Toshiba EMI Ltd

[b]Major Japanese record company active from 1973 - 2007. Please do not enter as a label![/b]

Also appears as :
[b]- Toshiba-EMI Ltd.
- TOSHIBA-EMI LIMITED
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Principal activities - manufacturing, sound recording, distribution and publishing.

Predominantly associated with Japanese releases of [i]international[/i] EMI Records. [b]東芝EMI株式会社[/b] - printed in Japanese mostly on back of obi or on packaging / inserts.

In 1969 [l=Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.] and [l=Capitol Industries, Inc.] acquired 50% of and was renamed Toshiba EMI Ltd on 1 October, 1973. On the 3rd Oct 1994 Toshiba-EMI Ltd (TOEMI) becomes a subsidiary of Plc after it increases it's shareholding in the company from 50% to 55% and gains a controlling interest. On June 2007, acquired all remaining shares of the company and Toshiba EMI Ltd. is subsequently renamed [l=EMI Music Japan Inc].