Distribution Select
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Distribution Select is a Canadian record and video distributor based in Montreal
, Quebec
in 1965
as Disques Select. It is a wholly owned division of Quebecor Media.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
in 1965
1965 in music
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as Disques Select. It is a wholly owned division of Quebecor Media.
History
- 1965: Company formed as Disques Select.
- 1971: Company moves to Sainte-Catherine Street.
- 1974: Distribution Musicor opens in Pointe-Claire, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. (Unrelated to an American record label, Musicor RecordsMusicor RecordsMusicor Records was a New York City based record label, active during the 1960s and 1970s. The label was founded by songwriter Aaron Schroeder and distributed by United Artists Records...
.) - 1977: Disques Select changes into Distribution Select.
- 1980: Company acquires Services de Musique Trans-Canada for a while, so for 12 years.
- 1985: Distribution Select adopts a new logo.
- 1989: Distribution Musicor and Distribution Trans-Canada set up in Pointe-Claire, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. - 1993: Distribution Trans-Canada ceases operations.
- 1996: Distribution Musicor joins with Distribution GAM.
- 2001: Distribution Select ceases the activities of its sister labels, Distribution Musicor, Distribution Trans-Canada and Distribution GAM.
Labels
- Disques Passeport
- Global Video
- Perrin Video
- Disques Musicor
- Guy Cloutier CommunicationsGuy Cloutier CommunicationsGuy Cloutier Communications is a Quebec-based record label and a TV/Video production company owned by Guy Cloutier.-Current Artists:*Natasha St-Pier*Ima*René Simard*Nathalie Simard -Previous Artists:*Supertramp...