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Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.

major British based multinational conglomerate operating from 1931 to 1971
Organization conglomerate Q61050272
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Summary

Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. is a conglomerate[1].

Key Facts

  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s instance of is recorded as conglomerate[3].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s instance of is recorded as holding company[4].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s headquarters location is recorded as London[5].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s headquarters location is recorded as London[6].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as E.M.I. Records Limited[7].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd.[8].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as La Voce del Padrone-Columbia-Marconiphone S.p.A.[9].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as EMI Italiana S.p.A.[10].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Capitol Industries, Inc.[11].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as EMI Norsk[12].
  • April 20, 1931 marks the founding of Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.[13].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. was dissolved in January 1, 1971[14].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s replaces is recorded as Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.[15].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s replaces is recorded as The Gramophone Co. Ltd.[16].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s replaced by is recorded as EMI, Ltd.[17].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s official name is recorded as Electric & Musical Industries Limited[18].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[19].
  • Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s different from is recorded as EMI[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Holding[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1931-04-20[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1971-01-01[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f90ae04-1c56-4828-afbc-ff0087be1f8d[25]

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Founding

April 20, 1931 marks the founding of Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.[13].

Identity

Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.'s official name is recorded as Electric & Musical Industries Limited[18].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London[5], a metropolis[26], in Roman Empire[27], founded in 0047[28]. Subsidiaries include E.M.I. Records Limited[7], a record company[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1956[31]; Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd.[8], a music publisher[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1958[34], headquartered in London[35]; La Voce del Padrone-Columbia-Marconiphone S.p.A.[9], a record company[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1931[38], headquartered in Milan[39]; EMI Italiana S.p.A.[10], a record company[40], in Italy[41], founded in 1965[42]; Capitol Industries, Inc.[11]; and EMI Norsk[12], a record company[43], in Norway[44], founded in 1969[45], headquartered in Oslo[46].

Dissolution

Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. was dissolved in January 1, 1971[14].

Related Entities

EMI

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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