| SPV GmbH | |
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| Parent company | Napalm Records |
| Founded | 1 January 1984 |
| Founder | Manfred Schütz |
| Distributor(s) | SPV (Germany) (1984–present) Plastic Head Distribution (UK) ADA/MVD/MNRK (North America) Season of Mist/Modulor (France) Suburban Records (Benelux) Musikvertrieb AG (Switzerland) Hoanzl (Austria) Border Music (Nordics) PIAS (Spain) Audioglobe (Italy) Compact (Portugal) Mystic (Eastern Europe) Soyuz Music (Russia) H-Music (Hungary) MGM Distribution (Australia) Diskunion (Japan) The Orchard (Digital Distribution Worldwide) |
| Genre | Metal, rock, alternative, pop |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Hanover |
| Official website | spv |
SPV GmbH (short for Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH, "Vinyl Production and Distribution Company") is a German independent record label. Founded on 1 January 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide.[1]
It has several sub-labels that it produces and distributes, including the labels Steamhammer (heavy metal, hard rock), Long Branch Records (alternative, indie, progressive rock, progressive metal, metalcore), Oblivion (darkwave, gothic), SPV Recordings (pop, rock), Cash Machine Records (hip hop), and Synthetic Symphony (industrial).
In November 2020, SPV was acquired by Napalm Records.[2]
- ^ "METAL CHURCH: Record Label's Collapse Is 'Not The Reason That We Have Decided To Stop'". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Napalm Records Expands Rock And Metal Empire With Acquisition Of Spv - Blabbermouth.net". 17 December 2020.