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Pickwick Records Of Canada Ltd.
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Canadian record company subsidiary of [l=Pickwick International, Inc.], established in 1965, also owner and operator of [l=Keel Record Mfg. Of Canada Limited]. Their budget labels ([l=Pickwick/33 Records], [l=Hilltop], [l=Cricket (2)], [l=Design Records (2)], [l=Instant Learning Records]) were originally distributed by [l=Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd.]. Under the direction of General Manager George Wade (1965-1971) and John E. Leetham (1971-1981) they soon built a network of regional distributors across Canada and became a main manufacturer and distributor of independent Canadian labels in the late 1960s and the 1970s (starting in 1969 with [l=Sound Canada] and [l=hi-lite]). Pickwick Records of Canada Ltd. ceased operations in June 1982. After this date the Canadian arm of Pickwick was solely a distributor for Pickwick International product in Canada, appearing on releases as [l=Pickwick Records Division Of Canada]. [b]Attention![/b] This is a company for company tasks, like distribution, copyright holding and not a label. Also appears as "Pickwick of Can. Ltd", "Pickwick Records of Canada, Ltd." and "Pickwick Records Of Canada Limited"
Contact
[June 1982 onward - address of [l=Pickwick Records Division Of Canada]] 180 Station Street Ajax, Ontario, L1S 1R9 [1979] Pickwick Records of Canada, Ltd. 106-108 McMaster Avenue Ajax, Ontario, Canada L1S 2E7 [for correspondence through the 1970s] 349 Frankcom Street Ajax, Ontario, L1S 1R6 460 Fairall Street Ajax, Ontario, L1S 1R6 [Temporary address in 1965] 113 McMaster Avenue Ajax, Toronto, Ontario