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EMI was the label of UK company EMI Records Ltd., also known as EMI Records.
After a hiatus, EMI was relaunched as a label by Universal Music Group in 2020, replacing Virgin EMI Records.
Label Code: LC 0542 / LC 00542.
EMI did not exist as a label until late January 1973 (the exception being a few Indian releases around 1969). See the example image of one of their own introductory advertisements. It should not be added as a label to any release before that date, aside from those Indian releases. Furthermore it should not be added as a label on any release with a primary branded label such as His Master's Voice, Columbia, Pathé, Parlophone, Capitol Records, etc., as the boxed EMI logo that appears with the primary label simply implies that the label formed part of the EMI Group (please do not confuse with EMI Group Plc), not that EMI was a label. In these cases, it is permitted to add EMI as a Record Company (discussion / more discussion) as it was the corporate logo of the parent companies Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. / EMI Ltd. (EMI) and was not intended as a label.

From 1996 until September 2012 the ultimate parent company / owner of all the EMI labels and companies was EMI Group Ltd. (EMI Group Plc.)

After that date Universal Music Group now owns large parts of the former EMI Group, with the former EMI Records Ltd. (which includes most EMI UK & Europe operations) being renamed as Parlophone Records Ltd. and being sold off to the Warner Music Group.

EMI was a major label and had a lot of sub and sister labels which also carry the EMI logo and manage its huge amount of releases all over the world.

The EMI country codes: In 1969 a new international system was introduced for EMI catalogue numbers. A five-digit prefix was added to the five-digit record number, separated by a hyphen. The first number and letter are a code for the country the record was made in or for. This usually corresponds with the country field on Discogs. Please enter this catalogue number against whichever label is branded on the release.

(C = Country, E = Europe, M = Music For Pleasure)
OC = UK
0C = UK
1A = Netherlands
1C = Germany
1M = Germany (for Music For Pleasure)
1E = UK
1J = Spain (1969-1977)
2C = France
2M = France (for Music For Pleasure)
2S = France (for Sonopresse)
2E = Austria
2J = Greece (until 1977)
3C = Italy
3E = Switzerland
4B = Belgium (for Best Seller releases)
4C = Belgium
4M = Belgium (for Music For Pleasure)
4E = Sweden
5C = Netherlands
5D = Netherlands (for Delta (2) and Sunset 2 Super Pack releases)
5N = Netherlands (for Negram releases)
5E = Finland
6C = Denmark
6E = Denmark
7C = Sweden
7E = Norway
8C = Norway
8E = Portugal
9C = Finland
10C = Spain (from 1977)
11C = Portugal
12C = Austria
13C = Switzerland
14C = Greece (from 1977)
16C = Australia (unused on releases)
17C = New Zealand (unused on releases)
31C = Brazil
32C = Chile
33C = Mexico
82C = South Africa

For unofficial releases which use the EMI-logo and/or claim to be an EMI-release please use this label: EMI (2)!

Please ask in the forums if you are in doubt.

