What is HMV?HMV stands for HIS MASTERS VOICE taken

from the painting created in 1899 by Francis Barraud of the dog Nipper.

HMV was a British entertainment retailing company operating in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

How has the logo changed?

They used the picture of the dog from the painting ‘HIS MASTERS VOICE’.

How was HMV Founded?HMV was founded on the 20th of July 1921 in

London, United Kingdom. The founder of HMV is Tim Waterstone.By 1902 it had become the beginnings of the

Gramophone Company. In 1921 the Gramophone Company opened

the first dedicated HMV shop in Oxford Street.

In 1966 HMV began expanding its retail operations in London.