Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H.

German record company operating under this name between 1925 and 1972; also appears as: Electrola GmbH, Electrola G.M.B.H, Electrola GES.M.B.H, Electrola Ges. mbH. and Electrola Gesellschaft M.B.H. Köln .
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The company acted as a distributor / marketer for Mercury.

It is the predecessor of the EMI Electrola.

The Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. (Electrola GmbH) was founded on May 8th, 1925 in the outskirts of Berlin as the German subsidiary of Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. in 1931.

It was now a sister company to larger manufacturer Carl Lindström A.-G.. Consequently in 1932 Electrola's own production facilities in Nowawes near Berlin were closed and Carl Lindström AG became the primary manufacturing arm.

World War II resulted in a near collapse of German record production, practically stopping by 1944. Despite large damages to their studios and production facilities during WW II, the Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. and her sister company Carl Lindström GmbH, were able to reestablish the production of records in 1946.

In September 1953 it was decided to move the istration and production facilities to Cologne.
Electrola GmbH was responsible for A&R, marketing and distribution (while the Carl Lindström GmbH was responsible for the recording and manufacturing).

Electrola GmbH and Carl Lindström GmbH were merged by EMI Electrola GmbH on November 30, 1972.