Grammofon AB Electra

Swedish record company established in 1956. The company was founded and owned by Sixten Eriksson (2), and later run by his son Hans-Ove Regén. AB F. W. Bennet, Telefunken Försäljnings A.B. and Telefunken Försäljnings AB were merged into to mother company in 1960 and 1962 respectively. Eriksson and Regén sold the company in 1986, and it was active with other owners until 1990 when it went into liquidation. Represented several major labels in Sweden, such as RCA, Telefunken (Teldec), Decca, London, Monument, Warner Bros., MCA, and others. Their own labels included Swedish Society Discofil, Musica (2), Telestar and Sagoton. The company had branches in all of Scandinavia: Grammofon A/S Electra in Norway and Denmark, and Ab Discophon Oy in Finland. Name variations as found on this profile: - Grammofon AB Electra - Grammofon AB Electra, Solna, Sweden