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Parlophone Records
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Parlophone Records
is a German-British major
record label
, which began in
Germany
in 1896. It is best known as one of the record labels who put out music by
The Beatles
in the 1960s. Parlophone's L-shaped
logo
began as the logo of the German Lindstrom label, which became part of Parlophone.
The company became part of
EMI
in 1931, and was known at the time especially for
jazz
and
comedy
records. They also issued records of "regional music", including works by
Scottish
and
Latin
recording artists
.
George Martin
, staff
producer
, sometimes travelled to Scotland to record popular artists there.
The Beatles were signed to Parlophone in 1962, and released most of their albums on the label.
Parlophone continues today with artists like
Coldplay
,
Lily Allen
, and
Radiohead
.
In 2012,
Universal Music Group
bought EMI (the owner of Parlophone), but Universal chose to sell Parlophone to
Warner Music Group
. However, The Beatles’ catalogue still remains with UMG, through its Calderstone Productions label.