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Fontana Records

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Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records. [1]

57 relations: Bobby Graham (musician), Brooke Hogan, Cocteau Twins, Columbia Records, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Dennis Bovell, Don Partridge, Eden Kane, Epic Records, ESP-Disk, Fontana Distribution, Gloria Lynne, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Helen Reddy, INgrooves, James (band), James Brown, Jane Birkin, Jimmy Page, List of record labels, Mainstream Records, Mercury Records, Motown, Nana Mouskouri, Ocean Colour Scene, Oleta Adams, Papoose (rapper), Pere Ubu, Philips, Philips Records, PolyGram, Pretty Things, Record label, Serge Gainsbourg, Sight & Sound, Smash Records, Steam (band), Swing Out Sister, Tears for Fears, The Escorts (British band), The Guess Who, The Herd (British band), The House of Love, The Merseybeats, The Mindbenders, The New Vaudeville Band, The Others (band), The Silkie, The Spencer Davis Group, The Teardrop Explodes, ..., The Troggs, The Who, Tom Robinson, Vanguard Records, Vertigo Records, Vicki Anderson, Wayne Fontana. Expand index (7 more) »

Bobby Graham (musician)

Bobby Graham (11 March 1940 – 14 September 2009) was an English session drummer, composer, arranger and record producer.

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Brooke Hogan

Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988), better known by her stage name Brooke Hogan, is an American reality television star, actress, singer-songwriter, media personality, and professional wrestler.

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Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997.

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s.

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Dennis Bovell

Dennis Bovell (born 22 May 1953)Huey, Steve,, Allmusic.

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Don Partridge

Donald Eric Partridge (27 October 1941 – 21 September 2010), Music Week, 23 September 2010.

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Eden Kane

Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 29 March 1940),Some sources, including his own website, give 1942; but other reliable sources such as Allmusic give 1940 and his younger brother Peter was born in 1941.

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Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, Inc., the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

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ESP-Disk

ESP-Disk is a New York-based record company and label founded in 1964 by lawyer Bernard Stollman.

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Fontana Distribution

Fontana Distribution is a division of San Francisco-based Isolation Network.

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Gloria Lynne

Gloria Lynne (born Gloria Wilson; November 23, 1929 – October 15, 2013), also known as Gloria Alleyne, was an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.

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Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci were a psychedelic folk and alternative rock band which formed in Carmarthen, Wales in 1991.

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Helen Reddy

Helen Maxine Reddy (born 25 October 1941) is an Australian singer, actress and activist.

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INgrooves

INgrooves Music Group is a North American global distribution, technology and marketing company which provides custom services for artists and independent record labels.

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James (band)

James are an English rock band from Manchester, which was formed in 1982 and enjoyed popularity throughout the 1990s.

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James Brown

James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader.

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Jane Birkin

Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English actress, singer, songwriter, and model.

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Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

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List of record labels

For lists of record labels, see.

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Mainstream Records

Mainstream Records was an American record company and independent record label founded by music producer Bob Shad in 1964.

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Mercury Records

Mercury Records is an American-based record label owned by Universal Music Group.

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Motown

Motown is an American record company.

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Nana Mouskouri

Iōánna Moúschouri (Ιωάννα Μούσχουρη;; born October 13, 1934), known professionally as Nana Mouskouri (Νάνα Μούσχουρη), is a Greek singer.

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Ocean Colour Scene

Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English rock band formed in Moseley, Birmingham, in 1989.

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Oleta Adams

Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1953) is an American soul and gospel singer and pianist.

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Papoose (rapper)

Shamele Mackie (born March 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Papoose, is an American rapper and songwriter.

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Pere Ubu

Pere Ubu is an American rock group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975.

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Philips

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips, stylized as PHILIPS) is a Dutch multinational technology company headquartered in Amsterdam currently focused in the area of healthcare.

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Philips Records

Philips Records is a record label that was founded by the Dutch electronics company Philips.

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PolyGram

PolyGram Entertainment is a film and TV production company owned by Universal Music Group.

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Pretty Things

The Pretty Things are an English rock band, formed in 1963 in London.

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Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg (born Lucien Ginsburg;; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director.

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Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound is a British monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI).

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Smash Records

Smash Records was an American record label founded in 1961 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records by Mercury executive Shelby Singleton and run by Singleton with Charlie Fach.

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Steam (band)

Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for the 1969 number one hit song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." The song was written and recorded by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, and producer/writer Paul Leka at Mercury Records studios in New York City.

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Swing Out Sister

Swing Out Sister are an English pop group best known worldwide for the 1986 song "Breakout".

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Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

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The Escorts (British band)

The Escorts were a Merseybeat band formed in October 1962 in Liverpool, England, by three classmates who had just left the Morrison School for Boys in Rose Lane, Allerton — Mike Gregory, Terry Sylvester and John Kinrade.

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The Guess Who

The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band, formed in Winnipeg in 1965.

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The Herd (British band)

The Herd were a pop rock band, founded in 1965 in the UK.

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The House of Love

The House of Love are an English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Guy Chadwick and co-founder and lead-guitarist Terry Bickers.

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The Merseybeats

The Merseybeats (also related vocal duo The Merseys) are a band that emerged from the Liverpool Merseybeat scene in the early 1960s, performing at The Cavern Club along with the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers and other similar artists.

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The Mindbenders

The Mindbenders (originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana) were a 1960s beat group from Manchester, England.

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The New Vaudeville Band

The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens (born 1 October 1934, New Southgate, North London) in 1966 to record his novelty composition "Winchester Cathedral", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s and a Rudy Vallee megaphone style vocal.

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The Others (band)

The Others are an English rock band, signed to Poptones in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album was released on 31 January 2005.

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The Silkie

The Silkie were an English folk music group.

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The Spencer Davis Group

The Spencer Davis Group are a British beat and R&B band formed in Birmingham in 1963, by Spencer Davis with Steve Winwood and his brother, Muff Winwood.

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The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978.

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The Troggs

The Troggs (originally called The Troglodytes) are an English garage rock band formed in Andover, Hampshire in May 1964.

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964.

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Tom Robinson

Thomas Giles "Tom" Robinson (born 1 June 1950) is a British singer-songwriter, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band.

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Vanguard Records

Vanguard Records is an American record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York City.

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Vertigo Records

Vertigo Records is a record company, which originated in the United Kingdom.

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Vicki Anderson

Vicki Anderson (born Myra Barnes; November 21, 1939) is an American soul singer best known for her performances with the James Brown Revue.

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Wayne Fontana

Wayne Fontana (born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, 28 October 1945) is an English rock and pop singer, best known for the 1965 hit "Game of Love" with the Mindbenders.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontana_Records

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