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Parlophone

Carl Lindström's German label, with a British branch from 1923; in our catalogue it is above all the label that brought Francisco Canaro to British and French buyers.[1][2]

Parlophone was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon; its British branch opened in 1923.[1] The Columbia Graphophone Company bought it in 1926 and merged with the Gramophone Company in 1931 to form EMI.[1]

In our catalogue Parlophone issued tango from 1925 to 1957, mostly in Britain and France. Its most frequent tango name is Francisco Canaro (1927–1948); beside him are European dance orchestras such as Robert Renard's and Victor Silvester's, and Mercedes Simone in 1946–1947.[2]

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  1. Parlophone · en.wikipedia.org
  2. Parlophone on Tangopedia: its recordings by orchestra and year · tangopedia.app
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In 1926 Parlophone, a sister company of Odeon, released three discs in its premium R (Royalty) series1926

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