Polydor Records

Polydor Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used, as an export label, in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone Company having severed their ties during World War I. Deutsche Grammophon claimed the rights to the His Master's Voice trademark for Germany, whe... more
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