Polydor International GmbH
About
German record company, registered in May 1971 and operational by January 1,1972. Operated under this name until 1 December 1988. Responsible for the worldwide music activities of Deutsche Grammophon and affiliated companies (mostly trading as Polydor), concerned with the acquisition of rights for production and reproduction and distribution of music and the production, manufacture and marketing of vinyl and cassettes. The twin company for Philips' labels was Phonogram International B.V., located in Baarn, Holland. Also listed as: - Polydor Int. GmbH - Polydor International GmbH Alemania - Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg - Polydor International Hamburg GmbH Note: this company should not be entered as label. Please verify how it is mentioned your item and pick (a) matching role(s) from the 'Label' dropdown menu on the submission form. Corporate chronology: Registered: 19 May 1971 as 'Polydor International G.m.b.H.' (Hamburg company number HRB 14008) Name change: 1 December 1988 to Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH Parent: [l264864] from 30 April 1990 Parent: 'PolyGram Holding GmbH' from 16 December 1994 Merged: 28 June 1999 into [l38506] (Hamburg company number HRB 68217)
Sub-labels
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German budget label. For manufacturer use [l374427]
Polydor International
Do NOT confuse with the label International Polydor Production. Record company established on January 1, 1972. Controlled all Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft subsidiaries and part-owned compa...
High Life
Series launched by Polydor International GmbH, issued between 1977 and 1990 and branded by both Polydor and Polystar (3) labels. Also sold successfully in Austria and Switzerland.
Golden Greats (2)
Reissue series, launched by Polydor International GmbH in 1976. The initial issues within this series were still without LC or date code. The 2135 xxx sequence was divided into subsections 2135 0...
Polydor Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Austrian subsidiary of Polydor International as reorganized in 1970. Originally founded as subsidiary Polyphon Schallplatten Ges. mbH by German Polyphon Musik in 1919. Company and the f...
Polydor AG
Swiss Polydor company. Established 1 April 1969 and operative until 31 December 1981. Then renamed to [l290799]. Also credited as Polydor AG, Schlieren/Switzerland
Golden Greats (5)
Series issued by Polydor International GmbH. Succeeded by The Best Of (13) which contained identical releases with new packaging/title.
The Best Of (13)
Series launched by Polydor International GmbH, first issued with this design most probably around 1978. Partially contained freshly compiled releases, partially consisted of previously released...
Contact Label
Harvestehuder Weg 1-4 2000 Hamburg 13 [Obsolete]