Philips Classics: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 11:41 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added product 00028947028727, a wanted barcode from the 2006-2013 site ("MACKERRAS SIR CHARLES - PIANO CONCERTO NO.9 K271"): the Philips Classics CD 470 287-2 (2002) of Mozart's Piano Concertos K. 271. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Philips Classics <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Philips Classics
founded: 1950
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role       | target                    | market | from | until | ended | status  | source           | note                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ---------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| imprint_of | company/decca-music-group | global | 1999 |       |       | sourced | ^discogs-philips | 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 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name            | type   | locale | from | until |
| --------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Philips         | name   |        |      |       |
| Philips Records | search |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref             | url                                           | title                       | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-philips | https://api.discogs.com/labels/7704           | Discogs label 7704: Philips | 2026-09-13 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 7704      |         |              |             |          |
| wp-philips      | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_Records | Wikipedia: Philips Records  | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Philips Classics is the classical music banner of the Philips record label, founded in 1950 as Philips Phonographische Industrie by the Dutch electronics company.[^wp-philips] 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.[^discogs-philips] 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.[^discogs-philips] Pianist Alfred Brendel recorded for Philips for decades.[^wp-philips] 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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