Fontana
Records was started in the 1957 as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips
Records.
Fontana's U.S. counterpart label was started in 1962 and distributed
by Mercury Records. Among the hitmakers were Wayne Fontana &
the Mindbenders, The Troggs, The New Vaudeville Band and Steam,
all of whom had #1 hits on the label.
Mercury discontinued the subsidiaies Fontana and Smash Records
in 1970.