Gramophone Company

The Gramophone Company Limited
	Example of a Gramophone Company release, using the His Master's Voice trademark
Industry	Phonograph manufacturer and record label
Founded	April 1898
Defunct	July 1973
Headquarters	London
Owner	Independent (1898–1931); EMI (1931–1973)
Subsidiaries	His Master's Voice (1909–1973); Deutsche Grammophon (1900–1914); Gramophone Company India (1901–1973); La voce del padrone (1900s); La Voix de son maître (1901–1949); Electrola (1925–1931); Harvest Records (1969–1973); La Voz de su Amo (Spain);

The Gramophone Company Limited was a British phonograph manufacturer and record label, founded in April 1898 by Emil Berliner. It was one of the earliest record labels.

The company purchased the His Master's Voice painting and trademark rights in 1899, using its artwork and creating the His Master's Voice sub-label for its phonographs and releases in 1909, replacing its previous "Recording Angel" trademark. The company had an affiliation with the American Victor Talking Machine Company, who also began using the artwork.

In 1931, The Gramophone Company partnered with the Columbia Graphophone Company to form Electric and Musical Industries Limited (EMI). The Gramophone Company continued as one of EMI's music labels until 1973, when its legal entity was renamed to EMI Records Limited. The His Master's Voice label continued until 1993, when it was replaced by EMI Classics.