Jugodisk is a record label from Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia.[1]
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History
Jugodisk was established in 1974, in the then Socialist Republic of Serbia in SFR Yugoslavia, hence its name is a portmanteau word of Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia) and disk (for a vinyl record).[2]
The company is notable for releasing several prominent former Yugoslav pop and rock artists such as: Aleksandar Makedonski, Alisa, Balkan, Jutro, Oktobar 1864, Partibrejkers, Rok Mašina, U Škripcu, and one of the early albums of Hari Varešanović. Also, it released several albums by the popular folk music singer Šaban Šaulić.
As its competitors, Jugodisk was also licenced to release foreign titles for the domestic Yugoslav market which included certain albums and singles by: The Animals, Bad Manners, Shirley Bassey, The Beat, George Benson, Black Sabbath, Johnny Cash, The Fall, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Eddy Grant, Bill Haley & His Comets, Roy Harper, Jimmy Page, The Kinks, Matchbox, The Moody Blues, Willie Nelson, The Alan Parsons Project, Dolly Parton, Wilson Pickett, Iggy Pop, Chris Rea, Stray Cats, Toyah, Wishbone Ash and The Yardbirds.
In 2003, the company was sold at a state auction to the show business manager Nenad Kapor and since then it operates as Jugodisk A.D. (joint stock company)[3]
Competition
Other major labels in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were: PGP-RTB from Belgrade; Jugoton and Suzy from Zagreb; Diskoton from Sarajevo; ZKP RTLJ from Ljubljana, and others.
References
- ^ Company profile at Economic Chamber of Serbia Official website
- ^ Kompass Business directory
- ^ Jugodisk sold for 7,000,000 dinars - Danas Magazine, October 10, 2003, Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian)
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