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(Redirected from Lied der Zeit) Monopolistic music publisher in the German Democratic Republic
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The VEB Deutsche Schallplatten was the monopolistic music publisher in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from the 1950s until the 1980s.

The VEB Deutsche Schallplatten owned Amiga from 1954 to 1990.

History

On August 12, 1946, the German singer and actor Ernst Busch got permission by Soviet military administration to institute a publishing house for music.

Originally called "Lieder der Zeit Musikverlag", VEB Deutsche Schallplatten was founded in 1947 by Ernst Busch, a socialist singer and actor.

On April 1, 1953, the private GmbH-company had to change to a state-controlled VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb, "People-owned enterprise").

On March 18, 1955, the VEB Lied Der Zeit was renamed to VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin.

In 1990, it became Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin (DSB).

Labels

Labels of VEB Deutsche Schallplatten included:

After 1990, some of these labels were sold to other music companies.

See also

References

  1. "GDR History: Record land GDR". DDR Museum. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. Hansen, Lindsay (Spring 2012). "A Well-oiled Machine: The Creation and Dissolution of East Germany's VEB Deutsche Schallplatten". ARSC Journal. 43 (1) – via ProQuest.

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