PolyGram Group, the merger of the two companies, assisted Philips in creating cassette tapes in the 1970s, and created CD laser discs in the 1980s. It has developed rapidly in business and brought Decca to the UK. ) company was merged into the group. Decca Records was founded in 1929, but as early as 1914, a gramophone company was named after "Decca", which later expanded into Decca Records. Before World War II, Decca not only merged with some companies, but also had a group of outstanding recording engineers, including Kenneth Wilkinson, who is familiar to most music lovers. As Decca continues to develop and launch new recording technologies, it has always been at the forefront of the world in recording production. Such as "full-band recording" (ffrr), "full-band stereo" (ffss), etc. In 1957, Decca also acquired the "Argo" trademark, specializing in publishing classical records.