[78-L] Angel records in Canada

agp agp2176 at verizon.net
Sat Aug 28 11:59:16 PDT 2010


At 18:15 28/08/2010, you wrote:
>Wrong.
>
>EMI bought Capitol in Decembre 1954 or January 1955.

According to Billboard - 2 December 1957 -- Capitol bought Angel from 
EMI at that time (early 1957)

http://books.google.com/books?id=3x0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=emi+capitol+intitle:Billboard&hl=en&ei=C1p5TNXcOYGdlgeh0ZjsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=emi%20capitol%20intitle%3ABillboard&f=false

It also looks like in May of 1957 they still were two separate 
companies -- albeit closely tied

http://books.google.com/books?id=vh0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17&dq=emi+capitol+intitle:Billboard&hl=en&ei=olt5TMruB8OqlAfi0cHuCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=emi%20capitol%20intitle%3ABillboard&f=false

But it does look like Glen Wallichs, Cap president was put on the 
board of EMI in 1955

http://books.google.com/books?id=ChwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&dq=emi+capitol+intitle:Billboard&hl=en&ei=F1t5TIb3CYG0lQf-6ODrCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=emi%20capitol%20intitle%3ABillboard&f=false

And in January 1955, EMI bought half of Capitol

http://books.google.com/books?id=3h0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68&dq=emi+purchase+capitol+intitle:Billboard&hl=en&ei=H1x5TLraFoKKlwed8ODsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=emi%20purchase%20capitol%20intitle%3ABillboard&f=false

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