WEA Musik: version 1

Saved 2026-09-25 00:58 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added the German WEA CD of Heinz Rudolf Kunze, *Eine Form von Gewalt* (2292-44140-2, barcode 022924414022), from a wanted-list request. Identity confirmed by MusicBrainz and three Discogs pressings (1. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# WEA Musik <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: WEA Musik
disambiguation: Hamburg record company of WEA International in West Germany, 1972 to 1990; not the WEA label (brand/wea)
summary: Hamburg record company that distributed and from 1977 manufactured the WEA International labels in West Germany; renamed Warner Music Germany GmbH in 1990.
legal_name: WEA Musik GmbH
country: DE
founded: 1972-11-10
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                                              | type  | locale | from       | until      |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- |
| WEA Musik GmbH                                    | legal |        | 1972-11-10 | 1986-03-25 |
| WEA Musik GmbH Neue Medien und Elektronikvertrieb | legal |        | 1986-03-25 | 1990-12-13 |
| Warner Music Germany GmbH                         | legal |        | 1990-12-13 |            |
| Kinney Music GmbH                                 | legal |        |            | 1972-11-10 |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref               | url                                  | title                                 | accessed   | publisher | kind      | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-wea-musik | https://api.discogs.com/labels/43012 | Discogs company 43012: WEA Musik GmbH | 2026-09-25 | Discogs   | catalogue |           | 43012     | profile |         |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
WEA Musik GmbH was the West German company of WEA International, based in Hamburg, registered on 10 November 1972 as the successor of Kinney Music GmbH and trading from January 1973; it distributed the Warner Bros., Elektra and Atlantic labels and, from 1977, manufactured them, including the WEA label (LC 4281).[^discogs-wea-musik] After a merger with ATARI Elektronikvertriebs GmbH on 25 March 1986 it traded as WEA Musik GmbH Neue Medien und Elektronikvertrieb (Hamburg HRB 25476), and it was renamed Warner Music Germany GmbH in October 1990, registered on 13 December 1990.[^discogs-wea-musik]

Kinney Music GmbH had been registered in Munich on 20 April 1971 (HRB 43332) and moved to Hamburg (HRB 14429) in December 1971.[^discogs-wea-musik] Discogs gives WEA International Inc. as its parent.[^discogs-wea-musik]
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