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Music publishing companies of the United Kingdom

  • EMIMarch 1931 marked the birth of Electric and Musical Industries in London. Two giants, Columbia Graphophone Company and Gramophone Company, merged to form a…
  • Startling MusicRingo Starr established Startling Music in 1968 to secure financial independence. He had spent years as a member of the Beatles, yet felt under-promoted by…
  • Sony Music PublishingIn 1958, Associated Television acquired a fifty percent stake in Pye Records. Lew Grade founded the British television broadcasting company that year.
  • HarrisongsGeorge Harrison created Mornyork Ltd on the 11th of September 1964 while he was still a member of the Beatles. This new entity changed its name to Harrisongs…
  • Northern SongsOn the 22nd of February 1963, Dick James called Brian Epstein to suggest a new partnership. The meeting took place at James' office in London.