Company type | Private |
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Industry | Music |
Founded | 27 June 1953 |
Founder | José Manuel Vidal Zapater |
Fate | Acquired by EMI in 1985 |
Headquarters | Torrelaguna 64, Madrid , Spain |
Area served | Worldwide |
Hispavox S.A. was a major Spanish record company founded on June 27, 1953, that ran independently until 1985 when it was acquired by EMI.[1] Their studios were located in Madrid,[2] and were known among fans as Sonido Torrelaguna.[3] EMI owned the Hispavox record label, manufactured for other labels and distributed in Spain foreign labels. The Hispavox name is retained by Warner Music Group after its acquisition of Parlophone Music Spain in 2013.