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5 unusual facts about Polydor Records


Dancing for Victory

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

Esmond Edwards

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

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.

Karl Aagard Østvig

He made only a few recordings during his career, all for Polydor Records.

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.


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.

Anthology 1969–81

It consists mostly of unlicensed tracks, whose copyright is owned by Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn catalogues), EMI and Polydor Records.

Bernhard Bötel

He made recordings for several record labels during the early years of the recording industry, including His Master's Voice, Odeon Records, Polydor Records, Tri-Ergon, and Vox Records.

C. W. McCall's Greatest Hits

W. McCall's Greatest Hits, as the title suggests, is a greatest hits compilation of country musician C. W. McCall's work, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) on Polydor Records, rereleased on September 21, 1993 and containing songs from the first five out of his six albums of original music, including the ever-popular "Convoy" and its sequel, "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck".

E.G. Records

In the US, artists were placed on Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records, Polydor Records, Passport Records/Jem Records, and Virgin Records and in various other labels in other parts of the world.

Hard Hat Area

Hard Hat Area is the eighth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1993 through Polydor Records (Japan) and Fred Bloggs Music (United Kingdom), and in 1994 through Restless Records (United States); a remastered edition with expanded liner notes was reissued on May 15, 2012 through MoonJune Records.

I'd Love You to Want Me

Sam Hui (許冠傑), Hong Kong singer/actor, recorded it in Cantonese language under title name of 春夢良宵, on his 鬼馬雙星 LP album with Polydor Records in 1974.

Ingfried Hoffmann

He has released several commercial recordings on a variety of labels, including Columbia Records, Philips Records, Polydor Records, and Verve Records.

Inside Love

By 1989, the band had managed to secure a contract with Polydor Records and for their first single, musician John Parr was hired to produce the song.

Playground Twist

Issued in the UK by Polydor Records in 1979, the track was produced by the band's manager Nils Stevenson and Mike Stavrou, a recording engineer on T. Rex's last album Dandy in the Underworld.

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 First 10 Explosive Years

Whilst being a very good compilation for fans of the band, it consists entirely of unlicensed tracks, whose copyright is owned by Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn catalogues), EMI and Polydor Records.

The Real People

Their first record deal was in 1988, a one single deal brokered with Polydor Records after Mick Swift had persuaded Eddie Lundon of Kirkby band China Crisis to produce the demo of their debut single "One by One".

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).

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.

You Stepped Into My Life

Patti Boulaye covered this song on the album of the same name on Polydor Records.


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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.

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.

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".

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.