Les Industries Musicales Et Electriques Pathé Marconi

French record / electronics company, established in 1936 (a.k.a Pathé Marconi). It sometimes also appears as "Les I.M.E. Pathé Marconi - Paris" or "Les Industries Musicales et Electriques Pathé Marconi - Paris".

Note: This company should not be entered as label. When credited (on back sleeve) without any specific, please enter it as "Record company".

The roots of the company were established by the brothers Charles & Emile Pathé in September 1896 as "Compagnie Générale des Cinématographes, Phonographes et Pellicules" with the head office at Boulevard des Italiens (Paris) and a factory constructed at Chatou (Yvelines) (as of 1936 known as Pathé Marconi, Chatou). Subsequently the name of the company was changed to "Compagnie Générale des Phonographes, Cinématographes et Appareils de Précision", then to "Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Pathé Frères, Phonographes et Cinématographes".

In 1899, "Compagnie Française de Gramophone" (The Gramophone Co. Ltd. in with its head office in Boulevard Haussmann in Paris with a factory first in Ivry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne) and then at Nogent-Sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne).

On 17 February 1919, the brothers Pathé established a new company "Compagnie Générale des Machines Parlantes Pathé Frères" which took over all of their phonographic activities including the factory at Chatou.

In 1928, Pathé label and companies in 1924 (outside the US).

The Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI), whom in 1936 effects a merge of "Compagnie Française de Gramophone" and "Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Pathé Frères" to form "Les Industries Musicales et Electriques Pathé Marconi S.A.".

As of 1964, "Les Industries Musicales et Electriques Pathé Marconi S.A." was also operating 5 principal subsidiaries, 3 wholly owned publishing companies Éditions Pathé Marconi), "Société Des Editions Chancelier", and 2 record clubs, "Club de Disque P.M." (established in 1960) and "Club Société de Diffusion Musicale et Artistique".

In January 1971, ultimate parent Gilbert Bécaud, were some of popular artists to record for the company.

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