Odeon Records
Odeon Records is a record label founded by Max Strauss and Heinrich Zunz in Berlin, Germany. In 1904 Odeon launced the first double-sided gramophone records. In 1931 Odeon merged with the United Kingdom branch of Columbia Records, Electrola Records, HMV, Parlophone and other labels to form EMI. In 1936 the director of the Odeon branch was forced to retire and replaced by Dr. Kepler, a Nazi party member. In 1939 Odeon and Electrola are placed under a Nazi-appointed administrator. When the Russians liberate Berlin in 1945 they destroyed most of the Odeon factory. After 1945 Odeon continued to be used as a labels for pressings made for West Africa. In Brazil the label survived as an EMI subsidiary until the mid 1960s when it finally disappeared completely.
See also List of record labels
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