Hispavox
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 27 June 1953 |
| Founder | José Manuel Vidal Zapater |
| Fate | Acquired by EMI in 1985 |
| Headquarters | Torrelaguna 64, Madrid , Spain |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Hispavox S.A. was a major Spanish record company founded on June 27, 1953, that run independently until 1985 when it was acquired by EMI.[1] It owned the Hispavox record label, manufactured for other labels and distributed in Spain foreign labels. It also had its own recording studios, Estudios Hispavox.[2]
The Hispavox name is retained by Warner Music Group after its acquisition of Parlophone Music Spain in 2013.
History
The company was founded by José Manuel Vidal Zapater in 1953,[3] who would be the CEO until he was replaced by his brother Luis Vidal in 1977. The company began to produce records in 1955, mainly for other record companies of the time, such as the Spanish subsidiaries of Telefunken and Belter.
Towards 1956 the record label began to edit and make records from the French companies Vega and Vogue, and also from the classical music label Discophile Français. It was innovative for implanting the "microsurco" system, pioneer in Spain, only used at that time by Hispavox.
References
- ^ "Disc multinational Emi Music buys Spanish Hispavox". El País (in Spanish). 16 May 1985. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "Hispavox S.A." Discogs. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Callis, Ernest (1985-05-15). "La multinacional del disco Emi Music compra la española Hispavox". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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