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FFRR Records is a subsidiary of London Records. It is founded and run by English DJ Pete Tong. FFRR has also two subsidiaries: Double F Double R records and Ffrreedom Records. The name FFRR stands for "Full Frequency Range Recordings", which was originally a slogan used by Decca Records on their pop singles and albums as well as classical albums in the 1950s and 1960s. The label's "ear" logo comes from the same source. An incomplete list of artists is provided below. London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...


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Bolland (born Christopher Jay Bolland, on 18 June 1971, in Stockton-On-Tees) is a Belgium-based electronic music producer and DJ. Although invariably associated with Belgium, CJ Bolland was, in fact, born in the UK, and it was England that provided his first musical influence. ... DJ Icey DJ Icey, (born Eddie Pappa) often referred to as the King of Funky Breaks (Mixmag April 1998) is the multi platinum Moonshine Records recording artist responsible for defining Funky Breaks and Florida Breaks. ... Bananarama are a British girl group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. ... The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a suburb of London, England. ... Brother Brown (founded 1995 and disbanded in 2004) was a Danish houseduo, consisting og Atle Rønne Thorberg and Henrik Olsen. ... The Raw and the Cooked (1989) Fine Young Cannibals were an English band best known for its 1989 hits She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing. 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A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time. ... Clubhouse was a short-lived 2004 American drama television series starring Jeremy Sumpter, Dean Cain, and Christopher Lloyd. ... The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a suburb of London, England. ... Sasha on the cover of Involver Sasha, born Alexander Coe (born September 4, 1969), is a Welsh DJ and record producer. ... Lisa B (Lisa Baird[1]) is a political spoken word poet based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Nightcrawlers was an one-hit wonder electronica band, with a couple of dance-floor hits in the nineties, including Push The Feeling On and Surrender Your Love.    This article is a stub. ... Lil Louis is the stage name used by Chicago-born house music producer and DJ Louis Burns. ... 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This is a list of record labels. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ...

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FFRR Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (146 words)
FFRR Records is a subsidiary of London Records.
FFRR has also two subsidiaries: Double F Double R records and Ffrreedom Records.
The name FFRR stands for "Full Frequency Range Recordings", was originally a slogan used by Decca Records on their pop singles and albums as well as classical albums in the 1950s and 1960s.
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