The label was established by Ariola Schallplatten GmbH, founded and registered in the German in 1958 by Reinhard Mohn.
Sublabels: Ariola Compact!, Ariola-Athena, Ausschneidebogen, Das Waren Noch Zeiten, Die Grosse Wiener Oper, Funkstreife Isar 12, Hot 'N Getting Hotter, Kleiner Urlaub Mit Musik, Starke Zeiten, The Beat Goes On , Top Hits Of The USA, Twist-Time Im Star-Club Hamburg
Owned by Sony Music Entertainment since 2009.
Declaration for the cat# in the early 60s:
First digit:1 = classical
2 = Baccarola repertoire
3 or 4 = Ariola dance and pop repertoire
5 = speech recording
6 = jazz
7 = international repertoire
2nd digit:1 = LP 12" 33 rpm mono
2 = LP 12" 33 rpm stereo
3 = LP 10" 33 rpm mono
4 = LP 10" 33 rpm stereo
5 = 7" 45 rpm common mono
6 = 7" 45 rpm extended play mono
7 = 7" 45 rpm common stereo
8 = 7" 45 rpm extended play stereo
Sublabels: Ariola Compact!, Ariola-Athena, Ausschneidebogen, Das Waren Noch Zeiten, Die Grosse Wiener Oper, Funkstreife Isar 12, Hot 'N Getting Hotter, Kleiner Urlaub Mit Musik, Starke Zeiten, The Beat Goes On , Top Hits Of The USA, Twist-Time Im Star-Club Hamburg
Owned by Sony Music Entertainment since 2009.
Declaration for the cat# in the early 60s:
First digit:1 = classical
2 = Baccarola repertoire
3 or 4 = Ariola dance and pop repertoire
5 = speech recording
6 = jazz
7 = international repertoire
2nd digit:1 = LP 12" 33 rpm mono
2 = LP 12" 33 rpm stereo
3 = LP 10" 33 rpm mono
4 = LP 10" 33 rpm stereo
5 = 7" 45 rpm common mono
6 = 7" 45 rpm extended play mono
7 = 7" 45 rpm common stereo
8 = 7" 45 rpm extended play stereo
