Philips Records

Summary

Philips Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Philips Records is in the country of Netherlands^[3].
• Philips Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Philips Records's founder is recorded as N.V. Philips Phonografische Industrie^[5].
• Philips Records is owned by N.V. Philips Phonografische Industrie^[6].
• Philips Records is owned by Universal Music Group^[7].
• Philips Records is operated by Philips Records Ltd.^[8].
• Philips Records is operated by London Records of Canada, Ltd.^[9].
• Philips Records is operated by Philips^[10].
• Philips Records's headquarters location is recorded as Baarn^[11].
• Philips Records's discography is recorded as Philips catalog^[12].
• Philips Records's Commons category is recorded as Philips Records^[13].
• 1946 marks the founding of Philips Records^[14].
• Philips Records's location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam^[15].
• Philips Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[16].
• Philips Records's distributed by is recorded as Mercury Record Corporation^[17].
• Philips Records's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Philips'}^[18].
• Philips Records's has works in the collection is recorded as National Museum Paleis het Loo^[19].
• Philips Records's has works in the collection is recorded as Anne Frank House^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[21]

• Country: NL^[22]

• Began / founded: 1950^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6d38d6d2-bea8-46cf-b48e-a6195fd85f12^[24]

Body

Founding

Philips Records's founder is recorded as N.V. Philips Phonografische Industrie^[5]. 1946 marks the founding of it^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam^[15].

Identity

Philips Records's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Philips'}^[18].

Operations

Philips Records's headquarters location is recorded as Baarn^[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[16]. Operators include Philips Records Ltd.^[8], London Records of Canada, Ltd.^[9], and Philips^[10].

Ownership

Owners include N.V. Philips Phonografische Industrie^[6], a business^[25], in Netherlands^[26], founded in 1950^[27], headquartered in Baarn^[28] and Universal Music Group^[7], a record company^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1934^[31], headquartered in Santa Monica^[32].

Why It Matters

Philips Records ranks in the top 7% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]