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Actual record taken on the front line, France, near Lille – 9th October 1918

9th November 2018
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In honour of all those who lost their lives in the First World War. • Recording: Gas shell bombardment • Royal Garrison Artillery • Record: HMV 09308 • Company: The Gramophone Company • Location: Lille, near France • Date of recording: 9th October 1918 • Recorded by: William Gaisberg • Type of disc: 12-inch single […]

Forgotton Heroes: The Indian Army in the Great War

Indian catalogues 1903-1908 from EMI Archive Trust on Vimeo.

12th August 2014
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EMI has a long history of supporting artists and music in India. The Gramophone and Typewriter, Ltd. engaged agents in India as early as 1900 and soon established their Indian offices by 1901. In 1906 the site for a record pressing factory had been chosen in Sealdah, Calcutta. By 1946 The Gramophone Company of India […]