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The first holding was founded in May 1929, with mostly Dutch capital, the N.V. Küchenmeister's
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N.V. Küchenmeister's
Internationale Ultraphoon Maatschappij, founded in October 1928, was responsible for recording. It was merged with Deutsche Ultraphon in Berlin beginning of 1929, aiming at a national label in Germany. The first records were sold in the autumn of 1929.
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Küchenmeister planned an international business group together with the Dutch businessman and engineer
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