Phonogram gmbh
German
record company, established march 1972 (registered in may 1972) after renaming
phonogram tongesellschaft mbh as part of the global restructuring of philips
and deutsche grammophon to form polygram. originally located in hamburg, so
sometimes appearing as phonogram gmbh, hamburg or phonogram gmbh hamburg.
In july 1989 relocated to cologne, relocated back to hamburg in october 1993
and operated under this name until september 1995.
Summary
of corporate history:
Hamburg company number: HRB 4418.
Registered: 28 march 1947 as philips ton gesellschaft mbh (philips ton gesellschaft
mit beschränkter haftung)
Name change: 29 december 1967 to phonogram tongesellschaft mbh (phonogram
tongesellschaft m.b.h.)
Name change: 19 may 1972 to phonogram g.m.b.h.
Name change: 18 february 1976 to phonogram gmbh.
Re-registered in cologne: 12 july 1989.
Cologne company number: HRB 19363.
Immediate parent: polygram gmbh.
Re-registered in hamburg: 20 october 1993.
Hamburg company number: HRB 54039.
Name change: 22 september 1995 to mercury records gmbh.
Dissolved (merged): 28 june 1999 into universal music gmbh.