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Riviera-LM Recording System was a record label founded in 1951 by Eddie Barclay and headed independently by Leo Missir.
History
[edit]In September 1964, Eddie Barclay and Phillipe Loury, then president of Erato Records, founded Compagnie européenne du disque (CED) to distribute record labels in a mass market system. Riviera and Erato were the first two labels used by the system.[1] Riviera later became Riviera-LM Leo Missir.[2] Riviera was distributed in Spain and Portugal.
Riviera gained distribution rights for Chess, Atlantic, and Stax and after compiling many recordings of these labels by initiating a system of direct imports from the USA for distribution in France.
Partial sale of Disques Barclay On November 16, 1978, PolyGram acquired a 40% interest in Disques Barclay and Societe Generale also acquired 40%, leaving Eddie Barclay with 20% of the company. Eddie Barclay remained as as president of the firm and retained operating independence in terms of artistic, commercial, and distribution activity.[3]
Sale of Disques Barclaly In 1979, hit by the music industry crisis, Barclay sold his company, which included the Riviera label, to Philips-owned conglomerate PolyGram. His labels survived as a unit of PolyGram and then Universal Music Group.[4][5]
Selected Riviera artists
[edit]Among the best-known singers who worked with the subsidiary of Barclay Records include Nino Ferrer, Guy Marchand, and Daniel Balavoine, including several albums simple and came out under the Barclay / Riviera labels from 1978-1984.
Selected discography
[edit]Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Album title |
---|---|---|---|
RIV/LP 80005 | 1969 | Nino Ferrer | Agostino Ferrari ovvero Nino Ferrer |
RIV/LP 80006 | 1969 | Nino Ferrer | Per voi giovani |
RIV/LP 80011 | 1970 | David Alexander Winter | Oh Lady Mary |
RIV/LP 80016 | 1970 | Nino Ferrer | Rats and rolls |
45 rpm
[edit]Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Titles |
---|---|---|---|
RIV 501 | 1966 | Ricardo | "Per ognuno c'è qualcuno"/"Un amour" |
RIV 503 | 1965 | Evy | "Giochi proibiti"/"Ma che magnifico ricordo" |
RIV 504 | 1966 | Nino Ferrer | "E' colpa tua"/"Me ne andrò" |
RIV 508 | 1966 | Ricardo | "La carta vincente"/"Un po' di pioggia giù" |
RIV 509 | 1966 | Guy Marchand | "L'appassionata"/"Vi vedo perplessa" |
RIV 511 | 1966 | Nino Ferrer | "Mirza"/"La mia vita per te" |
RIV 513 | 1966 | Ricardo | "Solo più che mai"/"Benvenuto mio amore" |
RIV 514 | 1966 | Patricia Carli | "Il male che fai"/"Un giorno a te ritornerà" |
RIV 516 | 1966 | Aimè Barelli | "Le Stop Op"/"Le Bal Des Petits Lits Blancs" |
RIV 521 | 1967 | Michel Mallory (fr) | "Accipicchia l'Angelicchia"/"Una casa" |
RIV 5020 | 1967 | Nino Ferrer | "La pelle nera"/"Se mi vuoi sempre bene" |
RIV 5023 | 1967 | Nino Ferrer | "Le telephone"/"Mao et moa" |
RIV 5024 | 1967 | Nino Ferrer | "Al telefono"/"La mia vita per te" |
RIV/NP 77004 | 1968 | Nino Ferrer | "Il re d'Inghilterra"/"Una bambina bionda" |
RIV/NP 77006 | 1968 | Nino Ferrer | "Non ti capisco più"/"Marilù" |
RIV/NP 77009 | 1969 | Michel Orso | "Se te ne vai"/"E mai, e mai" |
RIV/NP 77015 | 1969 | Nino Ferrer | "Donna Rosa"/"Monsieur Machin" |
RIV/NP 77019 | 1969 | Peter Holm | "Cosa fai senza me"/"Come te" |
RIV/NP 77020 | 1969 | Nino Ferrer | "Mamadou Memé"/"Il baccalà" |
RIV/NP 77026 | 1969 | Michel Polnareff | "Tout,tout pour ma cherie"/"Tous le bateaux tous les oiseaux" |
RIV/NP 77027 | 1969 | Nino Ferrer | "Agata"/"Les petites filles de bonne famille" |
RIV/NP 77027 | 1969 | Nino Ferrer | "Agata"/"La Rua Madureira" |
RIV/NP 77033 | 1970 | Peter Holm | "Miss Jane"/"Cerca un posto" |
RIV/NP 77034 | 1970 | Nino Ferrer | "Chiamatemi Don Giovanni"/"Je vends dse robes" |
RIV/NP 77036 | 1970 | Nino Ferrer | "Re di cuori"/"Un giorno come un altro" |
RIV/NP 77037 | 1970 | Nino Ferrer | "Viva la campagna"/"La Rua Madureira" |
RIV/NP 77043 | 1970 | Nino Ferrer | "Io, tu e il mare"/"Les Yeux de Laurence" |
RIV/NP 77050 | 1971 | Nino Ferrer | "Amsterdam"/"Gertrude" |
RIV/NP 77062 | 1972 | The Popcorn Makers | "Popcorn"/"Toad In The Hole" |
RIV/NP 77063 | 1973 | Rocky Roberts | "Mathusalem"/"Looking Back" |
Selected principals
[edit]- Directors
- 1964–19??: Leo Missir (1925–2000)
Other record labels named Riviera
[edit]The Riviera label of this article should not be confused with Riviera Records, an American label founded by Eddie Heller, who also founded Rainbow Records.
References
[edit]- ^ "Distribution Supermarkets and Department Stores Rack One Third of Stores," by Jean Tronchot, Billboard, May 1, 1971, pg. F20
- ^ "Barclay 21," Billboard, May 30, 1970, pps. B1–B24
- ^ "Polygram In 40% Buy of Barclay Co.," by Henry Kahn, Billboard, Novomber 25, 1978
- ^ "French Exec Barclay Dies," Billboard, May 13, 2005
- ^ "Biz Legend Barclay Dies," by Emmanuel Legrand, Billboard, May 28, 2005, pg. 61