Polydor Records

Polydor Limited
Parent company	Universal Music Group (UMG)
Founded	2 April 1913; 111 years ago (1913-04-02)
Distributor(s)	Self-Distributed (UK and France) Interscope Capitol Labels Group (US) Island (Pre-1998 reissues in US) Republic Records (James Brown, MGM and Verve pop reissues in US) Universal Music Group (International) Universal Music Japan (Japan)
Genre	Various
Country of origin	Germany United Kingdom
Location	London, England
Official website	polydor.co.uk

Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. The company is usually mentioned as "Polydor Ltd. (UK)", or a similar form, for holding copyrights.

Notable current and past artists signed to the label include Rainbow, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, the Cure, James Brown, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Mayall,^[1] Deep Purple, Cream, the Moody Blues, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Bee Gees, Lana Del Rey, Stephen Fretwell, the Jam, Style Council, the Shadows, James Last, Eric Clapton, Gloria Gaynor, Level 42, Sam Fender, S Club, Girls Aloud and Ellie Goulding.^[2]