Hansa Records

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Hansa Records (Hansa or Hansa-Musik-Produktion) was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany.

Hansa reached a high point in the late 1970s, when they released records for many top acts like David Bowie who mastered Low and recorded "Heroes" at their studio in West Berlin. Hansa was eventually purchased by BMG, who merged them with several other small labels to form BMG Berlin Musik GmbH.

[edit] Artists signed, recorded and/or released on Hansa

• Boney M
• Bonnie Tyler: "Bitterblue" (1991), "Angel Heart" (1992), "Silhouette In Red" (1993)
• C.C.Catch
• Cliff Carpenter and his Orchestra
• David Bowie: "Low" (1977), "Heroes" (1978)
• Eruption
• Falco
• Frank Farian
• Gilla
• Iggy Pop: "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life" (both 1977)
• Japan
• La Mama
• Milli Vanilli
• Modern Talking
• Münchener Freiheit: "Wachgeküsst"
• Precious Wilson
• Die Prinzen
• Ricky Shayne
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Roland Kaiser
• The Cure: released by Hansa after one album
• The Sugarhill Gang
• U2: "Achtung Baby" (1991)

[edit] See also

• List of record labels
• Hanseatic League, a region comprising much of maritime Germany (but not Berlin), after which Hansa Records was named. A German hearing "Hansa" would presume you were referring to the Hanseatic League.