| Fontana Records | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Distributing label | Interscope-Geffen-A&M (US) Polydor Records (UK) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | Official website of Fontana Records |
Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Interscope-Geffen-A&M is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Philips Records is a Record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. When Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favour of Vertigo Records and Mercury Records. Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its Record label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945
Fontana's U. S. counterpart label was started in 1964 and distributed by Mercury Records. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Among the hitmakers were: Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, The Troggs, The New Vaudeville Band, and Steam, all of whom had #1 hits on the label. This page is about the musician for the Pennsylvania politician, see Wayne Fontana (Pennsylvania politician. The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in Britain and the USA, including their most famous song " The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by Songwriter Geoff Stephens (born 1 October 1934 in New Southgate, North London Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for the 1969 number one hit Song and perennial favorite " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye " Other successful Fontana artists included The Silkie and Nana Mouskouri. The Silkie was England 's answer to American Folk music groups like Peter Paul and Mary. Nana Mouskouri (in Greek Nάνα Μούσχουρη) born as Ioanna Mouskhouri on October 13 1934, in Chania, Crete, Mercury discontinued this label (and its other subsidiary, Smash) in 1970.
Fontana was revived in the 1980s and is currently an active division of Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Today the label operates under Interscope Records.
The name has also been revived as independent label distibutor Fontana Distribution. Fontana Distribution is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group Distribution that distributes music for independent record labels and was launched in 2004
Label variations
- 1964 -- Pink label
- 1965-1970 -- Light blue or slightly darker-toned blue label (some of these labels were stamped with an "S")
- 1980s -- Black and silver label
See also
External links
- Fontana story from BSN Pubs
- A discography of American Fontana albums in the 1960s and early 1970s
- A discography of American Fontana singles in the 1960s and early 1970s
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