Ariola Schallplatten GmbH
Настоящее имя: Ariola Schallplatten GmbH
German record company behind the Ariola label and its several subsidiaries. The company was launched in 1958 as a result of the problems the Bertelsmann Schallplattenring record sales club had encountered with obtaining licences from the major record companies.
As a credit, Ariola Schallplatten GmbH was interchangeable with Ariola GmbH on labels and sleeves in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
From Summer 1960 on, Ariola GmbH was the official company's name.
The company was renamed to Ariola-Sonopress GmbH in July 1962.
The cat# system followed a strict pattern in the early 60s:
First digit:
1 = classical
2 = Baccarola repertoire
3 or 4 = Ariola dance and pop repertoire
5 = speech recording
6 = jazz
7 = international repertoire
2nd digit:
1 = LP 12" 33 rpm mono
2 = LP 12" 33 rpm stereo
3 = LP 10" 33 rpm mono
4 = LP 10" 33 rpm stereo
5 = 7" 45 rpm common mono
6 = 7" 45 rpm extended play mono
7 = 7" 45 rpm common stereo
8 = 7" 45 rpm extended play stereo
The literal suffixes are price codes
Contact info from 1961:
Ariola GmbH Gütersloh, Postfach 853
Geschäftsstellen:
Berlin W 30, Victoria-Luise-Platz 7
Düsseldorf, Albertstraße 92
Frankfurt/Main, Niddastr. 51/1
Hamburg 1, Altstädter Straße 6
München 15, Sonnenstraße 33b
Stuttgart N, Jägerstraße 51
Hannover, Berliner Allee 47
Austria: Ariola Ges.MBH Wien, Wien I, Graben 29A
Switzerland: Generalvertretung John Lay, Luzern, Himmelrichstaße 6
Netherlands: N.V. Nederlansche Gramofoon-Mij., Amsterdamse-Veerkade 22a, Den Haag/Holland
Belgium: Discobel N.V., 31, Rue du Lombard, Brüssel/Belgium