Teichiku Records
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| Company type | KK |
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| Industry | music (record label) |
| Predecessor | Standard Talking Machine Company of Japan |
| Founded | February 11, 1934 (as Teikoku Chikuonki Kabushiki-gaisha) Nara Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, |
| Owner | XING Inc. (100%) |
| Parent | Brother Industries[1] |
| Website | teichiku.co.jp |
Teichiku Records (テイチクレコード, Teichiku Rekōdo) is a Japanese record label, run by Teichiku Entertainment (テイチクエンタテインメント, Teichiku Entateinmento), that specializes in enka, kayōkyoku, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for Teikoku Chikuonki (帝国蓄音機, lit. Imperial Records), the former name of the company.[a] Teichiku Entertainment also runs the record labels Imperial Records, Takumi Note, and Union Records (ユニオンレコード, Yunion Rekōdo). It is a division of commercial karaoke manufacturer XING Inc., itself a subsidiary of Brother Industries.
In the past, it also produced video games, such as God Panic: Shijō Saikyō Gundan.[3]
Offices of Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.
[edit]- Head office - Shiba Park Building, 2-4-1, Shiba koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Osaka office - Sankyu Building, 2-14, Azuchimachi Sanchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
History
[edit]- February 11, 1934 - Teikoku Chikuonki Company (帝国蓄音機株式会社) was founded in Nara, Japan.
- September 1951 - Contracted with Decca Records.
- February 1952 - Started to sell Decca records.
- February 11, 1953 - Teikoku Chikuonki was renamed Teichiku, Inc. (テイチク株式会社). In the same year, the company began using magnetic tape for recording.
- 1954 - Began selling LP records and EP records.
- 1969 - Termination of contract with Decca.
- 1999 - Tokyo head office moved from Aobadai, Meguroku to Jingumae, Shibuya and the company was renamed Teichiku Entertainment, Inc. (株式会社テイチクエンタテインメント)".
- April 28, 2015 - JVC Kenwood Holdings sells their majority stake of Teichiku to commercial karaoke manufacturer XING Inc (subsidiary of Brother Industries).
- August, 2017 - Tokyo head office moved from Jingumae, Shibuya to XING Inc. headquarters in Minato-ku.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Facilities all over the world - Japan". global.brother. Brother Industries. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "帝国蓄音器".
- ^ "God Panic: Shijou Saikyou Gundan". nichebarrier.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Teichiku Records' channel on YouTube
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