The EMI Archive

Formed in 1931 through the merger of the Gramophone Company and Columbia Graphophone Company, the firm grew into a global music recording and technological powerhouse.

Soundhog was EMITAPE’s lower-cost blank tapebrand, aimed squarely at the teen market. With its cheeky mascot and brightlycoloured custom card boxes, Soundhog was a hit. 

Born from the tape revolution, EMITape transformed how music could be made. At Abbey Road, EMITape captured some of the defining recordings of the rock era, including every Beatles album made there. The finest tape for the finest music.

Marconiphone became one of EMI’s key consumer-electronics brands, helping connect the company’s recorded-music heritage with its growing expertise in radio, sound reproduction and, television.

Charisma Records, launched in 1968, was a label that followed multiple creative pathways and defied any attempts at easy categorisation.

Four-channel sound, known as the Quadraphonic System, revolutionised listening, immersing audiences in music from every direction.

The label that repeatedly defied the odds, Liberty fought for vitality and relevance at every step, defining the genre of surf music and making waves across the industry.

Founded in 1969, Harvest was EMI's home for progressive rock, giving new artists space to experiment without limits.