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GRT Records


GRT Records was a Canadian record label that existed from 1969 to 1979.

GRT Records, legally known as GRT of Canada Ltd., was established as the Canadian subsidiary of General Recorded Tape, a California-based company. It was initially based in London, Ontario, as a Canadian distributor of 4-track and 8-track tapes produced in the United States. The company was specifically established to produce records of Canadian artists. Its founding president was Ross Reynolds, who later was the president of MCA Records Canada.

The company was relocated to Toronto, Ontario in 1969, and commenced distributing foreign label records and tapes, as well as recording its own artists. By 1976, the foreign labels distributed by GRT in Canada included ABC Records, Dunhill Records, Island Records, Chess Records, Festival Records, Richesse Classique, Westminster Records, America Records, Impulse Records, Musidisc Records,Janus Records, 20th Century Fox Records and Sire Records. In addition to releasing records under the GRT label, other Canadian labels distributed included Axe Records and Daffodil Records. Notable Canadian artists whose records were released by GRT included Dan Hill, Ian Thomas, Downchild Blues Band, Lighthouse, Prism and FM.


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