DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
RECORDS
Independent label: Deutsche
Grammophon Records started life in 1890 as the German branch of the
Berliner Gramophone Company. It was based in Hanover. In 1941 it was
purchased by the Siemens electronics corporation, which joined up with Philips
in 1962 to form the DGG/PPI record group. A giant in the field of
Classical music, Deutsche Grammophon flourished as part of the Polydor
family and is still going today. In the 1950s and early '60s it
issued a good number of EPs, some of which were pressed in Germany but given
sleeves with notes in English and credit for manufacture and distribution given
to the British arm of Deutsche Grammophon. Such British pressings having
solid centres, while the German ones have large spindle holes. By the time
the '70s rolled around, the market for Classical music had become almost
entirely album based; the company therefore concentrated on the 12" format, and
released very little in 7" form. The '1967' on the Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra single refers to the year in which the tracks were first issued.
Manufacture and distribution in the 1950s were by Heliodor, which became
Deutsche Grammophon (Great Britain) Ltd in September
1958.
A FULL
DISCOGRAPHY OF THE EPL 30000 SERIES 1953-1962 CAN BE FOUND
HERE
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