Polydor Records
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Multinational record label established in 1913, currently under ownership by the Universal Music Group.
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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