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US subsidiary of Polydor International. Manufacturing and distribution company of Polydor. Established 1969 and located in New York City. The PolyGram Corporation, including Polydor, Inc., was moved from 1700 Broadway to 810 Seventh Ave. in 1974 Name variants: - Polydor Incorporated - Polydor, Inc. - Polydor Inc. - Polydor Inc Starting in the mid-1970s and continuing into the late 1980's, the center labels of US PolyGram sublabels began showing two-digit number ID codes signifying from which pressing plant the record originated. A partial list of confirmed plants and their corresponding numbers are as follows: 6 = [l717172] 16 = [l=Sonic Recording Products, Inc.] (pre-ca. 1975), [l=Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.] (1975 to ca. 1983), [l=Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.] (post-ca. 1983) 18 = [l130920] 19 = [l303576] 22 = [l211933] 24 = [l264380] 25 = [l376197] 26 = [l408781] 49 = [l27576] 53 = [l294000] (pre-1981), [l277410] (post-1981) 54 = [l324403] 56 = [l447694] 57 = [l442751] (post-1981) 60 = [l289228] 70 = [l406973] 72 = [l408779] (post-Dec. 1972) 73 = [l403953] 75 = [l=GRT Record Pressing] 76 = [l264205] (post-1970) There are some numeral codes which have so far been unconfirmed as to their corresponding pressing plants, including 30 (either [l283116] or [l41528]) and 75 (presumably [l315076]); plus other manufacturing codes (i.e. for cassettes) including 12 and 35. Incorporated: 22 January 1969 as 'Polydor Inc.' Name change: 9 October 1969 to 'Polydor Incorporated' Dissolved: 27 September 1995