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Immediately signed by major label Polydor, the group, whose style bore resemblances to Motörhead, Sweet Savage and Weapon, recorded their 1980 debut album named The Witch of Berkeley, live at a hometown gig (actually the hall of Hazel Grove High School), then were sent out on the road in support of Girlschool and Black Sabbath.

Andy Carlson

As a studio musician and string arranger he has recorded for Warner Bros., Atlantic, Elektra, Geffen, Polydor, and Capricorn and with artists including R.E.M., Nanci Griffith, Billy Bragg, and the Cowboy Junkies.

Andy Kanavan

A session musician, Kanavan drummed for Decca, Polydor and indie label Sabre and became the drummer for the band Dream Cast on their ill fated European tour, in which Dave Elliott (guitar), Chris Nichols (keyboards) and Helen Raven (vocals) died in a horrific traffic accident.

Beans and Fatback

The two CD compilation Wray's Three Track Shack (Acadia/Evangeline Recorded Works Ltd./Universal Music, 2005) includes Beans And Fatback alongside with other "shack" recordings of 1971 (Link Wray and Mordicai Jones), but the track "Take My Hand (Precious Lord)" was replaced without credit by "Backwoods Preacher Man" (a cover song of Tony Joe White) from The Link Wray Rumble album (Polydor, 1974).

Bell Hughes Music Group

The result is a writer/producer credit on their April 2007 release Destiny through Polydor alongside producers such as Max Martin.

Bobby DeBarge

The group - which consisted of DeBarge, Williams, Jody Sims, Phillip Ingram and Eddie Fluellen - then recorded an album in 1976 under the name Hot Ice entitled Pall Mall Groove, which included DeBarge's incredible singing, piano performance and writing of "Please Don't Let Me Go," released in 1977 on Polydor/Germany and in 1979 in the USA/Canada as SMASH on Source Records/MCA.

Captain Beaky and His Band

The title track from the first album, "Captain Beaky", was released as a 7 inch single with "Wilfred the Weasel" and "Blanche" on the B-side by Polydor in 1980; it reached Number 5 in the UK pop charts.

Charles Tournemire

Of ten 78-rpm discs which Tournemire made in 1930, playing the Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ of Sainte-Clotilde (Polydor 561047, 561048, 566057, 566058, 566059), five contain Franck compositions.

Christian O'Connell

After further phone calls from Polydor records and from Nicole Appleton begging for him to be let on, Gallagher was eventually allowed on and swore live on air on a morning breakfast show.

Dancing for Victory

Dancing for Victory is the second studio album of Moti Special, released in 1990 by Polydor.

DJ Delicious

A variety of successful remixes and commissions followed in the next few years: these were released under a large number of different pseudonyms on Urban/Polydor, Sony, and WEA.

Esmond Edwards

During his career, he was also associated with MGM, Columbia, Polydor, and Impulse Records.

Fritz Schulz-Reichel

His tunes became hits in Germany, France, England, and America; his albums were released on Decca and MGM in the U.S. and Polydor which were distributed by Philips Electrical Industries Pty.

Ijahman Levi

The first one was in 1966 for Polydor 56121 "As Long As There is Love" c/w "Your One and Only Man", both covers of Jimmy Ruffin and Otis Redding songs.

K. Frimpong

He recorded at least two other albums with the Cubano Fiestas: Me Da A Onnda (1980), and K Frimpong, both released in Ghana on the Polydor label.

King Kurt

Their second album, Big Cock, was produced by Phil Wainman and released on Polydor in 1986, which included their cover of Bernstein and Sondheim's "America" from West Side Story.

Kurt Edelhagen

In 1957 Popular singer Tony Sandler recorded several songs, such as "Ik weet wat je vraagt", with his orchestra for the POLYDOR label.

March on the Drina

South African organist Cherry Wainer - on the LP Musik Im Blut, Discoton 75289, Germany; Hammond Organ: Light and Lively, double LP album, Polydor, 583 570, UK, 1964; Rhythmus im Blut LP, Polydor, 237 359, Germany, 1967; Cherry Wainer and Her Magic Hammond Organ LP, on Polydor, 236 036, 1967; Hammond Non Stop LP, Polydor Special 2418-188, 1969

Mistletoe and Holly

The German group the Gunter Kallmann Choir recorded the song on the 1970 Polydor album Christmas Sing-In in a medley with "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!".

Ney Mello

His former students include three time Grammy Award winner Herbert Vianna and English Polydor Records recording artist Steve Davidson from The Ian Brown (Stone Roses Founder) Band.

One More Time, One More Chance

"One More Time, One More Chance" is a single by Japanese singer Masayoshi Yamazaki that was released on January 22, 1997 on the Polydor Japan label.

Oskar Joost

From 1930, the Orchestra began playing in the Berlin Eden hotel, which led to a recording contract with Electrola, followed by subsequent contracts with other record labels: Pallas (1931), Crystal (1931–1934), Ultraphon/Telefunken (1932), Grammophon/Polydor (1934–1941).

Parables for Wooden Ears

In a November 2004 interview with Melbourne newspaper The Age, Fanning recalled that the head of Polydor Records had described the album as "awful", and remarked that "God knows what we were on then".

Pat Travers

After Hot Shots release in 1984, Polydor made plans to issue a greatest hits package, and then ended their relationship with Travers.

Phonogram

Phonogram Records, a 1960s music label, which merged with Polydor in 1972

Right in the Middle of It

This was unlike her previous Polydor release entitled Woman in the Moon, which was co-produced by both Shedd and Barry Beckett.

Standing in the Light

The album was released again in 2000 with bonus tracks in a 2-CD compilation with the album "The Pursuit of Accidents" in the United Kingdom by the label Polydor.

Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow

Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow is a music DVD released by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on October 25, 2004, through Polydor.

The Best of No Angels

It was released on December 1, 2003 (see 2003 in music) via Polydor's sublabel Cheyenne Records, following the group's disbandment in fall 2003.

The Kid's No Good

"I'll Kiss Your Memory" and its B-side "This Time" from these sessions were released as a single (Polydor in much of the world, Atco in North America) but did not chart.

The Singular Adventures of The Style Council

"Promised Land", a non-album single from 1989, was from the sessions for the band's Modernism: A New Decade album, recorded in 1989 but unreleased due to Polydor's demands (this album was released instead) and not released until 1998.

Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?

Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? is an album by The Waitresses, originally released in 1982 on ZE Records and subsequently licensed by Polydor (see 1982 in music).

We'll Bring the House Down

In the aftermath of the Reading triumph, the band rush-released the Live at Reading E.P. on the band's own label Cheapskate Records in October 1980, which became the band's first chart showing in three years, while Polydor records issued the compilation Slade Smashes which went on to sell 200,000 copies.

Welcome to the Dance

Welcome to the Dance is the fifth regular studio album by all-female German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor and Universal Music Domestic throughout German-speaking Europe on September 11, 2009 (see 2009 in music).

With Love from the Boys

Their live reputation culminated in a memorable show at Pinkpop 1986, and these successes had led Polydor to offer the band a long-term contract.

X-Perience

Journey of Life, released by Polydor/Universal, featured a song called The Meaning Of Life, a duet with Neue Deutsche Welle and Gothic icon Joachim Witt.


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