Label used in Germany for pop and schlager music and internationally for classical music.
The TELDEC label was launched in 1980 by the TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH and became a major German player in the 1980s.

The TELDEC brand is actually older and was coined in 1950, after AEG's Telefunken record branch and Decca's German department merged to TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH. In Germany, the company mostly used its full name for commercial releases: till 1970 there are only few examples where just the term Teldec can be found on labels and sleeves. But licensing companies abroad (for example Sweden's Grammofon AB Electra) often shortened the long company's name to simply TELDEC. This entry can be used whenever the short "TELDEC" name is credited.

Corporate ownership:
1980-1983: TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
1983-1988: TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH.
In 1988, the TELDEC label was acquired by the Warner Music Group. The company's name changed to TELDEC Record Service GmbH. The pop music departments found a new home at EastWest Records GmbH. For classical music a new company was created: Teldec Classics International GmbH. This company still used the TELDEC brand, although with a new design.