PolyGram

...hop, and dub. ... It was a very natural progression," Neill says. Indeed, Neill's older records, like the breakbeat-heavy Triptycal (Polygram, 1996), reflect the electronic music scene of the time. Like the genre itself, Neill's music has...

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...really far away from where you're trying to go". This is not the first trouble Jonze has had at mill. When he was starting out, Polygram agreed to make the US$19 million Being John Malkovich as long as Malkovich himself could be...

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...largely regional phenomenon whose ranks yielded stars like Stevie B, Expose, and Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam). After signing with Mercury/Polygram, Safire put out her first, self-titled, album, featuring the Marc Anthony-penned single "Boy I've...

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...margin from 4-6% in the mid-1980s to 7-9% by the early 1990s. As well, videos were distributed by PolyGram Video. In 1989, Philips floated 16% of PolyGram on the Amsterdam stock exchange, valuing the whole company at $5.6 billion. PolyGram...

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...clubs and even school halls across Ireland, learning the ropes the hard way through endless performances before signing a contract with Polygram in 1994. From the start, Gately and Ronan Keating (as the two best vocalists) shared the lead...

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...as a manager to pull strings got them on Irish television before they had a recording contract, and by 1994 they had been signed to PolyGram. Artistic independence was not on the agenda, and from the outset Boyzone's stage act and...

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...... and simply sits back and collects a fee." The songs in question were recorded for Capricorn Records during the 1960s and 1970s. Polygram, UMG's predecessor, reportedly acquired the rights at an auction of Capricorn assets. Thanks...

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...band's inexperience at the time, failed to pay royalties to the band members and Capricorn eventually went bankrupt from mismanagement. Polygram, UMG's predecessor, acquired the recordings out of that bankruptcy. By that time, these classic...

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...to "Cold Sweat" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," this album belongs in every collection. 2. James Brown - "Live at the Apollo 1962" (PolyGram). Many people consider this the greatest live album ever made. 4. Various artists - "The Best of...

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...people, I said, "I can't do this everyday. It's awful. " Worthy Patterson (Vice President, Sales and Promotion): PolyGram started putting PolyGram people in. They turned a very successful record label into a logo. Forget it. It was a waste...

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