Croatia Records

Croatia Records
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)

Logo on a price tag (1980)

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

Azra Đorđe Balašević Beograd Bezobrazno Zeleno Bijelo dugme Borghesia Bulevar Cacadou look Crni Biseri Crvena Jabuka Zdravko Čolić There Daltoni D 'Boys Dino Dvornik Dino Merlin

Divlje Jagode Dorian Gray Dubrovački Trubaduri Električni Orgazam Movie Garavi Sokak Griva Halid Bešlić Hari Mata Hari Idoli Ibrica Jusić Tereza Kesovija Contraritam Korni Grupa Laboratorija Zvuka

Laki Pingvini Live i Sol Josipa Lisac Oliver Mandic Srđan Marjanović Be Memic Slađana Milošević Zana Nimani House gate opus Osmi Putnik Parni Valjak Partibrejkers Pekinška Patka Petar i Zli Vuci

Plavi orkestar Prljavo Kazalište Profili Profili Rani Mraz Riblja Čorba Sanjalice Slomljena Stakla S Vremena Na Vreme Sarlo acrobata Tajči Time Neda Ukraden U Škripcu YU grupa Zabranjeno Pušenje Zana Zlatni Dečaci

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

Jugoton record

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:

Dražen Zečić Arsen Dedic Mišo Kovač Josipa Lisac Goran Bare Teška industrija Thompson Maksim Mrvica Prljavo kazalište Crvena jabuka Boris Novković Novi fosili Opća opasnost Rade Šerbedžija Vanna Jacques Houdek Parni valjak Psihomodo pop Mladen Grdović

Hari Rončević Adastra Klapa Sveti Florijan Giuliano Markiz Dječaci Mate Bulic Valungari Feminine Žanamari Cinkuši Disciplin a kitschme Klapa Iskon Bosutski bećari Corto Replica Band Nisam Kriv Dino Dvornik Dino Merlin

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

1. ↑ ^{a b} Croatia records dd Zagreb - Report - Creditreform doo
2. ↑ 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. 
    
3. ^ "Jugoton" radio (Serbian, German)
4. ^ Superbrands - An Insight into Croatia's Strongest Brands. Superbrands, 2009, ISBN 978-1-905652-41-9 .