Distribution Select (formerly Distribution Musicor, Distribution GAM and Distribution Trans-Canada) is a Canadian record and video distributor based in
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as Disques Select. It is a wholly-owned division of Quebecor Media.
- 1965: Company formed as Disques Select.
- 1971: Company moves to Sainte-Catherine Street.
- 1974: Distribution Musicor opens in Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Quebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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Distribution Select (formerly Distribution Musicor, Distribution GAM and Distribution Trans-Canada) is a Canadian record and video distributor based in
MontrealMontreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie , the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the...
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QuebecQuebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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1965-Events:*January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.*January 12 - Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by the New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein...
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, Quebec
Quebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. (Unrelated to an American record label, Musicor RecordsMusicor Records was a New York City based record label, active during the 1960s and 1970s. The label was founded by legendary A&R man Art Talmadge after the sale of Mercury Records, which he co-founded some years earlier....
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- 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, Quebec
Quebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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- 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 Communications
Guy 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...
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