Polyphon
Discography
History
Polyphon-Werke Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1885 by two
Leipzig factory engineers, and manufactured musical devices. The company
later branched into manufacturing phonographs and records (and
typewriters and automobiles!) In 1917 the Deutsche Grammophon company
was seized by the German government as enemy property and sold to
Polyphon. The Gramophone Company recordings listed above were then
re-released on the Polyphon label. The corporate cousin
Polydor label was set up by DGG for
export purposes.
Sources:
Article at
http://www.polyphon.de/english/historie.php accessed ca. 2007 Vernon. Paul,
1995. |
