Ariola GmbH

German record company behind the Ariola Schallplatten GmbH which can also be found as a credit on labels and sleeves in the late 1950s. From Summer 1960 on, it was the official company's name.
The company was launched in 1958 and renamed to Ariola-Sonopress GmbH in July 1962.

Declaration for the cat# in the early 1960s:
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
The literal suffixes are price codes.