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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 favour of Vertigo Records and Mercury Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label. 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 and Nana Mouskouri. Mercury discontinued this label in 1970. Fontana's British division was the UK licensee for Vanguard Records, Mainstream Records and ESP-Disk. 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. Today the label operates under Interscope Records. The name has also been revived as independent label distibutor Fontana Distribution. (en)
- 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. (sv)
- La Fontana Records è un etichetta discografica fondata negli anni cinquanta, come sussidiaria dell'olandese Philips Phonografische Industrie (PPI). In seguito a un riassestamento del suo settore musicale la Philips decise di abbandonare la Fontana in favore della Vertigo Records e della Mercury Records. L'etichetta tornò poi operativa negli anni settanta a seguito del suo acquisto da parte della PolyGram. Nel 1964 venne fondata anche la Fontana U.S.A. che veniva distribuita dalla Mercury Records. Alcuni dei principali gruppi pubblicati da Fontana in quegli anni che hanno piazzato un loro singolo al primo posto nelle classifiche sono: Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, The Troggs, The New Vaudeville Band, e Steam. Nel 1970 la Mercury interruppe le attività dell'etichetta per poi riattivarle negli anni ottanta. Attualmente la Fontana è ancora una divisione attiva della Mercury Records. (it)
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