Electrecord
Romanian record label; state-owned record manufacturing company
Electrecord is a Romanian record label which was founded in 1932 being a major company in the field of music production in Romania, particularly popular for the large number of LPs released on the Romanian music market.
Among the musicians who have recorded at Electrecord, we can mention: Constantin Silvestri, Radu Lupu, Romica Puceanu, Gabi Luncă, Dona Dumitru Siminică, Fărâmiță Lambru, Silvia Marcovici, Virginia Zeani, Marin Constantin, Corul Madrigal, Lola Bobescu, Maria Tănase, Gică Petrescu, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrah, Carlo Zechi, Li Ming Qiang, Aldo Ciccolini, Phoenix, Valeriu Sterian, Iris, Compact, as well as many other valuable performers of local fiddle, jazz, rock or folk music.
History
In 1932, Jewish merchant Nathan Mischonzniki purchased some old equipment from Germany, brought it to Bucharest, and put it into operation. The new record factory was named "Electrecord".
Until 1937, not having its own studio, the factory dealt with duplicating and multiplying records from abroad, with any Romanian recordings being made abroad, at the German company "Kristall". That year, the first recordings were produced with its own means.
During 1939 - 1940, the circulation of the records amounted to about 70 thousand annually. The company offered its services to the Radio, the Ministry of Propaganda, the Society of Romanian Composers, the local branches of the "Columbia" and "Odeon" houses, as well as to companies wishing to have their audio advertisements printed.
In 1948, the company was nationalized, after which its equipment and technologies were modernized. The circulations increased, and in 1956, vinyl records appeared, in parallel with ebonite plates .
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q845506. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1932, 1937, 1939 and 1940.
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