Polydor Ltée

Ltée is the abbreviation in French of "Limitée" (Limitée = Limited).

French name of Canadian Polydor company formed in November 1966 by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH but commenced trading under the name Polydor Records Canada Limited on 1 November 1967 as manufacturer and distributor, as well as copyright holder for artists signed to the Canadian branch of Polydor. Head office was in Montreal with branch offices in Toronto and Vancouver, with an office in Quebec City added later.
Also appeared as Polydor Ltd.

History
Prior to 1967 Polydor records were imported into Canada by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Smiths Falls, Ontario.

1967 to 1978 - Polydor Ltée
1978 to 1990 - PolyGram Inc.
1990 to 1991 - Les Disques Polygram Du Canada, Inc.
1992 onwards - PolyGram Group Canada Inc.

• November 1967 launches as Canadian distributor of Quality Records Limited.
• January 1 1968 completes take over of Polydor from Musimart Of Canada Ltd..
• May 1968 Stereodyne Canada Limited contracted to manufacture all reel-to-reel, 8-track and cassette products with first releases starting in June.
• November 1968 took over Canadian distribution of RCA Limited.
• January 1969 took over Canadian distribution of Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd. in July 1972.
• June 1969 became distributor for Trans-Canada product outside of Quebec and the Ottawa Valley.
• October 1969 became Canadian distributor of RCA Limited.
• Mid-to-late 1970 took over distribution of Quality Records Limited in April 1972.
• July 1970 became distributor of Van Records (2) until March 1974 when the label folded.
• August 1970 took over Canadian distribution of Quality Records Limited.
• March 1971 became Canadian distributor for Dwarf Records (2).
• April 1971 became distributor of Astra (7) until the label folded in late 1972.
• August 1, 1971 launches Festival Of Hits series with vinyl pressed in by Deutsche Grammophon.
• January 1972 became Canadian distributor of Sunflower (11).
• June 1972 first use of a Canadian pressing plant (The Compo Company Ltd. in 1959.
• August 1972 became Canadian distributor of Palladium Records (3).
• 1972 became Canadian distributor for Mercury.
• Early 1973 the company began printing price codes on releases.
• During 1973 the company starting transitioning from using Polydor Records Canada Limited to the shorter form, Polydor Ltd.
• During 1973 became Canadian distributor of Wand until their demise in 1976.
• December 1973 became distributor of Good Noise Records.
• June 1974 became Canadian distributor of T.K. Records.
• July 1974 became Canadian distributor of Pablo Records.
• June 1975 became distributor for Disques Pleiade.
• January 1976 new President Tim Harrold (appointed May 1975) introduces "Marketed by Polydor" with Maple Leaf branding. First use of the logo in print advertising was March 1976.
• December 1976 becomes Canadian distributor for Virgin.
• January 1977 becomes Canadian distributor for Mercury label in Canada.
• April 1977 became Canadian distributor of Soul City (2).