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Philips Records | |
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Parent company | Universal Music Group |
Founded | 1950 | (as Philips Phonographische Industrie)
Founder | Philips |
Status | Completed |
Distributor(s) | Decca Music Group Verve Label Group Island Records Universal Music Group |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | Netherlands |
Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Official website | deccaclassics |
Philips Records is a record label founded by Dutch electronics company Philips and Dutch-American music corporation Universal Music Group. It was founded as Philips Phonographische Industrie in 1950. In 1946, Philips acquired the company which pressed records for British Decca's Dutch outlet in Amsterdam.