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___MASK36___ is a German classical record label that was the foundation of the future corporation to be known as PolyGram . It is now part of ___MASK42___ ( UMG ) since its merger with the MCA family of labels in 1999 . It is the oldest surviving established record company . ___MASK42___ , Inc . ( also known as ___MASK42___ Recordings , Inc . and abbreviated as UMG ) is an American - French global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the Paris - based French media conglomerate Vivendi . UMG ' s global corporate headquarters are in Santa Monica , California . Polydor is a British ___MASK62___ ___MASK5___ and company , that operates as part of ___MASK42___ . It has a close relationship with Universal ' s Interscope Geffen A & M ___MASK5___ , 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 1954 British subsidiary in London by German Deutsche Grammophon GmbH . It was renamed in 1972 to Polydor Ltd . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the ___MASK10___ , as well as the most populous city proper in the ___MASK24___ . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . Oslo is the capital and the most populous city in ___MASK69___ . It constitutes both a county and a municipality . Founded in the year 1040 , and established as a " kaupstad " or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada , the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of ___MASK69___ around 1300 . Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence . After being destroyed by a fire in 1624 , the city was moved closer to Akershus Fortress during the reign of Christian IV of Denmark and renamed Christiania in his honour . It was established as a municipality (" formannskapsdistrikt ") on 1 January 1838 . Following a spelling reform , it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925 , at which time its original Norwegian name was restored . Analogue is the eighth ___MASK54___ by the Norwegian band A - ha , released in 2005 . It is aha ' s first ___MASK40___ on ___MASK74___ ( Universal ) , having previously been signed to Warner Music . Four singles were also released from this record . The ___MASK40___ ' s second single , `` Analogue ( All I Want ) '' became the group ' s first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart since `` Stay on These Roads '' ( 1988 ) . The ___MASK40___ reached # 24 in the UK and got silver certification there . A ___MASK62___ ___MASK5___ or ___MASK62___ company is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos . Often , a ___MASK62___ ___MASK5___ is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , marketing , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos ; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists (" artists and repertoire " or " A & R "); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers . The term " ___MASK62___ ___MASK5___ " derives from the circular ___MASK5___ in the center of a vinyl ___MASK62___ which prominently displays the manufacturer ' s name , along with other information . A - ha ( stylized as a "- h " a ) is a Norwegian band formed in Oslo in ___MASK89___ . The band was founded by Morten Harket ( vocals ), Magne Furuholmen ( keyboards ) and Pål Waaktaar - Savoy ( guitars ). The group rose to fame during the mid - 1980s after being discovered by musician and producer John Ratcliff , and continued global success in the 1990s and 2000s . The ___MASK10___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK10___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK24___ . " Analogue ( All I Want )" is a song by the Norwegian band A - ha . It is the title track of their eighth ___MASK54___ , which was released in 2005 . The song itself was released as a single ( 30 December 2005 in Germany , 23 January 2006 in the UK , and 30 January 2006 in ___MASK69___ ). The Official Charts Company ( previously known as the Chart Information Network ( CIN ) The Official UK Charts Company and also referred to Official Charts ) is a British inter - professional organisation that compiles various " official " ___MASK62___ charts in the ___MASK10___ , including the UK Singles Chart , the UK Albums Chart , the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the UK Album Downloads Chart , as well as genre - specific and music video charts . The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Millward Brown , and claims to cover 99 % of the singles market and 95 % of the album market , and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week . The ___MASK77___ ( currently entitled Official Singles Chart ) is compiled by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ), on behalf of the British ___MASK62___ industry , listing the top - selling singles in the ___MASK10___ , based upon physical sales , paid - for downloads and streaming . To be eligible for the chart , a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as either a ' single bundle ' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one ___MASK21___ audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence . The rules have changed many times as technology has developed , the most notable being the inclusion of ___MASK21___ downloads in 2005 and streaming in 2014 .