Les Disques Motors

French label (aka "Disques Motors" or "Motors"), launched by [a=Francis Dreyfus] in 1970 as a division of the [l=Francis Dreyfus Music] company.
It was mainly active until the mid 80s. Since then very few new artists ([a=Adanowsky], [a=Tanger (2)]) records have been released with the Disques Motors logo which appears mainly on reissues or compilations. Since late 90s / early 2000s, Les Disques Motors became a sublabel of [l=Disques Dreyfus]. Since then all records from Les Disques Motors are released with both logos.

Label Code: LC 3423 / LC 03423.

Distributors:
[l=Discodis] - early versions, approximately until 1973.
[l=Sonopresse] - approximately late 1973 to early 1975.
[l=Carrere] - approximately 1975 / 1976.
[l=Polydor] - approximately from 1976 until 1979.
[l=CBS] - approximately form 1979 until 1985.
[l=Polygram] - approximately from 1985 until 1992.
[l=Sony Music France] - approximately from 1992 until 2004.
[l=Sony BMG Music Entertainment] - approximately from 2004 until 2010.
[l=Sony Music Entertainment] - approximately from 2010 onwards.

Catalog #'s are:
1970–1976 (several distributors): "MT 44xx" (7"), "MT 440xx" (LP), "C 440xx" / "1.440xx" (MC), "S8 440xx" (8-track).
1976–1979 (Polydor distributor): "2097 xxx" (7"), "2141 xxx" (12"), "2933 xxx" / "2473 xxx" (LP), "2676 xxx" (2xLP), "3222 xxx" (MC), "3537 xxx" (MC double length).
1979–1985 (CBS distributor): "MTO 55xxx" (7"), "MTO 56xxx" / "MTO 12 55xxx" (12"), "MTO 77xxx" (LP), "MTO 78xx" (2xLP), "MTO 40-77xxx" (MC), "MTO 40.78xxx" (MC double length).
1985–1986 (PolyGram distributor): "MOO 3xxx" (7"), "M12 3xxx" (12"), "MLP 1xxx" (LP), "MMC 1xxx" (MC).
1986–1991 (PolyGram distributor): "8xx xxx-7" (7"), "8xx xxx-1" (12"), "8xx xxx-1" (LP), "8xx xxx-2" (CD), "8xx xxx-4" (MC).
1991–1993 (PolyGram distributor): "19x xxx-01" (LP), "19x xxx-02" (CD), "19x xxx-04" (MC).
1993–2004 (Sony Music France): "FDM-361xx-2" (CD), "FDM-361xx-4" (MC), "FDM-37xx-1" (CD single).
2004–2010 (Sony Music BMG Entertainment): "FDM 46050 36xxxx" (CD).
2010– (Sony Music Entertainment): "4605036xxxx" (CD).