Nordisk Polyphon Aktieselskab

Nordisk Polyphon Aktieselskab (abbreviated Nordisk Polyphon A/S) was a Danish record company based in Copenhagen, operating between 1920 and 1978.

Between 1958 and 1969, the company also operated recording and mastering studios on the premises. Vinyl cuts can be identified by a stamped "300" in the runout grooves. Use company role "Lacquer Cut At". After 1969, vinyl cuts for Denmark were done out of Norway.

History:
The company was founded in 1920 under the direction of Axel Jensen as a subsidiary of German Polyphonwerke A.-G.
During the early years, local artists were released on the Polydor.

In 1935, Werner Hamburger ed Nordisk Polyphon A/S from Deutsche Grammophon in . He became the head of the company in 1946 and lead it to become the biggest record company in Denmark in the 1960’s, with distribution of numerous foreign labels, including CBS (from 1963).

In 1962 Nordisk Polyphon A/S was merged with Philips Grammofon Industri, the Danish subsidiary of Islev Bio in Copenhagen.

In 1971 Nordisk Polyphon A/S launched Phonogram A/S (2).

In 1978 Nordisk Polyphon A/S was renamed into NPA.