Gramophone Company
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For the HMV Records label, see His Master's Voice.


The Gramophone Company, based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, was one of the early recording companies, and was the parent organization for the famous "His Master's Voice" (HMV) label. Although the company was merged with another in 1931 to form Electric and Musical Industries Limited (EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

), the company title as "The Gramophone Company Limited" continued in use in Britain into the 1970s, for instance on sleeves and labels of records (such as The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
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by Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

, vinyl copies of which bear the copyright notice "©1973 The Gramophone Company, Ltd.").
The UK Gramophone Company was founded by William Barry Owen and his partner/investor Trevor Williams
Trevor Williams
Trevor Williams may refer to:*Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet , Welsh politician, landowner, military commander and rebel*Trevor Williams , British bass guitarist*Trevor C...

 in 1897 as the UK partner of Emile Berliner
Emile Berliner
Emile Berliner or Emil Berliner was a German-born American inventor. He is best known for developing the disc record gramophone...

's United States
United States
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 based United States Gramophone Company
Berliner Gramophone
Berliner Gramophone was an early record label, the first company to produce disc "gramophone records" .-History:...

, which had been founded in 1892.
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