Columbia Records
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Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. Founded on
The original home of Columbia in Washington, D.C., in 1888; the company was named after the city.
A Columbia type AT cylinder graphophone produced in 1898
The American label of an electrically recorded Columbia disc by Art Gillham from the mid-1920s
The British label of an electrically recorded Columbia disc by Paul Whiteman
Edison Records
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Edison Records was one of the early record labels that pioneered sound recording and reproduction, and was an important and successful company in the early recording industry.
Columbia Records
…on January 15, 1889, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records after Edison Phonograph Company. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, along with Epic Records, former longtime rival RCA Records, and Arista Records. RCA and Arista…
1903 advertisement
Edison Records logo from 1910s sleeve
Edison New Standard Phonograph ad, 1898
This is an example of a wax cylinder mold. Note the grooves on the inside and machined backup shell.