VEB Deutsche Schallplatten

{{Short description|Monopolistic music publisher in the German Democratic Republic}}{{More citations needed|date=November 2024}}

The VEB Deutsche Schallplatten was the monopolistic music publisher in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from the 1950s until the 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

The VEB Deutsche Schallplatten owned Amiga from 1954 to 1990.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-26 |title=GDR History: Record land GDR |url=https://www.ddr-museum.de/en/blog/2017/record-land-gdr |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=DDR Museum |language=en}}

History

On August 12, 1946, the German singer and actor Ernst Busch got permission by Soviet military administration to institute a publishing house for music.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Originally called "Lieder der Zeit Musikverlag", VEB Deutsche Schallplatten was founded in 1947 by Ernst Busch, a socialist singer and actor.{{Cite journal |last=Hansen |first=Lindsay |date=Spring 2012 |title=A Well-oiled Machine: The Creation and Dissolution of East Germany's VEB Deutsche Schallplatten |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1035332666 |journal=ARSC Journal |volume=43 |issue=1 |via=ProQuest}}

On April 1, 1953, the private GmbH-company had to change to a state-controlled VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb, "People-owned enterprise").{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

On March 18, 1955, the VEB Lied Der Zeit was renamed to VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In 1990, it became Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin (DSB).{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}