Private company

La Voce del Padrone

Logo: Francis Barraud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Italian record label; subsidiary of His Master's Voice founded in 19041

La voce del padrone ("His Master's Voice") was the Italian label and recording house for the British Gramophone Company. The Gramophone Company owned several labels in Italy, like Columbia, Marconiphone, Angel Records and Grammofono. From 1904, Gramophone Company records were published and distributed in Italy by Saif (Società Anonima Italiana di Fonotopia), a company based in Milan.2 It ceased to exist in 1967.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1904Founded1
  • HeadquartersMilan1
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Photo: Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

La voce del padrone ("His Master's Voice") was the Italian label and recording house for the British Gramophone Company. The Gramophone Company owned several labels in Italy, like Columbia, Marconiphone, Angel Records and Grammofono.2

Corporate structure

La Voce del Padrone is part of a group headed by Access Industries. 522 entities, 42 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1967Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1904Founded Founded1

Sources

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