Aquarius Records (Canada)
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Aquarius Records | |
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Founded | 1969 |
Founder | Terry Flood Donald Tarlton Bob Lemm Dan Lazare Jack Lazare |
Distributor(s) | Unidisc Music |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | Canada |
Location | Montreal, Quebec |
Official website | aquariusrecords.com |
Aquarius Records is an independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
History
Aquarius Records was founded in 1969. The first president was Terry Flood and the other founding owners were
Among the first acts signed to the label was the
In 1978 Aquarius Records changed distribution to Capitol-EMI and it was early in this association that April Wine began achieving international success. In the 1980s Aquarius signings included Corey Hart, Sass Jordan, Mindstorm, Sword and Myles Goodwyn and the label also released albums by The Stampeders and The Guess Who. In its first twenty years Aquarius sold over 5 million records in Canada and Aquarius artists sold a similar amount in the rest of the world.
In the 1990s some of Aquarius' efforts were diverted by the launching of a French-language label called
Starting in 2000 Aquarius began expansion through the development of new imprints, including DKD Disques (La Chicane, Danni Bedard) and through joint ventures like
In 2006, Aquarius was one of six labels who resigned from the Canadian Recording Industry Association, complaining that their interests were not being represented.[4]
Notable artists released on Aquarius
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See also
- List of record labels
References
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- ^ a b "McAuley brings show home" Archived 2017-04-03 at the Wayback Machine. Canoe, December 26, 2000 By JAMES REANEY