Gramophone (magazine)

Gramophone

Editor	Martin Cullingford
Categories	Classical music
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Mark Allen Group
First issue	1923
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London, England
Language	English
Website	www.gramophone.co.uk
ISSN	0017-310X

Gramophone (known as The Gramophone prior to 1970) is a magazine published monthly^[1] in London, devoted to classical music, particularly to reviews of recordings. It was founded in 1923 by the Scottish author Compton Mackenzie^[2] who continued to edit the magazine until 1961.^[3] It was acquired by Haymarket in 1999.^[4] In 2013 the Mark Allen Group became the publisher.^[5]

The magazine presents the Gramophone Awards each year to the classical recordings which it considers the finest in a variety of categories.

On its website Gramophone claims to be: "The world's authority on classical music since 1923." This used to appear on the front cover of every issue; recent editions have changed the wording to "The world's best classical music reviews."

Its circulation, including digital subscribers, was 24,380 in 2014.^[6]