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Polydor Records

German-British record label

Also known as Universal Music Division Polydor · Polydor

Founded: 1913
Headquarters: London
, United States
Country: United Kingdom
, Germany
, Japan
Parent: Universal Music Group
, Deutsche Grammophon
, PolyGram
+1 more
Website: polydor.co.uk
, polydor.co.uk
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Polydor, also known as Polydor Records, is a British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group UK's Polydor Label Group unit. Prior to 2024, it had a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributed Polydor's releases in the United States under the A&M Records imprint. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. The company is usually mentioned as "Polydor Ltd. (UK)", or a similar form, for holding copyrights.

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1 linked to Polydor Records in Wikidata

FFascination Records2006 · British record label

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SSaga1978 · 1978 album by Saga

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Formed in: Germany
Distributor: Universal Music Group country: United States
Interscope Geffen A&M
Universal Music Japan country: Japan
Owner of: Fiction Records
Discography: Polydor catalog
Operator: Polydor Records Limited(1954–1972)
Social media followers: 167,305(February 11, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 21391306
165,923(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 21391306
161,063(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 21391306
161,580(April 22, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 21391306
Child organization or unit: Fascination Records
Name: Polydor
Has works in the collection: Groninger Museum
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1.Stated in online collection of the Groninger Museum“Behind the Eyes”groningermuseum.nl/collectie/collectie-items/22969Retrieved 2026-07-02
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