Hispavox, S.A.
Spanish record company established on June 27th, 1953 by José Manuel Vidal Zapater. This is a company, do not use as label; For label use : Hispavox
Licensee of Columbia Records to distribute North & South America Columbia product in Spain. It owned the Hispavox label and distributed in Spain many pop & jazz foreign labels (Apple Records, Asylum Records, CTI Records, Elektra, Impulse!, Reprise Records, Vanguard, Vogue, Warner Bros. Records...). They also worked as a manufacturer, pressing releases for labels like Belter. Impuesto de lujo Permiso Nº 3637.
It had its own recording studios (Estudios Hispavox), pressing plant, offices and cassette duplication operating at Torrelaguna, 102, a printing plant (Imp. Hispavox S.A., at Marcenado, 22 - Madrid), later renamed Dirograf, S.A., and a publishing section (Ediciones Musicales Hispavox).
The company and label were acquired by EMI in 1985, later by Parlophone and last one Warner Music Group.
Some relevant executives before EMI acquisition: José Manuel Vidal Zapater (1953-1977), Luis Vidal Zapater, José Luis Gil from 1977 to 1984, Saul Tagarro 1984, Miguel Blasco, Jesús López, Javier del Moral and finally Miguel Ángel Recuenco to close the acquisition.
Contact:Licensee of Columbia Records to distribute North & South America Columbia product in Spain. It owned the Hispavox label and distributed in Spain many pop & jazz foreign labels (Apple Records, Asylum Records, CTI Records, Elektra, Impulse!, Reprise Records, Vanguard, Vogue, Warner Bros. Records...). They also worked as a manufacturer, pressing releases for labels like Belter. Impuesto de lujo Permiso Nº 3637.
It had its own recording studios (Estudios Hispavox), pressing plant, offices and cassette duplication operating at Torrelaguna, 102, a printing plant (Imp. Hispavox S.A., at Marcenado, 22 - Madrid), later renamed Dirograf, S.A., and a publishing section (Ediciones Musicales Hispavox).
The company and label were acquired by EMI in 1985, later by Parlophone and last one Warner Music Group.
Some relevant executives before EMI acquisition: José Manuel Vidal Zapater (1953-1977), Luis Vidal Zapater, José Luis Gil from 1977 to 1984, Saul Tagarro 1984, Miguel Blasco, Jesús López, Javier del Moral and finally Miguel Ángel Recuenco to close the acquisition.
[obsolete]
[b]1996 distribution address[/b]
Cta. Boadilla Km. 2.200 - "Ciudad de la Imagen"
28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón
Madrid
[b] Torrelaguna, 64[/b]
[b] 28043 Madrid[/b] (Spain)
(from 1984 to 1985)
[b]Torrelaguna, 64[/b]
[b] Madrid-17[/b] (Spain)
Phone: 341-415 2304
Telex: 22931 / 46859
(from 1975 to 1984)
[b] Torrelaguna, 102[/b]
[b] Madrid-17[/b] (Spain)
(from 1965 to 1976)
[b] Cartagena, 62 y 64[/b]
Madrid (Spain)
Cable: Vox
Phone: 256 5700
(until 1965)