Valentim de Carvalho () is a Portuguese record label founded in 1914.

History

The company started selling phonograph, musical instruments and music since its 1914 foundation at the Rua da Assunção, Lisbon.

Valentim de Carvalho

It distributes EMI in Portugal since 1920. VDC also carved names in the Portuguese music industry like Amália Rodrigues, António Variações and, most recently, Os Pontos Negros. It has two sub-labels: Popular and NorteSul. In 1994, the company was merged with EMI to form EMI-Valentim de Carvalho and also distributed UMG Portugal. It became EMI Music Portugal in 2006 and in 2013, the record label became a part of Parlophone and its Portuguese EMI catalogue are now under Warner Music Group.

Valentim de Carvalho

As of 2014, JRP Group owns VdC. VdC now sells books aside from CDs and DVDs.

Valentim de Carvalho

Labels distributed

EMI

UMG Portugal

Disney Music Group

RCA Records

Som Livre

Zomba Group of Companies

HMV

Decca Records

References

External links

Official Site

Portuguese record labels

Record labels established in 1914

IFPI members