Grammophon

German label from the shellac era. Introduced in 1914, the label was initially named Schallplatte „Grammophon“ and used by the Deutsche Grammophon-Aktiengesellschaft until 1927. Schallplatte „Grammophon“ was also used by the Österreichische Grammophon-Gesellschaft m.b.H. At the beginning of 1927 the label name was changed to Grammophon and the label was issued by the Deutsche Grammophon-Aktiengesellschaft until 1937. After the liquidation of the Deutsche Grammophon AG in 1937 it was issued by the Deutsche Grammophon GmbH until 1943. After that it was replaced by the labels Siemens Spezial for classical recordings and Siemens Polydor. Since 1948, the Deutsche Grammophon GmbH uses the label Deutsche Grammophon. The label used the Nipper-trademark, which depicts the dog Nipper together with a gramophone after a painting by Francis Barraud. The background color of the labels is a visual code for the price class of the record. The Schallplatte „Grammophon“ label used a multi-colored Nipper-trademark later in combination with its German name "Die Stimme Seines Herrn". The Grammophon label used a stylized, single-colored Nipper-trademark in combination with its German name "Die Stimme Seines Herrn". The label design was changed between April and May 1939 to a more stylized Nipper-trademark with three stars on both sides of the label and then the three stars were replaced by angle brackets. The Nipper-trademark was not used anymore after the discontinuation of the Grammophon label and was sold to Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. in 1949.