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Hispavox S.A.
Company type Private
Industry Music
Founded 27 June 1953; 71 years ago
Founder José Manuel Vidal Zapater
Fate Acquired by EMI in 1985
Headquarters Torrelaguna 64, Madrid, Spain
Area served Worldwide
Hispavox S.A. was a major Spanish record company founded on June 27, 1953, that ran
independently until 1985 when it was acquired by EMI.[1] Their studios were located
in Madrid,[2] and were known among fans as Sonido Torrelaguna.[3] EMI owned the
Hispavox record label, manufactured for other labels and distributed in Spain
foreign labels. The Hispavox name is retained by Warner Music Group after its
acquisition of Parlophone Music Spain in 2013.
History
The company was founded by José Manuel Vidal Zapater in 1953,[4] who would be the
CEO until he was replaced by his brother Luis Vidal in 1977. The company began to
produce records in 1955, mainly for other record companies of the time, such as the
Spanish subsidiaries of Telefunken and Belter.
Towards 1956 the record label began to edit and make records from the French
companies Vega and Vogue, and also from the classical music label Discophile
Français. It was innovative for implanting the "microsurco" system, pioneer in
Spain, only used at that time by Hispavox.
The company managed to edit, produce and distribute exclusively and independently
for CBS and Warner Brothers (prior to their merger as WEA). Hispavox continued to
exploit all these records along with others of minor interest, completing a
turnover that led the company to reach an outstanding position among the Spanish
record companies. The exclusive exploitation of these two companies in the Spanish
market, led to the expansion of its catalog throughout the world: Latin America,
the United States, Japan, Russia, etc. It promoted its complete catalog nationally
and internationally, both in classical music and folklore, flamenco and Spanish
song; in other words, it covered the entire musical spectrum.
Some recordings are worth mentioning because they are exceptional. For example, the
works of Antonio de Cabezón, directed and interpreted by Antonio Baciero, who spent
several years researching in Burgos monasteries looking for data to record such a
great work; those of the master Tomás Luis de Victoria; the Magna Antología del
Flamenco; Canta Jerez; the Antología del folclore musical de España; the Cantos
Gregorianos recorded in Silos, that after the years would be a huge success all
over the world. This helped to create a great cultural heritage for Spain.
On a commercial level, Hispavox scored a great success hiring Sara Montiel in 1958.
The actress-singer had an overwhelming popularity all around the world and her
first album with them, the soundtrack album of the film The Violet Seller, was an
international hit. It topped sales in Spain and in Latin America and, in July 1959,
Hispavox served a Golden Disk award to Montiel for the number of records sold.[5]
Among other pop artists released by Hispavox those years were Monna Bell, Raphael,
Karina and Los Pekenikes.
During the 1960s, the composer Rafael Trabuchelli held the position of artistic
director, and promoted the careers of artists such as Miguel Ríos, José Luis
Perales, Karina, Raphael and Los Pekenikes. After his appointment as artistic
director in 1965 he hired as assistants the composer-arranger Waldo de los Ríos and
the sound engineer Mike Lewellyn Jones and the company obtained great successes
such as "La Yenca", "Himno a la alegría", by Miguel Ríos; "Palomitas de maíz", by
Pekenikes, or "El baúl de los recuerdos", by Karina.[6]
The Zarzuelas of Pablo Sorozábal deserve special recognition for their tradition
and their roots in the Spanish people, and for the great voices of Alfredo Kraus,
Pilar Lorengar, Renato Cesari, Pedro Lavirgen and so many other great voices of the
Spanish lyric of those times.
Since 1958 Alfredo Kraus recorded in Hispavox Katiuska, La tabernera del puerto and
Black el payaso.
References
"Disc multinational Emi Music buys Spanish Hispavox". El País (in Spanish). 16 May
1985. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
"Hispavox S.A." Discogs. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
"Trabuchelli, creador de sonidos en aquellos años 60". www.elcorreogallego.es (in
European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
Callis, Ernest (1985-05-15). "La multinacional del disco Emi Music compra la
española Hispavox". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
"Golden Disk Montiel". Variety. 15 July 1959. p. 19. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
"Muere el productor musical Rafael Trabuchelli". abc (in Spanish). 2006-10-01.
Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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