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Catalog Number	Artist	Title ( Format)	Label	Catalog Number	Country	Year
-	Ali Dee*	Bring It On ‎(2xAcetate, LP, S/Sided)	EMI	-	US	1993	Sell This Version
-	Deep Purple	Slow Train ‎(Cass, Advance, Promo, Smplr)	EMI	-	UK	1998	Sell This Version
-	Radiohead	Live in London ‎(VHS, Promo, SECAM)	EMI	-	France	Unknown	Sell This Version
00000 2	Mintzkov Luna*	M For Means And L For Love ‎(CD, Album)	EMI, Labels	00000 2	Belgium	2003	Sell This Version
0C 062 o 05595	Cockney Rebel	The Psychomodo (Album)		0C 062 o 05595	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 062 o 05707	Richard Myhill	21 Days In Soho (Album)		0C 062 o 05707	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 062 o 05713	Robert Young (9)	From Robert With Love ‎(LP, Album)	RTV Ljubljana, RTV Ljubljana, EMI, EMI	0C 062 o 05713	Yugoslavia	1975	Sell This Version
0C 062 o 95957	Olivia Newton-John	First Impressions ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 062 o 95957	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 064 o 05438	Cockney Rebel	The Human Menagerie ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	EMI, EMI	0C 064 o 05438	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 228 o 04198	The Hollies	Reflection ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 228 o 04198	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 228 o 92469	Beach Boys*	The Beach Boys ‎(Cass, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 228 o 92469	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05438	Cockney Rebel	The Human Menagerie (Album)		0C 244 o 05438	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05503	Paul McCartney & Wings*	Band On The Run ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Apple Records, EMI, Apple Records, EMI	0C 244 o 05503	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05674	Shirley Bassey	The Very Best Of Shirley Bassey ‎(Cass, Comp)	Columbia, EMI	0C 244 o 05674	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05740	Simon Park	Something In The Air ‎(Cass)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 05740	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05793	Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel*	The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 05793	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05879	Pilot	Second Flight ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 05879	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05895	Druid (3)	Toward The Sun ‎(Cass, Album, Gre)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 05895	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05978	Labi Siffre	Happy ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 05978	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 05979	Don Estelle & Windsor Davies	Don Estelle & Windsor Davies - Sing Lofty ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 05979	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 06000	Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel*	Timeless Flight ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 06000	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 06123	Pilot	Morin Heights ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 06123	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 12248	Edith Piaf	The Very Best Of Edith Piaf ‎(Cass, Comp, Mono, Dol)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 12248	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 81014	Anne Murray / Glen Campbell	Anne Murray / Glen Campbell - Anne Murray / Glen Campbell ‎(Cass, Album)	Capitol Records, EMI	0C 244 o 81014	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 81526	Dean Martin	The Very Best Of Dean Martin ‎(Cass, Comp)	Capitol Records, Inc., EMI	0C 244 o 81526	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 81927	Ernie Ford* & Glen Campbell	Ernie Ford* & Glen Campbell - Ernie Sings And Glen Picks ‎(Cass, Album)	Capitol Records, EMI	0C 244 o 81927	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 82087	Kraftwerk	Radio Activity ‎(Cass, Album, Gre)	Capitol Records, EMI	0C 244 o 82087	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0c 244 o 82205	Little River Band	Little River Band ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0c 244 o 82205	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 93261	Deep Purple	Machine Head (Album)		0C 244 o 93261	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 94187	T. Rex	Tanx ‎(Cass, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 94187	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 94190	Geordie	Hope You Like It (Album)		0C 244 o 94190	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 94519	Queen	Queen (Album)		0C 244 o 94519	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 94629	Blue Mink	Only When I Laugh ‎(Cass)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 94629	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 95186	Queen	Queen II ‎(Cass, Album, H)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 95186	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 96025	Queen	Sheer Heart Attack (Album)		0C 244 o 96025	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 96062	Fanny (2)	Rock 'N' Roll Survivors ‎(Cass, Album)	Casablanca, Casablanca, EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 96062	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 96485	Mud	Mud Rock Vol. 2 ‎(Cass, Album, Bla)	RAK, RAK, EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 96485	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 96623Y	Wings (2)	Venus And Mars (Album)		0C 244 o 96623Y	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 96902	Mud	Mud's Greatest Hits ‎(Cass, Comp)	RAK, EMI	0C 244 o 96902	Finland	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 96918	Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here (Album)		0C 244 o 96918	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 97037	Olivia Newton-John	Clearly Love (Album)		0C 244 o 97037	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 97176	Queen	A Night At The Opera ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Gre)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 97176	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 244 o 97328	T. Rex	Futuristic Dragon ‎(Cass, Album, H)	EMI, EMI	0C 244 o 97328	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 278 o 05510	Pink Floyd	A Nice Pair (Comp)		0C 278 o 05510	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0c 284 o 05491	John Lennon	Mind Games ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	EMI, EMI	0c 284 o 05491	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 284 o 95185	Various	41 Original Hits From The Sound Track Of American Graffiti ‎(Cass, Album, Comp, Bla)	MCA Records, MCA Records, EMI, EMI	0C 284 o 95185	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 284 o 95424	Neil Diamond	Hot August Night ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	EMI, MCA Records, EMI	0C 284 o 95424	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 312 o 122990Q	Franck Pourcel And His Orchestra*	Western ‎(8-Trk, Album, Quad, Dol)	EMI Columbia, EMI	0C 312 o 122990Q	UK	1972	Sell This Version
0C 346 o 05503	Paul McCartney & Wings*	Band On The Run ‎(8-Trk, Album)	EMI, EMI, Apple Records, Apple Records	0C 346 o 05503	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 346 o 05696	The Move	California Man ‎(8-Trk, Comp)	Harvest, EMI	0C 346 o 05696	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 346 o 05793	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(8-Trk, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 346 o 05793	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 346 o 94519	Queen	Queen ‎(8-Trk, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 346 o 94519	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 384 o 05325	The Beatles	1962-1966 ‎(8-Trk, Comp, Bla)	EMI, EMI	0C 384 o 05325	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 006 12957	Bimbo Jet	El Bimbo (Single)		0C 006 12957	Ireland	1974	Sell This Version
