Amadeo Österreichische Schallplatten Ges.m.b.H.

former Austrian record label founded in 1956 and based in Vienna

Parent label: Universal Music Group·Est. 1956·

Austria

Austrian Amadeo company. Also labeled as Amadeo Österreichische Schallplatten GesmbH or Amadeo Österreichische Schallplatten GmbH. Successor of Austria Vanguard Ges.m.b.H. and Amadeo Österreichische Schallplatten Aktiengesellschaft. Polydor International bought Amadeo in June 1974 and turned it into a Ges.m.b.H. company ('Ges.m.b.H.' is an abbreviation for 'Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung' Limited Liability Company). Nowadays part of Universal Music Group. Distributed CBS (1963-?) and MCA Records from 1976.