TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH

German record company formed in March 1983 when owners Telefunken AG and Decca Record Co. Ltd sold their stake in [l=TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH].

Apart from releasing records on its own [l=TELDEC] label, the company also manufactured and distributed records for other labels. The company operated two recording/mastering studios ( and ) as well as a record, cassette and CD manufacturing plant in Nortorf, near Kiel.

TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH existed as an independent company until it was bought by WEA (effective January 1, 1988). The manufacturing activities were then merged with to become (effective May 1988).

In 1989 parts of the company were split up and became [l=Teldec Classics International GmbH] (October 1989) and the rest finally became [l=EastWest Records GmbH] (July 1990).

All the credits prior to 1983 are usually abbreviations and means the [l=TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH]. In the same way this company is credited frequently just with TELDEC. Please don't confuse the situation if [l=TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH] is credited together with older C&P marks, it does not automatically mean the [l=TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH], but more likely that your release is a reissue from the period 1983 and later. If in doubt, please ask at the forum.