0C 016-98 237	The Valentine Theatre Group	Jack And The Beanstalk ‎(7", EP)	EMI, EMI	0C 016-98 237	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 016-98 238	The Valentine Theatre Group	Tom Thumb ‎(7", EP)	EMI, EMI	0C 016-98 238	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 016-98 239	The Valentine Theatre Group	Dick Whittington ‎(7", EP)	EMI, EMI	0C 016-98 239	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 016-98 240	The Valentine Theatre Group	Rumpelstiltskin ‎(7", EP)	EMI, EMI	0C 016-98 240	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 016-98 241	The Valentine Theatre Group	Goldilocks & The Three Bears ‎(7", Aud)	EMI, EMI	0C 016-98 241	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 016-98 242	The Valentine Theatre Group	Beauty And The Beast ‎(7", EP)	EMI, EMI	0C 016-98 242	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 038-06 364	Various	The Very Best Of The Very Best (Comp)		0C 038-06 364	UK	1977	Sell This Version
0C 046 ○ 05366	Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra	This Is Ron Goodwin ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 046 ○ 05366	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 046 ○ 05429	Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains*	More Manuel (Comp)		0C 046 ○ 05429	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 046 ○ 05485	Pepe Jaramillo	This Is Pepe Jaramillo ‎(LP, Comp, Smplr)	EMI, EMI	0C 046 ○ 05485	UK	1973	Sell This Version
0C 046 ○ 95885	Wout Steenhuis	This Is Wout Steenhuis ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 046 ○ 95885	UK	1974	Sell This Version
0C 048-07 642	Phil Kelsall	Meet Me At The Tower ‎(LP, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 048-07 642	UK	1982	Sell This Version
0C 048-07 711	Phil Kelsall	Blackpool Dance Party ‎(LP, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 048-07 711	UK	1983	Sell This Version
0C 048-61 492	Rich Kids	Ghosts Of Princes In Towers ‎(LP, Album, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 048-61 492	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 054 ◦ 04214	June Bronhill with The John McCarthy Singers	June Bronhill with The John McCarthy Singers - Sacred Songs ‎(LP, Album, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ◦ 04214	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054 ○ 04713	Jake Thackray	Live Performance (Album)		0C 054 ○ 04713	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054 ◦ 04851	The Corries	Live At The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh ‎(LP)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ◦ 04851	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054 ◦ 05009	The Spinners	Love Is Teasing ‎(LP, RE, RP)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ◦ 05009	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054 ○ 05034	Cleo Laine	Feel The Warm With Cleo Laine ‎(LP, Album, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ○ 05034	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054-05 052	Adge Cutler And The Wurzels	Adge Cutler And The Wurzels - Don't Tell I, Tell 'Ee ‎(LP, Album, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-05 052	UK	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054 - 05386	Shirley Bassey	Shirley Bassey At The Pigalle ‎(LP, Album, RE)	One-Up, One-Up, EMI, EMI	0C 054 - 05386	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054-05 588	Various	This Is London ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-05 588	UK	1980	Sell This Version
0C 054 ◦ 05940	The Geoff Love Mandolins	Magic Mandolins ‎(LP)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ◦ 05940	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C∙054○05958	Max Boyce	We All Had Doctors' Papers (Album)		0C∙054○05958	UK	1975	Sell This Version
0C 054-05 986	Shirley Bassey	This Is Shirley Bassey ‎(LP, Comp, RE, RP)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-05 986	UK	1980	Sell This Version
0C 054 ◦ 06210	Various	Hit Kaleidoscope ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ◦ 06210	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054 ◦ 06211	June Bronhill, Jeremy Brett, David Hughes (11), Ann Howard (2)	June Bronhill, Jeremy Brett, David Hughes (11), Ann Howard (2) - Highlights From The Merry Widow ‎(LP, Album, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ◦ 06211	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054 ◦ 06212	Vera Lynn	I'll Be Seeing You ‎(LP, RE, RP)	EMI, EMI	0C 054 ◦ 06212	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 242	Max Boyce	The Incredible Plan ‎(LP, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-06 242	UK	1976	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 321	Reginald Dixon	Great Organ Favourites ‎(LP, Album, RE)	One-Up, EMI	0C 054-06 321	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 376	Joyce Grenfell	The Joyce Grenfell Second Collection ‎ (Comp)		0C 054-06 376	UK	1979	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 474	Gerry And The Pacemakers*	The Best Of Gerry And The Pacemakers (Comp)		0C 054-06 474	UK	1977	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 488	Benny Hill	This Is Benny Hill (Album)		0C 054-06 488	UK	1981	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 554	Various	In A Party Mood ‎(LP)	One-Up, EMI	0C 054-06 554	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 566	Freddie And The Dreamers*	The Best Of Freddie And The Dreamers ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-06 566	UK	1977	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 567	Max Boyce	The Road And The Miles... ‎(LP, Album)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-06 567	UK	1977	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 613M	Johnny Kidd & The Pirates	The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates (Comp)		0C 054-06 613M	UK	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 664M	Donald Peers	The Donald Peers Collection ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-06 664M	UK	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 669M	Peter Dawson	The Floral Dance (Comp)		0C 054-06 669M	UK	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 678	Big Ben Hawaiian Band	When You Dream About Hawaii ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-06 678	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 679	Mrs. Mills	Mrs. Mills All Time Party Dances And Other Favourites ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	EMI, EMI, Encore (13), Encore (13)	0C 054-06 679	UK	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 684	Reginald Dixon	Blaze Away ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Encore (13), EMI	0C 054-06 684	UK	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054 - 06 685	The Dubliners	Seven Drunken Nights ‎(LP, Comp)	Encore (13), Encore (13), EMI, EMI	0C 054 - 06 685	UK	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 685	Various	Souvenir Of Wales ‎(LP, Comp)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-06 685	South Africa	1978	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 732M	The Hollies	The Best Of The Hollies E.P.s ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, RE)	EMI, EMI	0C 054-06 732M	UK	1981	Sell This Version
0C 054-06 792	Michael Flanders & Donald Swann*	At The Drop Of A Hat		0C 054-06 792	UK	Unknown	Sell This Version

