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Musidisc
Parent companyUniversal Music Group (since 1999)
Founded1927 (1927)
GenreVarious
Country of originFrance
LocationParis

Musidisc is a French record label that provides music and home video distribution. It was founded in 1927, and purchased by Universal Music Group in 1999.

History

Musidisc is most famous for having produced a rare recording of Jeanne Calment, who has had the longest confirmed human life span in history. On February 19, 1996, just two days before her 121st birthday, Time's Mistress, a four-track CD of Calment speaking over a background of rap and hip hop, was released.[1]

Sublabels

  • Accord
  • Adda
  • Ades

References

  1. ^ "Believed to be world's oldest woman in France dies at 122". Houston Chronicle. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 5 August 2008.