SPV GmbH (short for Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH, "Vinyl Production and Distribution Company") is a German independent record label. Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide. It has several sub-labels that it produces and distributes, including the labels Steamhammer (heavy metal, hard rock), Long Branch Records (alternative, indie, progressive rock, progressive metal, metalcore), Oblivion (darkwave, gothic), SPV Recordings (pop, rock), Cash Machine Records (hip hop), Select Records (urban), and Synthetic Symphony (industrial). In November 2020, SPV was acquired by Napalm Records.
On This Label
Released or manufactured by SPV GmbH, from this catalogue:
- Manowar - The Day the Earth Shook - The Absolute Power - Manowar, released November 24, 2006 (
SPV-85657-2DVD). Distributed By.