Talk:His Master's Voice/Archives/2014

Possible Plagarism
"In 1929 RCA bought Victor, and with it a major shareholding in the Gramophone Company which Victor had owned since 1920. In 1931 RCA was instrumental in the creation of EMI, which continued to own the "His Master's Voice" name and image in the UK. In 1935 RCA sold its stake in EMI but continued to own Victor and the American rights to His Master's Voice. World War II fragmented the ownership of the name still further, as RCA Victor's Japanese subsidiary The Victor Company of Japan JVC became independent. Nipper continued to appear on RCA Victor records in America while EMI owned the His Master's Voice label and shops in the UK until the 1980s. The globalised market for CDs pushed EMI into abandoning the HMV label in favour of "EMI Classics", a name they could use worldwide. Meanwhile RCA went into a financial decline; The RCA Victor label (complete with the dog and gramophone image) is now licensed by RCA Records owner BMG-Bertelsmann from trademark owner General Electric, while RCA's consumer electronics business (still promoted by Nipper the dog) is owned by Thomson." http://www.economicexpert.com/a/HMV.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.167.105.97 (talk) 00:53, 10 October 2009 (UTC)   I believe this paragraph is used partially word for word in some paragraphs in the main Wikipedia article.24.167.105.97 (talk) 00:56, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

DJ AKHILESH

Origin of the Painting/Name
I understood that Francis Barraud (the painter) had inherited the dog, the original wax cylinder phonograph, and some recorded cylinders from someone else, perhaps his brother. The cylinders were recorded by the previous owner, and the painting was inspired by the dog's reaction when these were played. Hence the reference to 'his master', which otherwise is unexplained by the imagery in the painting. Any thoughts on this, or is it an urban myth? JXM 16:45, 17 January 2006 (UTC)


 * My earlier comment about inheriting the dog and the phonograph seems to be correct. I've located a Gramophone Company record sleeve (circa 1930s) which has this version of the story printed on it. Perhaps I'll transcribe it and/or scan the sleeve itself.  Any opinions??  JXM 21:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I would like to read the sleeve story. I read that Barraud's original painting showed his dead brother's coffin in the background.  The coffin was painted over at the request of the Gramophone company.  Greensburger 03:17, 21 August 2006 (UTC)