مصنع الشرق للاسطوانات - مصرفون

مصنع الشرق للاسطوانات - مصرفون (Masna' al-Sharq li al-Ustawanat - Misrphon / The Orient Records Factory - Misrphon) was a record factory located in Cairo. It was a 50-50 percent partnership between Mohamed Fawzy (محمد فوزي) and Philips Orient. The factory which originally was established in 1957 under the name مصنع الشرق للاسطوانات (Masna' al-Sharq li al-Ustawanat / The Orient Record Factory). On June 30, 1959, Philips Orient bought out Fawzy's partner al-Sabban's shares in the company, upgraded the factory to latest international standards with technical advisors and equipment from Philips and on October 26, 1959 the company's official name was changed to مصنع الشرق للاسطوانات - مصرفون (Masna' al-Sharq li al-Ustawanat - Misrphon / The Orient Records Factory - Misrphon). The factory was nationalised during the first half of the 1960s together with Misrphon. The factory was taken over by the new state owned record company Sono Cairo