Centotre

Centotre is an Italian record label that was founded in 1968 as the record division of Edizioni Musicali Centotre. The company was established with a corporate deed signed on 26 July 1968. Over its history, it moved its headquarters several times: initially to Via Binda 33 in Milan, then to the historic offices in Galleria del Corso, and finally in 1974 to Via Minghetti 414 in Vergato (Bologna) after being acquired by Luigi Barion, former president of the Italian Phonographic Association. The label's historic logo consisted of the three digits of the number 103 with the word 'centotre' inside the oval of the zero. Centotre initially published beat music records and later expanded its catalogue to include artists from various genres, eventually acquiring and including past hits. After a period of editorial inactivity (except for reprints of old successes), in 2011 the label was sold to Marco and Donata Moschitta, publishers in another sector (books) under the Bulgarini label of Florence. The catalogue was transferred to Emmebiedizioni, and the headquarters moved to Via San Domenico 13 in Florence. The company then transformed into a multimedia services provider. Today, the official website 103.it presents itself as '103 Edizioni Musicali e Discografiche - Firenze' and features artists such as Soul Forever, Rufus Thomas, Gigi Stok, Stefano Principini, Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, Charles Hilton Brown, Tullio De Piscopo, Maria Cassi, and Ketty Passa & Toxic Tuna. The label remains active in the Italian music market, with a focus on reissues and multimedia services.

Centotre was founded on 26 July 1968 as the record division of Edizioni Musicali Centotre. The label initially published beat music records, then expanded its catalogue to include artists from various genres, eventually acquiring and including past hits. The headquarters moved several times: first to Via Binda 33 in Milan, then to the historic offices in Galleria del Corso. In 1974, the company was acquired by Luigi Barion, former president of the Italian Phonographic Association, and moved to Via Minghetti 414 in Vergato (Bologna). The label's historic logo consisted of the three digits of the number 103 with the word 'centotre' inside the oval of the zero. After a period of editorial inactivity (except for reprints of old successes), in 2011 the label was sold to Marco and Donata Moschitta, publishers in another sector (books) under the Bulgarini label of Florence. The catalogue was transferred to Emmebiedizioni, and the headquarters moved to Via San Domenico 13 in Florence. The company then transformed into a multimedia services provider. As of 2021, the official website 103.it presents itself as '103 Edizioni Musicali e Discografiche - Firenze' and features artists such as Soul Forever, Rufus Thomas, Gigi Stok, Stefano Principini, Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, Charles Hilton Brown, Tullio De Piscopo, Maria Cassi, and Ketty Passa & Toxic Tuna.

• Corporate deed signed, founding of Centotre as record division of Edizioni Musicali Centotre.

• Acquired by Luigi Barion, former president of the Italian Phonographic Association; headquarters moved to Vergato (Bologna).

• Sold to Marco and Donata Moschitta; catalogue transferred to Emmebiedizioni; headquarters moved to Florence; company transformed into multimedia services provider.

Minor Italian record label with a historical catalogue, now focused on reissues and multimedia services.

• Soul Forever series

  A series of soul music releases, including 'The best of sweet soul music' and live recordings.

• Reissues of historical Italian music

  Reprints of past successes from the label's catalogue.

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2. 2Centotre - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Centotre (casa discografica) - Wikipediait.wikipedia.org