His Master's Voice in abbreviation HMV (also in French La Voix de Son Maître, in German Die Stimme seines Herrn, in Italian La voce del padrone) is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone. In the photograph on which the painting was based, the dog was listening to a phonograph cylinder.
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Releases:
Artists:
- Ravi Shankar ,
- Alma Cogan ,
- Manfred Mann ,
- The Swinging Blue Jeans ,
- Roshan Ara Begum ,
- Ronnie Hilton ,
- The Outlaws ,
- Twink ,
- Joe Meek ,
- Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Organization locations:
Also known as:
- HMV Group plc
