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- Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records; when Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favor of Vertigo Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label. The name has also been revived as independent label distibutor Fontana Distribution. Fontana's U.S. counterpart label was started in 1964 and distributed by Mercury Records. 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. Other successful Fontana artists included The Silkie, Nana Mouskouri and the duo of Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg. Mercury discontinued this label (and one other subsidiary, Smash Records) in 1970. Fontana's British division was the UK licensee for Motown Records (in 1961), Vanguard Records (until 1967), Mainstream Records and ESP-Disk. As with Philips, labels were blue for singles, black for EPs and LPs. In the UK and Europe, the Fontana label was largely dormant after 1974, although in 1980-81 it was used for releases by Sector 27 and Dennis Bovell. Fontana was revived in the late 1980s as an outlet for acts such as Tears for Fears, The Teardrop Explodes, Cocteau Twins and Swing Out Sister, and was active in the 1990s, releasing music for acts such as Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Ocean Colour Scene and James. It is currently an active division of Universal Music Group. The label's only artist as of August 2009 is Brooke Hogan.
- La Fontana Records è un etichetta discografica olandese, con una sede attiva in Italia.
- O Fontana Records é uma gravadora fundada na década de 1950, como uma subsidiária da holandesa Philips Records. Na sequência de uma limpeza de sua música, a Philips decidiu abandonar o Fontana em favor da Vertigo Records e Mercury Records. A gravadora volta, após a sua aquisição pela Polygram. Em 1964, também foi fundado o Fontana EUA que foi distribuído pela Mercury Records. Alguns dos principais grupos publicado por Fontana naqueles anos em que colocaram os seus liderança individual em rankings são: Wayne Fontana & A Mindbenders, The Troggs, The New Vaudeville Band, e Steam. Em 1970, a Mercury interrompeu as atividades do currículo, em seguida, na década de 1980. Atualmente, Fontana é ainda uma divisão ativa da Mercury Records.
- Fontana Records — лэйбл звукозаписи основанный в 1950-ых годах как филиал Dutch Philips Records. Во вреùя реструктуризации Philips передал Fontana в пользу Vertigo Records и Mercury Records. В 1970-ых PolyGram приобрёл лэйбл.
- Fontana Records var ett skivmärke som startades på 1950-talet av Philips Records. Fontana fungerade som underetikett fram till i början av 1970-talet då Philips bestämde sig för att satsa på Mercury Records och Vertigo istället.
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