The German company BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (formerly RCA Schallplatten GmbH) was responsible for the RCA catalogue and other labels. The division merged with BMG Berlin Musik GmbH in 2003. Legally operated under this name from 22 April 1987 to 22 August 2003.
Also seen on releases as:
- BMG Ariola (Hamburg) GmbH
- BMG Ariola Hamburg
- BMG Ariola Hamburg, GmbH
Please list the branded label, then add BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH to company fields.
Legal entity history
1. Hamburg company number: HRB 15820
Registered: 1 August 1973 as 'RCA Schallplatten Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung'
Name change: 22 April 1987 to 'BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH' (this page)
Dissolved: 30 December 1987 (assets transferred to 'Reinhard Mohn GmbH')
2. Grevenbroich company number: HRB 606
Registered: 30 June 1987 as 'BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH' (this page)
Relocated: 8 April 1988 to Hamburg
3. Hamburg company number: HRB 39734
Registered: 8 April 1988 as 'BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH' (this page)
Immediate parent: BMG Ariola Musik GmbH, registered 2 October 1991
Immediate parent: 'Bertelsmann Music Group GmbH', registered 27 January 1995
Immediate parent: BMG Deutschland GmbH, registered 28 March 2002
Dissolved: 22 August 2003 (merged into BMG Berlin Musik GmbH)