This was Warner Music's regional company in Germany from 13 December 1990 to 27 December 2001. Use this profile for releases that feature the full company name, Warner Music Germany GmbH. For items carrying the "W" logo with Warner Music Germany written beneath it, use Warner Music Germany.
In 2001, the branding was changed to Warner Music Group Germany. if this logo appears, use that profile.
Corporate chronology:
Registered: 6 May 1980 as 'ATARI Elektronikvertriebs GmbH' (Hamburg company HRB 25476)
Merged in: WEA Musik Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Hamburg company HRB 14429) on 25 March 1986
Name change: 25 March 1986 to label
Merged in: 'WEA Musik Holding GmbH' (Stuttgart company number HRB 12661) on 11 July 1988
Name change: 13 December 1990 - this page
Parent: Warner Music Group Germany GmbH & Co. Holding OHG from 23 December 1992 (Hamburg partnership number HRA 86633)
Assets acquired: 28 August 1998 from label (Hamburg company number HRB 24543)
Assets disposed: 20 October 1998 to label (Munich company number HRB 92888)
Assets acquired: 5 December 2001 from 'Warner Music Manufacturing Europe GmbH' (Aachen company number HRB 4844)
Merged: 27 December 2001 with 'Warner Music Group Germany GmbH & Co. Holding OHG'