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Kristall-Schallplatten G.m.b.H.

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German record company, active under this name between 1933 and 1976. Name variations: - [i]Kristall G.m.b.H.[/i] - [l1613442] Operated a.o. the labels [l=Kristall (2)] and Imperial (between 1933 - 1934, see [l=Imperial (3)], and between 1936 and 1937, see [l=Imperial (10)]). Outside Germany it operated the labels [l=Cristallo] and [l=Kristal (2)]. After World War 2, the company owned the rights of the revived Electrola label [l=Gloria (2)] (the original pre-war label [l=Gloria] was owned by Carl Lindström AG). This company is not related to [l=Crystal Schallplatten GmbH] (apart from the same owner, EMI Electrola). History: 9 December 1933: Kristall-Schallplatten G.m.b.H. is registered in Berlin, after renaming [l=Deutsche Crystalate GmbH]. 1 August 1939: The company is acquired by [l=Carl Lindström A.-G.] and remains dormant during WW II. 9 November 1951: The new parent is [l=Carl Lindström GmbH] and share capital is raised to 20.000 DM. 5 December 1962: Decision to move the location from Berlin to Cologne. 15 January 1963: Registered in the Cologne corporate register HRB 1608 as "Kristall-Schallplatten Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung" (or, short, Kristall-Schallplatten G.m.b.H.). The Berlin entry HRB 501 was subsequently deleted. Releases from that era often bear "Kristall GmbH" or "Kristall Gesellschaft m.b.H., Köln". 30 November 1972: The new parent is [l=EMI Electrola GmbH] (as part of the merger of the Carl Lindström Gmbh and the Electrola GmbH). 6 July 1976: "Kristall-Schallplatten Gesellschaft mbH" is renamed to "Kristall-Schallplatten-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH" (an administration company), which is finally merged into the "Thorn EMI Video Programm GmbH" in September 1981.