Editing HMV (section)

===Origins===
In 1898, [[Francis Barraud]] painted [[His Master's Voice]], which depicted his late dog, [[Nipper]], listening to a [[phonograph]]. The painting and subsequent trademark rights would be sold in 1899 to the [[Gramophone Company]], using it on its sound equipment, and in 1909, created their [[His Master's Voice (British record label)|His Master's Voice]] record label.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-28 |title=HMV: The rise and fall of a music icon |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46700080 |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 1921, the Gramophone Company opened the first dedicated His Master's Voice shop at 363 [[Oxford Street]], London, in a former men's clothing shop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2011 |title=Inside the Oxford Street HMV Store in the Sixties – Voices of East Anglia |url=http://www.voicesofeastanglia.com/2011/06/inside-the-oxford-street-hmv-store-in-the-sixties.html |access-date=10 November 2015 |website=Voices of East Anglia}}</ref> Composer [[Edward Elgar]] participated in the opening ceremonies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 January 2013 |title=1921: HMV's first store is opened by Edward Elgar |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/jan/15/hmv-shop-london-first-elgar-london-1921 |access-date=26 January 2013}}</ref> In March 1931 the Gramophone Company merged with [[Columbia Graphophone Company]] to form Electric and Musical Industries Ltd ([[EMI]]), with the Gramophone Company becoming part of EMI.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news |date=24 January 2000 |title=EMI: A Brief History |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/616485.stm |access-date=15 January 2009 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

The original HMV shop was severely damaged by a fire in 1937, but was rebuilt and reopened two years later on 8 May 1939. [[Sir Thomas Beecham]] opened the new shop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HMV 363 Oxford Street 1937 Fire Pictures, with speech by Sir Thomas Beecham|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP9VNJCDLbk&feature=emb_logo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/GP9VNJCDLbk |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Youtube| date=21 July 2010 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>