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Ariola Express

On April 22, 1958, Ariola Sonopress GmbH was founded in Germany.
In the 1970s, the record company founded subsidiaries in Europe and America. In 1986 Sonopress began producing compact discs. One year later the label Ariola merged with UFA and Sonopress to BMG Ariola München GmbH as subsidiary label of Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomerate Sony Music.

Under the Ariola Express label were released various low-budget and special interests CDs.
Only a few publications also used the RCA and BMG logo.