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Dancing Cat Records
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Perspective Records
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Windham Hill Records
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In 1996, PolyGram, the parent company of A&M Records and Polydor Records, made A&M Records the co-marketer and distributor of Polydor Records in the United States. PolyGram had merged Polydor and Atlas Records into its Polydor Records division in the U.S. before moving their distribution to A&M. The pairing of A&M and Polydor gave Polydor a Nashville presence under A&M Nashville. Elton John's Rocket Records joined Polydor in 1996 and together became A&M Associated Labels. Oversees distribution continued under PolyGram.

The other labels in A&M Associated Labels were Avatar Records, DV8 Records, 1500 Records and Savvy Records.

After PolyGram was merged into Universal Music Group in 1999, Universal realigned Polydor U.S. into its Motown Records Group.

POLYDOR RECORDS

Polydor held the PolyGram catalog and those of its affiliated and acquired labels including RSO Records.

POLYDOR ARTIST ROSTER

* Back catalog artists
 

ROCKET RECORDS

Rocket Records/A&M biggest release was Elton John's CD single, "Candle in the Wind 1997," the tribute to the late Diana Princess of Wales. The single was A&M's third largest single of all time. Rocket also signed new artists Daniel Cartier, Cold, Ryan Downe and Gary Jules.

SOURCES:
1. www.amrecords.com (1996 site)
2. www.polydor.com (defunct)
2. www.rocketrecords.com

A&M ASSOCIATED LABELS STAFF

Thank you to all of the very talented members of the A&M Associated Labels family.

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SOURCES:
1. A&M Records' 10th and 15th anniversary books
2. Billboard magazine articles
3. A&M Records employees