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Polydor Records was founded on 2 April 1913 by German Polyphon-Musikwerke AG in Leipzig and registered on 25 July 1914 (Nr. 316613). The label was founded as Firma Brachhausen & Riesener in 1887 by Gustav Adolf Brachhausen and Ernst Paul Riessner, for manufacturing their new mechanical disc-playing music box Polyphon, invented in 1870. [3]
A&M Records is an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in late 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distributing releases from Polydor Ltd. from the UK.
While in January 1961, the company purchased Westminster Records, a classical label. Thus Am-Par Record had a label for each music genre. [7] Am-Par Record Corporation was renamed to ABC-Paramount Records, Inc. on December 7, 1961. [6] The company opened a Los Angeles office in January 1962.
Podolor was born in Los Angeles on January 7 1936, [1] and learned guitar as a child. [2] He became a session musician at the age of 16, and played on Bonnie Guitar 's hit, " Dark Moon ", in 1956. He made some recordings as Dickie Podolor in the late 1950s, and toured as a member of the Pets , a group that also included session musicians Plas ...
The reorganization, expected to produce $300 million in savings annually, was described by the Los Angeles Times as underscoring the "changing economics and direction of the music business." [6] [7] Interscope co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field were named co-chairmen of IGA at its launch. [8] [9]
The Capitol Records Building, also known as the Capitol Records Tower, is a 13-story tower building in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Designed by Louis Naidorf of Welton Becket Associates , it is one of the city's landmarks , [ 5 ] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Downtown Records is an American record label based in New York City with offices in Los Angeles. Owned and operated by Josh Deutsch and Terence Lam, the label is distributed by Interscope Capitol Labels Group (formerly Geffen Records, Interscope Records and The Orchard) in the US and in the UK distributed by Polydor Records.
All Time Low (Polydor UK) The Amboy Dukes; Thomas Anders; Jon Anderson; Angels and Airwaves (Polydor UK) Die Antwoord (Polydor UK) Paul Anka; Army of Lovers (Polydor UK) Art of Noise (China/Polydor) Appleton; Asia; Athlete (Polydor UK) Atlanta Rhythm Section; Audience; Audioslave (Polydor UK, shared with Sony Music Entertainment) The Automatic ...