One of those media conglomerates, founded in 1931. Not just a record company - EMI stands for "Electric and Musical Industries", and they have been involved in broadcasting and the military, et al. They bought Capitol Records, and Lord Grade's agency. Immortalized in the Sex Pistols' "EMI", having been one of the many labels that signed-and-declined the band. They were bought by Thorn Industries, and became "Thorn EMI" for a while; they also own the HMV chain of retailers. (to be continued)