Musidisc

French label, distributor, copyright holder also present in UK, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Mexico.

Not to be confused with Musidisc , which, for currently unknown reasons, features the same brand.

Oldest French Musidisc releases detected for now were released ca.1961-62 with cat# 30 L 21##, see 30 L 2103 (https://www.discogs.com/release/19779682-Ren%C3%A9-Debruyne-Les-30-Succ%C3%A8s-De-Paris), 30 L 2107 (https://www.discogs.com/Raymond-Jouart-Et-Son-Ensemble-Musette-Un-Dimanche-%C3%80-Nogent/release/16569135), 30 L 2108 (https://www.discogs.com/Harold-Smart-Harold-Smart-Et-Son-Orgue-Hammond-Avec-Accompagnements-Rythmiques/release/16792374) and extracts of this early catalogue on back cover of those releases. Early Musidisc also as licensing company on this 1961 Spanish release (https://www.discogs.com/release/6063121-Roy-Capone-Y-Su-Orquesta-Charleston) with an America Records logo.

Musidisc catalog was sold to Universal Music Group in 1997-1998

Distributed in:
-France by owner Musidisc-Europe until early 80s / Distribution Musidisc from late 70s.
-Argentina by Musidisc S.A. / EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. / Musidisc Europe Sudamericana S.A.I.C. y F.
-Mexico by Discos Musart
-Spain by Marfer, S.A.
-Italy by Saar s.r.l. / Fonit Cetra S.p.A.
-UK by APT

NOTE: MU xxx on back cover of releases is not a cat# but a price code.

For unofficial releases, see Musidisc

Associated by GVL with Label Code: LC 0280 / LC 00280