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Label launched by [l=Philips Phonografische Industrie] (PPI) in 1956 in France as a variety label. Currently active as a jazz and pop label under [L=Universal Music UK]. A logo change occurred in 1957. It was launched in the UK in 1958. initially used to market recordings licensed from [l=Epic] outside of the US, it later expanded to other US labels. In September 1964, PPI's US affiliate, [l=Mercury Record Corporation], introduced the label in the US for international recordings, although it