Polydor

Polydor
Profil:
Multinational record label established in 1913, currently under ownership by the Universal Music Group.
Label Code: LC 0309 / LC 00309
Please note: PolyGram seven-numeral catalogue numbers were introduced in April, 1970 - any previous release with such a number is a reissue from after that date.
This catalogue numbering system was replaced with a new system initiated in August 1982 and tied to the barcode/EAN. It had six digits followed by a single number suffix denoting the format, usually xxxxxx-x. In the US, when it was introduced in February 1983, this was often prefixed by a three-digit code denoting a company division, i.e. xxx xxxxxx-x, and sometimes a further one-letter suffix (for example 422 822104-1Y). These new numbers were not seen outside Japan until early 1983 when compact discs were first released to the public outside that country.

Words such as Deluxe, Super, Special and Select are not part of the catalogue number - these are price codes and can be entered as identifiers.

For all unofficial releases (bootlegs, counterfeits, pirate compilations, etc.) that pretend to be Polydor releases, please use Polydor (2).

Timeline
2 April 1913: Establishment of Polydor as a brand by German Polyphonwerke A.-G., based in Leipzig.
25 July 1914: The brand is registered as a trademark by the Imperial Patent Office Berlin (No. 316613).
1924: Polydor is established as an export label for Polyphon Record products to be marketed outside of Germany.
1927: Establishment of Société Phonographique Française Polydor S.A. in Paris, France, by the Danish and Swedish subsidiaries of Polyphonwerke A.-G.
1932: Polyphonwerke A.-G. takes over the liquidated Deutsche Grammophon-Aktiengesellschaft and continues under this name.
1941: After the takeover of Deutsche Grammophon by Siemens & Halske, the shellacs temporarily also appear under the label Siemens Polydor.
1946: Post-war production resumes and Polydor becomes the popular music arm. Classical music is separated to Deutsche Grammophon.
1949: Introduction of the red logo with golden stars and golden Polydor.
1953: Introduction of the orange logo with golden stars and Polydor within a white background.
1954: Establishment of Polydor Records Ltd. in the UK.
1963: Introduction of the red logo with half-black disc and white Polydor, still in use today with slight alterations.
1969: Polydor enters the US market.
1972: Philips and Deutsche Grammophon form PolyGram and Polydor becomes part of Polydor International.
1991: Polydor becomes part of the PolyGram Label Group.
1998: Seagram acquires PolyGram and merges it into Universal Music Group.
2003: The German division is merged with Island Records Germany to Polydor Island Group.
2005: The Polydor Island Group is merged into Universal Music Domestic Division.
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Sublabels
10 Jahre Schlagerparade, 1000 Stimmen Singen Für Millionen, 2 Super Oldies, 2LP, 99 (2), ABBA Original Collection, ABC Paramount Série, Atlas Recordings (2), B&M Music, BGO Records (2), Boiling Point, Bonanza, Børnenes Ønskeplade, Brüder Grimm, Budget Line Series, Caribbean Island, Carpet Records, Chancellor Series, Cheese Music, Circle Of Sound, Club Zone, Crusade Records (4), Dance Party (6), Dansk Arbejde, Danske Tonefilm-melodier, Danske Top-Hits, Das Grosse Wunschkonzert, Das Klingende Horoskop, Deep Zone, Diamond Records Limited, Die Große Starparade, Die Grossen 12, Die Grossen Vier, Disque de Danse, Druck (2), Fanfare (10), Fascination, Fiction Records, Flash Back, Golden Stelet Best 6, Good Life Music (2), Harem Records (2), Heimat, Schöne Heimat, Hi Life Recordings, Hit Journalen, Hits Of....., Im Strikten Tanz-Rhythmus, In Gold (2), International Graffiti - The Greatest Hits Of The 50's And 60's, International Polydor Production, J.M.B. Records, Juke Blues, Kino Schlager - Schöne Stunden, Kosmodrom, La Fédération Des Groupes Folkloriques Des Provinces Françaises, Laurie Series, Les Géants De L'été, Love Records, MGM Records, Million Airs, Mojo, More Vinyl, Mother Records, MVP Records (3), Nap, Network Music, Nueva Perfeccion, Open-Dor Records, Original Swiss Folklore, Perfect (10), Polydor Austria, Polydor Classics, Polydor Contact, Polydor Denmark, Polydor Edition, Polydor France, Polydor Gnom, Polydor Medium, Polydor Meisterklasse, Polydor Premium, Polydor Prisma, Polydor Privilege, Polydor Special, Polydor Starstunden, Polydor Super, Pop Før - Pop Nu, Pop History (2), Populäres, Quality Sound Series, Reaction, Remark Records, Rocky Collection, Ruidos, Rythme, Schlager-Illustrierte, Schön War Die Zeit, Seine/Ihre Grossen Erfolge, Série Collection (2), Serie Excepcional, Serie Fonit, Serie JAP, Serie Palacio, Série Radio, Série U.S.A., Série Vedette (2), Slamm Records, Société Phonographique Française Polydor S.A., Soul Classics, Spaghetti Recordings, Spécial Danse, Specialist (2), Spitzenreiter, Spook, Spring Records, Startrack, State Records (3), Steppin' To Our Disco, Stereo Musicale, Stifled Aardvark Records, Super-Schlagerparade, Superstarshine, The Beat Goes On (2), The Collection (5), The Definitive Hank Williams Series, Time Records (10), Top Of The Pops (13), Traditions-Märsche, Twin Serie, Universal Music Division Polydor, Unser Sonntags-Konzert, Urban (2), Vibrations Series, Vier Auf Einen Schlag, Voces Famosas, Vom Cabaret Zum Kabarett, Wonderland (3), ミリオン・シリーズ