Pathé Records
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Pathé Records is a historic French record label known for its early contributions to the phonograph and recording industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pathé Records canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5095259 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pathé Records Context triple: [Pathé, brand, Pathé Records]
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A.
Buena Vista Records
Buena Vista Records is a record label historically associated with releasing music and soundtracks from The Walt Disney Company’s films and television productions.
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B.
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a prominent American record label, especially active in the 1960s and 1970s, known for releasing film soundtracks and popular music across various genres.
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C.
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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D.
Crown Records
Crown Records was a budget record label known for issuing low-cost LPs, often featuring reissued or repackaged material across various popular music genres.
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E.
Fontana Records
Fontana Records is a British record label known for releasing a wide range of pop, rock, and jazz recordings, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pathé Records Target entity description: Pathé Records is a historic French record label known for its early contributions to the phonograph and recording industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Buena Vista Records
Buena Vista Records is a record label historically associated with releasing music and soundtracks from The Walt Disney Company’s films and television productions.
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B.
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a prominent American record label, especially active in the 1960s and 1970s, known for releasing film soundtracks and popular music across various genres.
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C.
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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D.
Crown Records
Crown Records was a budget record label known for issuing low-cost LPs, often featuring reissued or repackaged material across various popular music genres.
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E.
Fontana Records
Fontana Records is a British record label known for releasing a wide range of pop, rock, and jazz recordings, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French record label
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historical record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pathé Frères film company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand | Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distribution |
international subsidiaries
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licensed pressings in foreign markets ⓘ |
| format |
hill-and-dale recording
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shellac discs ⓘ vertical-cut disc ⓘ wax cylinders ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles Pathé
NERFINISHED
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Émile Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson
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classical music ⓘ opera recordings ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
helped establish early standards for disc recording in Europe
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major competitor to other early labels such as Gramophone Company and Columbia ⓘ |
| industry |
music industry
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phonograph industry ⓘ |
| legacy |
historic catalog of early 20th-century recordings
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important source for early recorded sound archives ⓘ |
| locationCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
European market
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international market ⓘ |
| medium | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early adoption of vertical-cut disc records
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large-diameter center-start discs ⓘ production of both cylinders and discs during transition era ⓘ use of sapphire ball stylus ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Pathé Frères NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
cylinders
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disc records ⓘ phonograph records ⓘ phonographs ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the earliest major European record companies
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pioneer in commercial sound recording ⓘ |
| status | defunct as an independent label ⓘ |
| technology |
acoustic recording
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mechanical duplication of records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pathé Records Description of subject: Pathé Records is a historic French record label known for its early contributions to the phonograph and recording industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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