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TheHutt

August 10, 2022

> 345 is a reference to the format of the release.

Not only that, but also the pricecode.

Soundzvintage

October 19, 2021

Studio 14 No 4 - Original Popular Music & Songs.
EMI Columbia Label - 14c 054-70855 Stereo.
Cannot find any information regarding this release ? Can anyone shed some light on this matter for me as I find it mysteriously intriguing !!
Thanks in advance 👍

GoodNF

August 2, 2021

Some more notes about the EMI catalog numbering in Europe during the years 1969-1983 (it is what I know, any help is welcome).

"12A 345-67890"

Yes, 12A is a country code, but not the only country component. 12A refers to the country of the target market. So 1C is for the German market, 2C for the Franch market, 3C for the Italian market, and so on.

345 is a reference to the format of the release. Most likely information for the production plant. What material/density to use, what size/shape as well as information of how to transfer the recorded material into the medium (vinyl cutting, recording to tape). 000 denotes a promo or jukebox record not for sale, 006 and 008 a 7" single (008 might be a different compound; styrene vs. regular vinyl?), 016 a 7" EP, 052 a 12" maxi single. Albums are usually in the 022-070 range, double albums tend to have a first digit 1 and cassettes a first digit 2. When the CD was introduced in 1983, this scheme became insufficient.

67890 is what I call the ordinal number. This one can have a regional component as well. If so, it refers to the country where the song material was originally recorded. Note that this is not necessarily the country the artist is coming from; it's merely an indication of the country of the recording studio.
I discovered the following ranges:

04001-07899 = mostly UK-based releases for the continental European market. Included are releases on EMI's own imprint, plus labels like Apple, Parlophone, (EMI-)Columbia and Harvest.
90001-99599 = refers to EMI releases distributed in license. Included are labels outside the EMI roster (Tamla Motown, Asylum, Chrysalis, Private Stock, ABC/Dunhill, Probe, MCA, Bell/Arista). Also included are non-Dutch releases on the Negram imprint (mostly for Belgium and Germany).
60001-65499 = continuation of above in 1977 after the range was full.

80000-81999 = mostly US-based releases for the continental European market; mostly Capitol.
85000-86999 = continuation, also including EMI America.
82000-83399 = mostly United Artists and Liberty releases.

10000-14999 = France (continued: 72000-72999)
17000-18999 = Italy
20001-21999 = Spain
23001-23999 = Belgium (continued: 19000-19299)
24001-26999 = Netherlands
28001-32999 = Germany (continued: 45000-46999)
33000-33499 = Austria
33500-33999 = Switzerland
34000-35999 = Sweden
37001-37299 = Denmark (continued: 39100-39499)
39001-39099 = Norway (continued 37300-37699)

44allen

January 11, 2016

hi, I have a single EMI it has on the label {the congregation when susie takes the plan side A } but has actually got Benny hill Ernie side A is DB8830 side B is DB8833 is this rare ?

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amarcord.records

May 7, 2013

Italian division of EMI released on mid 80 the budget "Talent" series.
On this series were reissued a selection of successfull albums published by italian EMI and related companies: Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, Sex Pistols and lots of others.
There wasn't any logo on sleeves, inner sleeves or labels to identify the album released on the series.
Just only the shrink-wrap had the "Talent" logo (all albums were released sealed).
Anyway, most album have a new, different catalogue number from the original release and/or from previous reissues.