Pathé Records was a France based international record label active from the 1890s through the 1930s. The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in current-day usage. ... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur Tansley coins term ecosystem War, peace and politics Socialists proclaim The death of Capitalism Rise to...

Pathé was founded by brothers Charles & Émile Pathé, who were owners of a successful bistro in Paris. About 1890 they saw an Edison phonograph demonstrated at a fair, and were captivated by the device and arranged to lease one as an attraction at their bistro. The early phonograph soon brought so many curious people to the Pathé establishment that lines formed to listen to it. Some even asked about purchasing phonographs for themselves. The brothers decided that rather give more business to Edison, they would make their own phonographs. In 1894 they started selling their own phonographs (early on based on Edison Company design) together with blank phonograph cylinders for people to make records with. Some time later they also started marketing pre-recorded cylinder records, and by 1896 had offices and recording studios not only in Paris, but also in London, Milan, and Moscow. Charles Pathé, born December 26, 1863 - died December 26, 1957, was a major French pioneer of the film and recording industries. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Edison Records was the first record label, pioneering recorded sound and an important player in the early record industry. ... Edison cylinder phonograph from about 1899 The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The earliest method of recording and reproducing sound was on cylinder phonograph recordings. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ...

Pathé discs

In 1905 they entered the growing field of disc records, at first with single-sided discs with a recording in wax on top of a cement base. In October of 1906 they started producing discs in the more usual material of shellac. Even with this less eccentric material, Pathé discs were unlike any others. The groves were cut vertically into the discs, rather than the more common lateral method. The grooves and were wider than that used by any other company, requiring a special ball-shaped .005 inch radius stylus to track them. The discs rotated at 90 rpm, rather than 78 or 80. The recordings started on the inside near the center of the disc, spiraling out to the edge rather than vice-versa. Possibly all of this unusual technology was a preventive measure to ensure that no other record company could sue Pathé for violating their patents. Even the record sizes were unusual; other disc records came in 5 inch, 10 inch, and 12 inch sizes, while Pathés came in 8½ inch, 11 inch, 14 inch, and 20 inch sizes. Unsurprisingly, these Pathé system records could only be played on Pathé phonographs, which in turn could not play other types of recordings. Pathé Records gramophone record label Probably of public domain age - Because of the non-standard format, I seldom deal with non-needle cut Pathés, but I think the record number 20375 puts the date of this disc in the 1910s, pre-1918. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ... Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by bees (beeswax) and used by them in constructing their honeycombs. ... In the general sense, a cement (Latin caementum) is any material with adhesive properties. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Shellac is a secretion of the lac insect Coccus lacca, found in the forests of Assam and Thailand. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ... This article is in need of attention. ... rpm or RPM may mean: revolutions per minute RPM Package Manager (originally called Red Hat Package Manager) RPM (movie) RPM (band), a Brazilian rock band RPM (magazine), a former Canadian music industry magazine In firearms, Rounds Per Minute: how many shots an automatic weapon can fire in one minute On...

With good marketing, Pathé machines and records became popular in France, but Pathé failed to make any significant headway into markets such as the United Kingdom and the United States of America, where other systems were already accepted in general use. The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Pathé also continued making cylinder records up to about 1914. In addition to cylinders compatible with the 2¼ inch diameter Edison standard, from about 1902 to 1910 they also produced larger 3½ inch "Salon Cylinders". 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

By about 1910 Pathé was also making recordings in Spain, Scandinavia, and India. The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ...

Pathé was the first company to commonly make master recordings in a different media than the final commercial product. In Pathé recording studios, masters were made on huge rapidly spinning wax cylinders. These large master cylinders were said to capture higher audio fidelity than was available on any mass marketed recordings of the time. The various types of commercial Pathé cylinders and discs were then dubbed from these masters. This master & dubbing process was both a strength and weakness for Pathé. It enabled copies of the same master recording to be made available on multiple formats. The acoustical-mechanical dubbing process, however, resulted in uneven results on the final commercial record, many having a pronounced rumble or other audio artifacts from the process.

Various attachments for other brands of phonographs to enable them to play Pathé records were marketed in the 1910s, but sales in the lucrative USA market remained small. Events and trends Science Einsteins theory of general relativity Max von Laue discovers the diffraction of x-rays by crystals Alfred Wegener puts forward his theory of continental drift War, peace and politics Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary leads to World War I October Revolution in...

Discs with the recording starting on the outside edge of the groove were first marketed by Pathé in 1915. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1920 Pathé introduced a line of what it called "needle cut" records (i.e., compatible with other standard brands of 78 discs), at first mostly for the USA market. The "needle cut" records were called Pathe Actuelle. They were introduced in the UK the following year. This venture was successful, and within a few years these "needle cut" discs were selling more than the vertical Pathés even on the continent. 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

Attempts to market the Pathé vertical cut discs abroad were abandoned in 1925, although they continued in use in France until 1932, Pathé thereafter producing only "needle cut" records only. Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

In January of 1927 Pathé began recording using the new electronic microphone technology, as opposed to the strictly acoustical-mechanical method of recording they used until then. Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February... A microphone with a cord A microphone, sometimes called a mic (pronounced mike), is a device that converts sound into an electrical signal. ...

British Pathé was sold to Columbia Records in December, 1928 and the United States Pathé was purchased by the American Record Corporation. Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The American Record Company, often known as ARC Records or simply ARC, was a United States based record company. ...

The Pathé Brothers Pathé Pictures were also important in the cinema industry. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...

See also

• List of record labels
• Pathé Pictures

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External links

• Charles Pathé and the Phonograph (http://www.pathefilm.freeserve.co.uk/muspathe.htm)
• British Pathé (http://www.britishpathe.com/)