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RCA Victor issued boxed sets of four to six 45s, each set providing about the same amount of music as one LP (an extreme example of these 45 rpm boxed sets was the complete 1951 recording of the opera Carmen, featuring Risë Stevens and Jan Peerce, conducted by Fritz Reiner, which consisted of sixteen 45 rpm discs). In the case of operas ...
- 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
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An innovative and progressive company, RCA was the dominant electronics and communications firm in the United States for over five decades. In the early 1920s, RCA was at the forefront of the mushrooming radio industry as a major manufacturer of radio receivers, and the exclusive manufacturer of the first superheterodyne sets.
- David Sarnoff (first general manager)
In 1929, RCA purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company for $154 million. The RCA-Victor Company was formed, with David Sarnoff serving as its president. The company began manufacturing radios and phonographs in Camden, New Jersey. Sarnoff became known as the "father of broadcasting." One of the most outstanding trademarks ever marketed was ...
The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, sometimes also known as the Victor Symphony Orchestra, the RCA Victor Salon Orchestra, the RCA Victor Orchestra or the RCA Orchestra, was an American studio orchestra founded in 1940 by the RCA Victor record label for the purposes of making recordings. [1] .
550 Madison Avenue. New York, NY, United States. 10022-3211. Label groups. BMG [1986-2004], Sony-BMG Music Entertainment [2004-08], Sony Music Entertainment [2008-present] EU label code. LC 00316 [ RCA Records] The Radio Corporation of America, known commonly as RCA, was formed in 1919 after General Electric bought the radio company American ...
RCA Red Seal (formerly known as RCA Victor Red Seal) is the renowned classical music label with a reissue sub-label called RCA Gold Seal. Defunct labels include budget labels RCA Camden, RCA Victrola, RCA International, RCA Deutchland and RCA Italiana.
