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The German company BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (formerly RCA Schallplatten GmbH) was responsible for the RCA catalogue and other labels. The division merged with BMG Berlin Musik GmbH in 2003. Legally operated under this name from 22 April 1987 to 22 August 2003. Also seen on releases as: - BMG Ariola (Hamburg) GmbH - BMG Ariola Hamburg - BMG Ariola Hamburg, GmbH [b]Please list the branded label, then add [l31132] to company fields.[/b] [u]Legal entity history[/u] 1. Hamburg company number: HRB 15820 Registered: 1 August 1973 as 'RCA Schallplatten Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung' Name change: 22 April 1987 to 'BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH' (this page) Dissolved: 30 December 1987 (assets transferred to 'Reinhard Mohn GmbH') 2. Grevenbroich company number: HRB 606 Registered: 30 June 1987 as 'BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH' (this page) Relocated: 8 April 1988 to Hamburg 3. Hamburg company number: HRB 39734 Registered: 8 April 1988 as 'BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH' (this page) Immediate parent: [l417497], registered 2 October 1991 Immediate parent: 'Bertelsmann Music Group GmbH', registered 27 January 1995 Immediate parent: [l287291], registered 28 March 2002 Dissolved: 22 August 2003 (merged into [l22714])