HMV was founded in 1921 by Tim Waterstone who opened the first store on Oxford Street. HMV stands for "HIS MASTERS VOICE" which was taken from a painting created in 1899 depicting a dog named Nipper. The HMV logo was based on the painting "HIS MASTERS VOICE" featuring a dog.

1. HMV was founded in 1921 by Tim Waterstone where he opened the first store in
oxford street.
HMV stands for HIS MASTERS VOICE taken from the painting created in 1899
by Francis Barraud of the dog Nipper.
They stole the picture of the dog from the painting ‘HIS MASTERS VOICE’.
This is how the logo has changed overtime………