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The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America until late 1968, when it was renamed RCA ...
RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor) is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America (later renamed RCA Corporation), which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.
RCA Records is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA 's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country.
RCA Victor began selling the first all-electric Victrola in 1930 and in 1931 the company attempted to revitalize record sales with the introduction of 33 1 ⁄ 3 revolutions-per-minute (rpm) long play records, which were a commercial failure during the Great Depression, partly because the Victrolas with two speed turntables required to play ...
History. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Rca-Victor Company. views 1,982,588 updated. RCA-VICTOR COMPANY. RCA-Victor Company merged from two earlier companies — Victor Talking Machine Company and the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
In 1929, Victor merged with the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became RCA Victor, the dominant recording company in America for over six decades. The iconic “His Master’s Voice” logo was trademarked in 1901 by the Victor Talking Machine Company.
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In late 1945, RCA introduced vinyl 12" records to consumers as part of the RCA Victor Red Seal ' De Luxe Edition line, following the release of similar V-disc releases for the military during WWII. RCA introduced Stereo 45 singles in 1958. Stereo-only recordings from 1958–1960 were the 8500 series 61-85xx. 1958–1961 recordings with both ...
