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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 ...
- 1929; 94 years ago
- Camden, New Jersey
- 1901; 122 years ago
Victor Talking Machine Company. Logo "His Master's Voice" dengan Nipper. Didirikan. 1901. ( 1901) Pendiri. Eldridge R. Johnson. Status. Diakuisisi oleh RCA pada tahun 1929, berganti nama menjadi RCA Victor; dikenal sejak 1968 sebagai RCA Records.
- Amerika Serikat
- Klasik, blues, popular, jazz, country, bluegrass, folk
- 1901
- Eldridge R. Johnson
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Around 1935, RCA began marketing the modernistic RCA Victor M Special, a polished aluminum portable record player designed by John Vassos that has become an icon of 1930s American industrial design. In 1949, RCA Victor released the first 45 rpm "single" records, as a response to Columbia Records successful introduction of its microgroove 33 1 ...
- David Sarnoff (first general manager)
RCA Victor was also responsible for the film soundtrack albums of Damn Yankees, South Pacific, Bye Bye Birdie, Half a Sixpence, and The Sound of Music. The album made from the 1965 hit Julie Andrews film was (and is) one of the best selling soundtracks of all time.
- January 9, 1900; 123 years ago (as Consolidated Talking Machine Company)
- Sony Music Entertainment (International), RCA Label Group (UK), Legacy Recordings (reissues)
- Various
- New York City
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 ...
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. This widely recognized logo is based off a painting by Francis Barraud using his dog Nipper.
The Victor Talking Machine Company was founded in 1901 after the development of the cylinder phonograph. It went into the business of producing phonographs, providing people with recorded sounds and music.
