Kramer, The Fourmost, and contemporary Manchester band The Hollies also signed to the label, Parlophone became one of the world's most famous and prestigious record labels. In 1962, Martin signed the Liverpool-based band The Beatles, and during the 1960s, with artists such as Cilla Black, Billy J. Martin produced and released a mix of product including comedy recordings of the Goons, the pianist Mrs Mills, and teen idol Adam Faith. George Martin joined EMI in 1950 as assistant label manager, taking over as manager in 1955. On 5 October 1926, the Columbia Graphophone Company acquired Parlophone's business, name and release library, and later merged with the Gramophone Company on 31 March 1931 to become Electric & Musical Industries Limited (EMI). Ltd., which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz record label. The British branch of the company was founded in 8 August 1923 as The Parlophone Co. A German-British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophone.

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