Gallotone / Südafrika.... Well-grounded record labels are often those with a long history. Gallo like Island Records was formed by one man Eric Gallo as Gallotone recordings in 1926. Initially a record store and later selling transistor radio sets, it went into a merger in 1939 with Arnold Golembo’s Gramophone Record Company (GRC) to form Gallo records. In 1946 Gallo acquired the South African franchise of Capitol records America previously Hollywood. Ten years later CBS records replaced Capitol in the arrangement with Gallo till 1995 when Sony South Africa regained this franchise. With a team of professionals experienced in the nitty grittiest of the music industry Gallo prides itself with a strong A&R and Marketing departments that has helped it traverse the thick and thin times of its business. At the bass-line are also solid Sales, Promotions, Distribution and Administrative divisions that support its operations..... (Quellen: www.c4africa.com und www.mgthomas.co.uk)