True North Records
True North Records is a Canadian Juno Award winning independent record label. It was founded in Mississauga, Ontario in 1969 by Bernie Finkelstein. On December 17, 2007, True North was acquired by an investment group led by Linus Entertainment. Bernie Finkelstein remains as Chairman.[1].
Artists who have released albums on True North include Bruce Cockburn, Stephen Fearing, Rheostatics, Colin Linden, Lynn Miles, Howie Beck, Murray McLauchlan, John Bottomley, Lighthouse, 54-40, The Guess Who, The Paperboys, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, David Wiffen, Rough Trade, Lorraine Segato, Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople, Scott B. Sympathy, Hunter Valentine, Joel Kroeker and Randy Bachman.
The label has also been the Canadian distributor for albums by American and British artists, including Bananarama, Tim Buckley, Shawn Colvin, The Fixx, Stéphane Grappelli, Hoodoo Gurus, Janis Ian, Joy Division, Killing Joke, New Order, Harry Nilsson, Mudhoney, Echo & the Bunnymen, Rod Stewart, The String Cheese Incident, Hanson, Lenny Breau and Richard Thompson.
True North Records is distributed by Universal Music in Canada and by Rounder Records in the United States; Other distributors include Planet in Australia and New Zealand; IRD in Italy; GO! Entertainment in Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg; Alive AG in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; Rootsy Music in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway; and Essential Music in the United Kingdom.
In Canada, True North distributes the following labels: Cooking Vinyl, Fuel 2000, SCI Fidelity and Signature Sounds.
The company won a Juno Award in 1974 for "Best Independent Record Company of the Year".
True North began operating a concert division, True North Concerts, in 2008.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard article: Linus Acquires True North Records
- ^ Bliss, Karen (December 23, 2008). "True North expands into agency, concerts". Jam! Music via Canoe.ca. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Lowdown/2008/12/23/pf-7836026.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- "True North Records". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003488. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
[edit] External links
- True North Records Official site
- True North Records on Myspace
