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Decca

British record label

Also known as Decca Records · DECCA · LC 0171 · LC 00171

Founded: 1929
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1.Stated in MusicBrainzRetrieved 2020-05-13
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Founded by: Edward Lewis
Headquarters: London
Country: United Kingdom
, United States
Parent: Universal Music Group
Website: decca.com

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Decca Records is a British-American record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis after his acquisition of a gramophone manufacturer, The Decca Gramophone Company. It set up an American subsidiary under the Decca name, which became an independent company just before the Second World War. The American spin-off became a subsidiary of MCA Inc. in 1962. Known for its technical innovations, the British parent company grew to become the second most successful recording company in Britain and celebrated fifty years of existence in 1979, shortly before being sold to PolyGram. Both Decca and its former subsidiary were subsequently acquired by Universal Music.

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4 linked to Decca in Wikidata

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ffrrtrademark; patented recording technique developed by Decca

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Owned by: Universal Music Group
Decca Music Group Limited
Discography: Decca catalog
Operator: Decca Music Group Limited
TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH(1950–1983) operating area: West Germany
Different from: Decca criterion used: brand, trademark, band name or organization name refers to multiple entities
Organizational division: Decca Dischi Italia S.p.A.
Social media followers: 462,000(April 13, 2025) youtube channel id: UC278IKj0R4JBFb18Waw-tWA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-04-13
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47,050(February 3, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20133919
424,000(March 2, 2024) youtube channel id: UC278IKj0R4JBFb18Waw-tWA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-03-02
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385,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UC278IKj0R4JBFb18Waw-tWA
47,193(February 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20133919
320,000(July 1, 2021) youtube channel id: UC278IKj0R4JBFb18Waw-tWA
47,504(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20133919
46,931(April 19, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20133919
Floruit: 1936
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1.“Grammofoonplaat, 78 toeren met de verlovingsrede door Juliana (1909-2004) en Bernhard (1911-2004), 1936, met hoes”Retrieved 2021-12-05
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Has works in the collection: National Museum Paleis het Loo
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1.“Grammofoonplaat, 78 toeren met de verlovingsrede door Juliana (1909-2004) en Bernhard (1911-2004), 1936, met hoes”Retrieved 2021-12-05
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Child organization or unit: Decca Classics

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