Hispavox, S.A.
Spanish record company established on June 27th, 1953 by José Manuel Vidal Zapater. This is a company, do not use as label; For label use : Licensee of Columbia Records to distribute North & South America Columbia product in Spain. It owned the label and distributed in Spain many pop & jazz foreign labels (, Asylum Records, CTI Records, Elektra, , Reprise Records, , , ...). They also worked as a manufacturer, pressing releases for labels like Belter. Impuesto de lujo Permiso Nº 3637. It had its own recording studios (), pressing plant, offices and cassette duplication operating at Torrelaguna, 102, a printing plant (, at Marcenado, 22 - Madrid), later renamed Dirograf, S.A., and a publishing section (). The company and label were acquired by EMI in 1985, later by Parlophone and last one Warner Music Group. Some relevant executives before EMI acquisition: José Manuel Vidal Zapater (1953-1977), Luis Vidal Zapater, from 1977 to 1984, Saul Tagarro 1984, Miguel Blasco, Jesús López, Javier del Moral and finally to close the acquisition.
[obsolete] 1996 distribution address Cta. Boadilla Km. 2.200 - "Ciudad de la Imagen" 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón Madrid Torrelaguna, 64 28043 Madrid (Spain) (from 1984 to 1985) Torrelaguna, 64 Madrid-17 (Spain) Phone: 341-415 2304 Telex: 22931 / 46859 (from 1975 to 1984) Torrelaguna, 102 Madrid-17 (Spain) (from 1965 to 1976) Cartagena, 62 y 64 Madrid (Spain) Cable: Vox Phone: 256 5700 (until 1965)