Genre Various Location Waterdown, Ontario Founded 1969 Parent organization Linus Entertainment | Country of origin Canada Founder Bernie Finkelstein Headquarters Burlington, Canada | |
Distributor(s) IDLA Associated Label Distribution Official website www.truenorthrecords.com Artists Bruce Cockburn, Matt Andersen, Murray McLauchlan, Blackie and the Rodeo Ki, Stephen Fearing Albums Power in the Blood, Small Source of Comfort, Stealing Fire, Dancing in the Dragon's, Inner City Front Profiles | ||
Cm catches up with true north records bernie finkelstein part 1
True North Records is a Canadian, Juno Award-winning, independent record label.
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- Cm catches up with true north records bernie finkelstein part 1
- True north records john serr s tv cogeco the source profile
- History
- Artists and operations
- References
True north records john serr s tv cogeco the source profile
History
True North Records was founded in Mississauga, Ontario in 1969 by Bernie Finkelstein. By 1971, True North was producing albums for various Canadian musicians, including Bruce Cockburn and Murray McLauchlan, which were then distributed by Columbia Records in Canada. The company also arranged US distribution for some of its artists.
In December 2007, the company was acquired by an investment group led by Linus Entertainment with Finkelstein remaining as Chairman. The company won a Juno Award in 1974 for "Best Independent Record Company of the Year" and began operating a concert division, True North Concerts, in 2008.
Artists and operations
True North Records' artist list includes 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, Barney Bentall and Randy Bachman.
Current active artists also include: Matt Andersen, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Old Man Luedecke, Madison Violet, Gordon Lightfoot, The Mahones, and Del Barber.
The label has also been the Canadian distributor for albums by American and British artists such as Bananarama, Tim Buckley, Shawn Colvin, The Fixx, Stéphane Grappelli, Hoodoo Gurus, Ian Hunter, 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 Entertainment One in Canada and the United States; Other distributors include Planet in Australia and New Zealand; IRD in Italy; GO! Entertainment in the Netherlands, 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 Records distributes for the following labels: Cooking Vinyl, Fuel 2000, SCI Fidelity and Signature Sounds.