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Franco Disque Inc.

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Canadian record company from Québec established in the mid-1960's by [a=Denis Pantis], [a=Gilles L'Ecuyer], [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/1684256-Jean-Paul-Rickner-Lt%C3%A9e]Jean-Paul Rickner[/url] (President), Gaëtan Laniel and Pierre Laniel. Closely associated with distributor [l=Trans-Canada Musique Service] (also founded by the Laniel cousins, RIckner was President of both, both companies shared same address). They were mainly a manufacturer and production company. Owned the labels [l=Franco], [l=Franco-Élite], [l=Élite], [l=Jeunesse Franco], [l=Manitou], [l=Maxi 4], [l=Capon (2)] and others. Other Quebec Labels owned by Franco Disque Inc. can often be identified by a matrix on labels and/or in runouts starting with [i]FD[/i]. In 1973 the company joined the [l=CRIA] (Canadian Recording Industry Association). May also appear as: [b]Franco Disques[/b] without suffix, the common credit on the rear cover. [b]Franco-Disque Inc.[/b] [b]Franco Disques Inc.[/b] (Disques plural) [b]Franco Disques Incorporé[/b] (Disques plural with full spelling of Inc.) Filed: 1965-06-29 Registered: 1966-07-22