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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Directors
  • 1964–19??: Leo Missir (1925–2000)

Other record labels named Riviera

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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

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  1. ^ "Distribution Supermarkets and Department Stores Rack One Third of Stores," by Jean Tronchot, Billboard, May 1, 1971, pg. F20
  2. ^ "Barclay 21," Billboard, May 30, 1970, pps. B1–B24
  3. ^ "Polygram In 40% Buy of Barclay Co.," by Henry Kahn, Billboard, Novomber 25, 1978
  4. ^ "French Exec Barclay Dies," Billboard, May 13, 2005
  5. ^ "Biz Legend Barclay Dies," by Emmanuel Legrand, Billboard, May 28, 2005, pg. 61