Virgin France S.A.

French record company. Part of the Virgin Music Group.

Note: do not enter this as label. Only use company roles from the Label dropdown menu.
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During its lifespan the Virgin France S.A. entity acted as:

• the French branch of the Virgin group of companies, releasing and distributing in France artists signed to the UK, US or german branches and their sublabels,
• a company with its own A & R department, signing and releasing french artists such as Etienne Daho, Les Rita Mitsouko, Les Negresses Vertes, Alain Souchon or Mano Negra,
• a distributor, licensing and distributing in France many of the biggest indie labels of the 80s and 90s, such as Factory, Rough Trade (UK), Creation Records, 4AD or Mute Records Ltd. and their sublabels, later via Labels,
• the parent company of many sublabels, such as Delabel or Source.

In 2002 Virgin France S.A. became Virgin Music (France) - post 2002 releases must be entered under this other page.

Please note that PM XXX references on Virgin releases are distribution references, NOT catalogue numbers, and should be entered in the "barcodes and other information" section.

Please note that Virgin France S.A. was not set up until 1984 - all French pressings labelled as Virgin products issued before 1984 should be listed under Virgin with a mention of the distributing company if given on release. Note that distribution and licensing deals were, until the incorporation of Virgin France S.A., often set up on an artist basis.