French label, often shortened as "[b]Dreyfus[/b]", launched by [a=Francis Dreyfus] in 1978 for artists with an international market potential. Serves as an outlet for [a=Jean-Michel Jarre] among others. Disques Dreyfus is a division of [l=Francis Dreyfus Music] company. Sometimes printed as [l144422].
[b]Label Code: LC 9804 / LC 09804[/b].
Distributors and catalog #'s are the following:
French market:
1978 ([l=CBS] distributor): "FDM 83xxx" (LP), "FDM 40-83xxx" (MC).
1979–1985 (CBS distributor): "FDM 160xx" (7”), "FDM-161xx" / "FDM 12-160xx" (12”), "FDM 18xxx" (LP), "FDM 40-18xxx" (MC), "FDM CD-18xxx" ("FDM CD-77xxx" * / "FDM CD-83xxx" **) (CD).[*Disques Motors records / ** from LPs "FDM-83xxx"].
1985–1986 ([l=PolyGram] distributor): "DOO 40xx" (7”), "D12 4xxx" (12”), "DLP 20xx" (LP), "DLP 22xx" (2xLP), "DMC 20xx" (MC), "DCO 20xx" (CD).
1986–1991 (PolyGram distributor): "8xx xxx-7" (7"), "8xx xxx-1" (12"), "8xx xxx-1" (LP), "8xx xxx-2" (CD), "8xx xxx-4" (MC), "08x xxx-3" (VHS).
1991–1993 (PolyGram distributor): "19x xxx-01" (LP), "19x xxx-02" (CD), "19x xxx-04" (MC).
1993–2004 ([l=Sony Music France] distributor): "FDM-37xx-1" (CD single), "FDM 37xx-2" (CD Maxi), "FDM 37xx-4" (MC single), "FDM 37xx-6" (12”), "FDM 36xxx-1" (LP), "FDM-36xxx-2" (CD), "FDM-36xxx-4" (MC), "FDM 36xxx-5" (Laserdisc).
2004–2008 ([l=Sony BMG Music Entertainment] distributor): "FDM 4605036xxx1" (LP), "FDM 4605036xxx2" (CD), "FDM 4605036xxx9" (DVD).
2009– ([l=Sony Music] distributor): "(FDM) 4605036xxx1" (LP), "(FDM) 4605036xxx2" (CD).
French market - Phonographic copyrights own by other labels/companies:
1979 ([l=Discodis] distributor): "FDM 70xxx" (7”), "FDM 70xxx" (LP).
European market:
1978–1980: "FDM 8xxx" (7”), "FDM 12.8xxx" (12”), "FDM 84xxx" (LP).
1980: "FDM 9xxx" (7”).
1981: "FDM 11xx" (7”), "FDM-85xxx" (LP).
1987: "FDM 7xxx" (7”), "FDMD 127xxx" (12”).
1990: "FDM 8xxx" (7’), "FDMCD 8xxx" (CD single).
