British record (holding) company. Incorporated 16th June 1965. Also credited as “Music For Pleasure Ltd.”
For the label see Music For Pleasure.
Established as a joint venture between Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) subsidiary The Gramophone Co. Ltd. and Paul Hamlyn Publishing Group in the UK, later establishing branches in South Africa, Australia, France, Germany, Belgium, and Sweden, selling low cost re-issues from the parent company's vast catalogue, plus some original material.
The company was wholly acquired by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. on 1st Jan 1971, and remained an immediate subsidiary of renamed company EMI Records Ltd. until 2013. As of 2025, the company remains as a dormant company and is a direct subsidiary of Parlophone Records Ltd.