Polton (record label)

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Polton
Founded1983
Country of originPoland


Polton was a music record label, established in Poland in 1983. It was one of the three (together with Savitor and Arston) better known Polonia-assisted [1] Polish record labels. [2]

In 1990-1991 it was acquiredby Starstream Communications Group [3] [4] [5] and eventually by Warner Music Group (Polton / Warner Music Poland), the latter eventually closed its office in Poland.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Note: "Polonia-assisited" means that the enterprise was backed by the foreign investments originated from Polish diaspora
  2. Hirek Wrona, Fonografia w komunizmie, In: "Beats of Freedom - Zew wolności". Warszawa: Narodowe Centrum Kultury, 2010, p. 43. ISBN   978-83-61587-26-2.
  3. "Business Briefs", Houston Chronicle Archives, Fri 12/07/1990 HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Section Business, Page 5
  4. "Starstream Commun Group Inc acquires Polton Records"
  5. "Starstream Commun Group Inc acquires remaining interest in PZ Polton Ltd from ScanSource Inc"

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