horn and tone arm, but does have the bracket and the turntable works fine when cranked.
