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Multinational label. Label Code: [b]LC 0299 / LC 00299[/b] [b]Please note, many Parlophone issues also carry an EMI logo. This is not a label and EMI should not be added as a label, it instead indicates that Parlophone was part of the EMI Group.[/b] Parlophone is an anglicization of the German Parlophon label, registered as a trademark in 1902 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of [b]Salon Kinematograph Co. GmbH[/b], later merged into Carl Lindström A.-G.. The first Parlophon records are pressed in 1910. By 1923, Parlophone proper appears in London administered by English Lindström branch known as [l311921], Parlophon records were pressed in London and sold locally. By 1926 extended operations extended to press for export in Australia (#cat A) until the australian factory Parlophone Co. Ltd. was created somewhere the next year. These companies were subsequently taken over by [l97841] in 1927, following its acquisition of [l275192] in 1926, thus becoming a constituent part of [l293204] (EMI) when that company merged with [l253617] in 1931. The label largely operated as a Jazz and Novelty label until manager, George Martin, signed the The Beatles in 1962. As a result of its subsequent success and profile, the label was earmarked for phasing out in 1973 in favour of EMI (the label), however the parlophone imprint continued to be used by registered trademark owner EMI Records Ltd. and affiliated companies. In September 2012 following the acquisition of [l1330982]'s US and Asian interests by Universal Music Group, Parlophone and the former EMI Records Ltd. were merged as the [l806790] (PLG Holdco Ltd.) and spun off to be sold. They were sold to Warner Music Group in March 2013. The Parlophone label is now owned by Parlophone Records Ltd., the re-named EMI Records Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Warner Music International. The Beatles were not part of the Parlophone Label Group and their catalogue was acquired by Universal. [b]This label contains releases on multinational markets. Do NOT create imprints for different countries. Cover that information on new releases with the country field and with notes about the release (releasing company, ℗&© note, mechanical rights etc.).[/b]
Sub-labels
Parlophone Nova Fase
Series
Music For Dancing (2)
Les Chansons D'or (2)
French series of LP compilations published by Parlophone label (Warner Music France) from 2020.
Piano In Dance Tempo
Series.
Official Congress Record
A special label for the XXIXth Eucharistic Congress
A Flavour Of The Label
Series of Parlophone-branded label samplers released between 1994 and 2001. They typically focused on new material from Parlophone artists as well as artists from other EMI labels. Parlophone also ...
Credence
Parlophone imprint set up in January 2000 releasing house tunes but sadly closed it's doors in 2004. Credence was ran by a highly qualified team that included Parlophone's Director of A&R, Miles...
Rhythm Series
R&B sub-label of Parlophone. The releases often featured dance remixes.
Zarcorp
Run by .
Parlophone Odeon
The 1957 Super Rhythm-Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "style" series. See the list below. The comp...
The 1940 Super Rhythm Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). The numbering continued on from the 1939 series, and ran from number 71 (R 2725) to 134 (R...
The 1944 Super Rhythm-Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "style" series. See the list below. The comp...
The 1942 Super Rhythm Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Ran from number 1 (R 2826) to 58 (R 2858). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "sty...
The 1950 Super Rhythm-Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "style" series. See the list below. The comp...
The 1954 Super Rhythm-Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "style" series. See the list below. The comp...
The 1947 Super Rhythm-Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "style" series. See the list below. The comp...
The 1956 Super Rhythm-Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "style" series. See the list below. The comp...
The 1941 Super Rhythm Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Ran from number 1 (R 2776) to 72 (R 2824). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "sty...
The 1952 Super Rhythm-Style Series
Subseries of the 1934 to 1957 annual Parlophone jazz shellac series (released on Odeon in some countries). Parallel to this Parlophone ran other jazz "style" series. See the list below. The comp...