Valentim de Carvalho | |
Parent: | Grupo JRP SGPS |
Founded: | 1914 |
Founder: | Eduard Neupart |
Genre: | Various |
Location: | Estrada de Paço de Arcos 26, 2770-129, Oeiras, Lisbon |
Url: | Official website |
Valentim de Carvalho (pronounced as /pt/) is a Portuguese record label founded in 1914.
The company started selling phonograph, musical instruments and music since its 1914 foundation at the Rua da Assunção, Lisbon.[1]
It distributes EMI in Portugal since 1920. VDC also carved names in the Portuguese music industry like Amália Rodrigues, António Variações and, most recently, Os Pontos Negros. It has two sub-labels: Popular and NorteSul. In 1994, the company was merged with EMI to form EMI-Valentim de Carvalho and also distributed UMG Portugal. It became EMI Music Portugal in 2006 and in 2013, the record label became a part of Parlophone and its Portuguese EMI catalogue are now under Warner Music Group.
As of 2014, JRP Group owns VdC. VdC now sells books aside from CDs and DVDs.