EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels. The label was later launched worldwide. [1]
- 2013; 10 years ago (original)
- United Kingdom
- Various
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.
- 31 March 1931; 92 years ago
- 5,500 (2008)
- Founding CEO Lenard John Brown, Roger Faxon (Former CEO), Ruth Prior (Former CFO)
- Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Established in 1956 to head the record division of Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) to which the various label companies reported. E.M.I. Records Limited also handled manufacturing and distribution.
Catalog NumberArtistTitle ( Format)Label1A 046-05071Cliff (LP, Album)Columbia, Columbia1A 062-04181With The Beatles (LP, Album, RE, ...1A 062-04243 (YEX 749)1 J 063-02.007Mendelssohn* - John Ogdon, Aldo Ceccato, ...Mendelssohn* - John Ogdon, Aldo Ceccato, ...- 60K
E.M.I. Records Limited (former principal company behind Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. record division), The Parlophone Co. Ltd., Columbia Graphophone Company Ltd. were merged into The Gramophone Co. Ltd, subsequently bringing the labels (trademarks) of these companies under the direct registered ownership of The Gramophone Co. Ltd. and back...
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May 30, 2013 · EMI Records Ltd., since incorporation was an immediate subsidiary of EMI Ltd., and as of 2011 formed part of the recorded music division of EMI Group Ltd. (Formerly known as EMI Group Plc) On the 11th Nov 2011, Citigroup (ultimate owner of EMI Group Ltd.) signed a definitive agreement to sell EMI Group Ltd., and its various worldwide operating c...
Catalog NumberArtistTitle ( Format)Label10R6922Rollin' And Tumblin' (10", S/Sided, ...Parlophone, Parlophone10RDB2014Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (10", ...Parlophone, Parlophone10WOAC50The Width Of A Circle (10", EP)12FHEIT 45104I Might Be Wrong - Live Recordings ...Parlophone, Parlophone- 70K
Established on 1st July 1973 by the renaming of The Gramophone Co. Ltd., EMI Records Limited was the immediate UK parent company behind the "EMI" label (established in the same year) and the registered trademark owner of the imprints / labels (reassigned from predecessor) - His Master's Voice, Angel ( Angel Records) Parlophone, Columbia.