PWL
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PWL (Pete Waterman Ltd) is the production company and one-time record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman.
After producing many hits for other record companies, PWL launched its own label in 1987 (PWL Records) with the balearic classic Mandy Smith "I Just Can't Wait".
As a record label, PWL enjoyed success with artists such as Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. And as a production house they produced hits for artists such as Rick Astley and Bananarama on other record labels.
In the early 90s, Pete Waterman formed a new label, PWL International in partnership with Warners. However with other projects taking up Waterman's time, his involvement in the label decreased and so PWL International Ltd evolved into Warner sublabel Coalition.
Pete Waterman Ltd still in operation as of 2006 and operates the label EBUL through Jive Records and Zomba.
PWL artists
(past and present)
- Kylie Minogue
- Dead or Alive
- The Reynolds Girls
- Rick Astley
- Steps
- Boy Krazy
- Sinitta
- Mandy Smith
- Jason Donovan
- Sonia
- Hazell Dean
- Mel & Kim
- Bananarama
- Sybil
- Big Fun
- 2 Unlimited
See also
- PWL is also the file extension for password list in Microsoft Windows platform.
- PWL is also a common abbreviation for Indietronica artist Pagan Wanderer Lu.