Polton (record label) explained
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.
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Notes and References
- Note: "Polonia-assisited" means that the enterprise was backed by the foreign investments originated from Polish diaspora
- Hirek Wrona, Fonografia w komunizmie, In: "Beats of Freedom - Zew wolności". Warszawa: Narodowe Centrum Kultury, 2010, p. 43. .
- http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1990_748322/business-briefs.html "Business Briefs"
- http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Starstream_Commun_Group_Inc_acquires_Polton_Records-182311040 "Starstream Commun Group Inc acquires Polton Records"
- http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Starstream_Commun_Group_Inc_acquires_remaining_interest_in_PZ_Polton_Ltd_from_ScanSource_Inc-321547040 "Starstream Commun Group Inc acquires remaining interest in PZ Polton Ltd from ScanSource Inc"