Jugoton

Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, SR Croatia.

History
Jugoton was created in 1947. It released some of the most important former Yugoslav pop and rock records. The company also owned a large network of record shops across SFR Yugoslavia.

After the break-up of Yugoslavia began, the company changed its name to Croatia Records in 1991.

Artists 
Jugoton signed many famous former Yugoslav pop and rock acts. Some of the artists that have been signed to Jugoton include:

Aerodrom
Silvana Armenulić
Ansambel bratov Avsenik 
Azra
Đorđe Balašević
Beograd
Halid Bešlić
Bezobrazno Zeleno
Bijelo Dugme
Borghesia
Bulevar
Cacadou Look
Crni Biseri
Crvena Jabuka
Zdravko Čolić
Dah
Daltoni
Dʼ Boys
Devil Doll (Slovenian band)
Divlje Jagode
Dorian Gray
Dubrovački trubaduri
Dino Dvornik
Električni Orgazam
Film
Garavi Sokak
Griva
Grupa 220
Hari Mata Hari
Idoli
Indexi
Miki Jevremović
Ibrica Jusić
Tereza Kesovija
Kontraritam
Korni Grupa
Laboratorija Zvuka
Laki Pingvini
Leb i Sol

Josipa Lisac
Oliver Mandić
Đorđe Marjanović
Srđan Marjanović
Seid Memić
Slađana Milošević
Zana Nimani
Haustor
Opus
Osmi Putnik
Parni Valjak
Partibrejkers
Pekinška Patka
Petar i Zli Vuci
Plavi Orkestar
Prljavo Kazalište
Profili Profili
Rani Mraz
Riblja Čorba
Rokeri s Moravu
Sanjalice
September
Slomljena Stakla
Ivica Šerfezi
Srebrna Krila
S Vremena Na Vreme
Šarlo Akrobata
Tajči
Time
Neda Ukraden
U Škripcu
YU grupa
Zabranjeno Pušenje
Zana
Zlatni Dečaci
Zlatni Prsti

Jugoton also released the popular compilation album Paket aranžman. Many artists that represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest were signed with Jugoton, including the 1989 winners Riva.

Like other former Yugoslav labels, Jugoton also had a licence to release foreign titles for the Yugoslav market including notable international popular music stars such as:  Rick Astley, The Beatles, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Deep Purple, Eurythmics, Iron Maiden, Kraftwerk, John Lennon, Madonna, Gary Moore, Mötley Crüe, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, Public Image Limited, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Scorpions, U2, Whitesnake, Kim Wilde and others.

Competition
Other major labels in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were: PGP-RTB and Jugodisk from Belgrade; Suzy from Zagreb; Diskoton from Sarajevo; ZKP RTLJ from Ljubljana and others.

Legacy

Yugonostalgia

Jugoton, as an important part of the former Yugoslav culture is one of the subjects of Yugonostalgia.

The former Jugoton record shop in the main shopping mall in Skopje (Gradski Trgovski Centar), North Macedonia, still operates under the same name managed by the Macedonian record label Lithium Records.

An example of different kind is the online radio and web tv station called Jugoton which operates in the Yugoslav diaspora in Vienna, Austria. It plays music from the former Yugoslavia, but also from all the contemporary former Yugoslav countries, including pop, rock and folk. However, it is not formally related to the actual Jugoton, and not all the Yugoslav artists represented in its program were really signed to the label.

Yugoton

Yugoton is a Polish tribute album to the former Yugoslav rock scene released in 2001. Its title is a nod to Jugoton.

Related pages
List of record labels

References

Other websites
Croatia Records official website

Establishments in Croatia
1947 establishments in Europe
1990 disestablishments in Europe
Croatian record labels
Zagreb