Croatia Records
Croatia Records
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legal form | Corporation |
founding | 1924 and 1990 respectively |
Seat | Dubrava near Zagreb , Croatia |
management | Želimir Babogredac |
Number of employees | 43 (2011) |
Branch | Music industry |
Website | crorec.hr |
Croatia Records is the largest major label in Croatia . The music label employs 43 people (as of 2011) and is based in Dubrava , near the capital Zagreb . The label has artists of all genres under contract, including some participants in the “ Eurovision Song Contest ”.
The history of Croatia Records goes back to 1924. In 1990 the label changed its name from Jugoton to Croatia Records .
history
Foundation (1924 to 1947)
The origins of Croatia Records go back to 1924, when the founders sold their first releases in a small shop. Like the small shop, the label was called Edison - Bell until 1938 . After that, the company was renamed Elektron after a change of ownership .
Jugoton (1947 to 1990)
In 1947 the owners changed again and the label founded in Zagreb was named Jugoton . The label was the largest music label in Yugoslavia until the fall of Yugoslavia.
The publications of well-known Yugoslav musicians and bands were distributed throughout socialist Yugoslavia . Jugoton was the editor of the compilation album Paket aranžman . Jugoton also had several participants in the Eurovision Song Contest under contract, including the 1989 winner Riva .
Artist
The label also distributed releases by internationally known artists such as The Beatles , David Bowie , Kate Bush , Deep Purple , Eurythmics , Iron Maiden , Kraftwerk , John Lennon , Madonna , Gary Moore , Mötley Crüe , Elvis Presley , Pink Floyd , Public Image in Yugoslavia Limited , Queen , The Rolling Stones , Scorpions , U2 and Whitesnake .
Yugoslavian nostalgia
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Jugoton_Yugoslavia_Vinilo.jpg/220px-Jugoton_Yugoslavia_Vinilo.jpg)
As a representative of Yugoslav culture, Jugoton is part of Yugo nostalgia . The Macedonian label Lithium Records sells the Jugoton Recordshop in the Macedonian capital Skopje .
In Vienna there is also an online radio and web TV station that operates under this name. This plays music from the former Yugoslavia , but also current pop and rock music from the Yugoslav successor states. There is no connection between the station and the then label Jugoton and not all of the artists who were under contract with Jugoton are played.
Croatia Records (since 1990)
Since the name change in 1990 and the Croatian independence Croatia Records is the largest music company in Croatia . 79 percent of the total income comes from sales on the Croatian market and 21 percent from sales on the international music market. The label's catalog includes more than 65,000 productions and more than 1.3 million records are made every year. Since 2005, the majority shareholder of Croatia Records Author doo TV stations, Croatian Music Channel operated. In 2007, Croatia Records won the Porin Music Prize .
Croatia Records has signed a cooperation agreement with Sony DADC , which aims to offer artists better production at the highest level. The following artists are currently under contract with Croatia Records:
Others
Other major labels from Yugoslavia were PGB-RTB , Jugodisk (both in Belgrade ), Suzy Records from Zagreb , Diskoton from Sarajevo and ZKP RTLJ from Ljubljana .
Web links
- Official Homepage (Croatian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Croatia records dd Zagreb - Report - Creditreform doo
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↑ Jugoton Shop Official Website ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Lithium Records Official Website ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ "Jugoton" radio (Serbian, German)
- ^ Superbrands - An Insight into Croatia's Strongest Brands. Superbrands, 2009, ISBN 978-1-905652-41-9 .