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Philips Classics

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Philips Classics is the classical music banner of the Philips record label, founded in 1950 as Philips Phonographische Industrie by the Dutch electronics company.[1] Philips became a PolyGram label in 1972, and from the early 1980s most of its releases used the Philips Classics banner; its label code is LC 00305.[2] After Seagram acquired PolyGram, the label became part of Decca Music Group Limited in London in 1999, and Decca stopped issuing classical music under the Philips name from 2010.[2] Pianist Alfred Brendel recorded for Philips for decades.[1] The stub is keyed Philips Classics to keep it apart from the Philips electronics brand; discs credit the label as Philips.

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Relations

  • Imprint of Decca Music Group since 1999[2] sourced
    Philips became part of Decca Music Group Limited in London in 1999 after Seagram's acquisition of PolyGram; Decca stopped using the Philips brand for classical music from 2010

Also known as

  • Philips

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia: Philips Records Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  2. ↑ Discogs label 7704: Philips Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 7704.
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