EMI Classics: version 1

Saved 2026-09-24 23:24 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added the 1999 EMI Classics NTSC DVD of Maria Callas: Life and Art (barcode 724349224797, catalogue DVA 4 92247 9), identified via Discogs release 10779414; PAL sibling (Discogs 8617815) and other edi. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# EMI Classics <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: EMI Classics
summary: Classical record label founded by Thorn EMI in 1990 and absorbed into Warner Classics by Warner Music Group in 2013.
founded: 1990
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role       | target                     | market | from       | until      | ended | status  | source             | note                                                                                                                    |
| ---------- | -------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | ----- | ------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| imprint_of | company/emi                |        | 1990       | 2013-07-01 | true  | sourced | ^wiki-emi-classics | Founded by Thorn EMI; after the 1996 demerger part of the EMI Music Group until the sale of the Parlophone Label Group. |
| owned_by   | company/warner-music-group |        | 2013-07-01 |            |       | sourced | ^wiki-emi-classics | Warner Music Group took control on 1 July 2013 and absorbed the EMI Classics roster and catalogue into Warner Classics. |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name         | type   | locale | from | until |
| ------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| EMI Classics | search |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref               | url                                        | title                   | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| wiki-emi-classics | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI_Classics | Wikipedia: EMI Classics | 2026-09-24 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
EMI Classics was a classical record label founded by Thorn EMI in 1990 so that internationally distributed classical releases no longer needed country-specific packaging and catalogues; recordings formerly issued under EMI, Angel, His Master's Voice, Odeon and other names were brought under its red logo.[^wiki-emi-classics] Universal Music Group bought EMI in 2012 and had to divest EMI Classics with the Parlophone Label Group, which Warner Music Group took over on 1 July 2013, absorbing the EMI Classics artist roster and catalogue into Warner Classics.[^wiki-emi-classics]
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