AM:PM Records was the

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division of

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Ltd in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1998, with Simon Dunmore as A&R. In 1999, A&M's owner PolyGram merged with

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, and the label ceased in 2002. AM:PM produced eleven UK top 40 hits including

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's " Free",

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's " Horny",

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's " King of My Castle", Goldtrix's " It's Love (Trippin')", Heller and Farley Project's " Ultra Flava",

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' "

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's " Sincere", Scott and Leon's " You Used to Hold Me" and "Shine On", and the 2000 release of

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's "

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". The dance label of Universal, similarly named PM:AM Recordings, was launched in 2012 with releases by artists such as

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, Tiesto and

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. The label A&M PM Records was the precursor to AM:PM, which was active from 1990 to 1995. Artists on the A&M PM label included

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, Rodeo Jones and Awesome 3.

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A&M Records English record labels English house music record labels English electronic dance music record labels 1994 establishments in England 2002 disestablishments in England Defunct record labels of the United Kingdom {{UK-record-label-stub

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