Philips Records

Dutch international record label; imprint of Philips Phonografische Industrie
Organization record_label Q1536003
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Philips Records is an organization that was founded in 1946 . The company maintains its headquarters in Baarn .

The entity operates under the parent organization Universal Music Group .

Philips Records

Summary

Philips Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 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].

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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[21], in Netherlands[22], founded in 1950[23], headquartered in Baarn[24] and Universal Music Group[7], a record company[25], in United States[26], founded in 1934[27], headquartered in Santa Monica[28].

Why It Matters

Philips Records ranks in the top 7% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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