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 : Hispavox
Licensee of Columbia Records to distribute North & South America Columbia product in Spain. It owned the Hispavox label and distributed in Spain many pop & jazz foreign labels (Apple Records, Asylum Records, CTI Records, Elektra, Impulse!, Reprise Records, Vanguard, Vogue, label...). They also worked as a manufacturer, pressing releases for labels like Belter. Impuesto de lujo Permiso Nº 3637.
It had its own recording studios (label), pressing plant, offices and cassette duplication operating at Torrelaguna, 102, a printing plant (label, at Marcenado, 22 - Madrid), later renamed Dirograf, S.A., and a publishing section (label).
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, artist from 1977 to 1984, Saul Tagarro 1984, Miguel Blasco, Jesús López, Javier del Moral and finally artist to close the acquisition.