RDM Édition
French record label and home-video publisher specialising in music, documentary and heritage catalogue releases.
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Overview
RDM Édition is a French record label and audiovisual publisher that operates an e-commerce catalogue of CDs, vinyl records, DVDs and Blu-ray discs, and read-aloud audiobook editions. Its product range is built around French and international popular music heritage — Johnny Hallyday, Elvis Presley, Claude François, Charles Aznavour, Sheila, Charles Trenet, Tino Rossi and Edith Piaf all appear in its listings — alongside documentary and history programming, classic Italian cinema and peplum films, and prestige multi-disc box sets. The label presents itself through three editorial pillars on its website: "édition vidéo" (video publishing, covering DVD and Blu-ray), "édition musicale" (music publishing, covering CD and vinyl) and "édition de livres lus" (read-aloud book editions). Its catalogue is organised into browsable categories such as Biopic, Historical, Peplum, Documentary, History & Civilizations, and discounted selections, with a recurring promotional mechanic of roughly 40% off list prices. RDM Édition's output leans heavily on archive and catalogue material rather than new-artist development: television documents and rarities from French stars, restored or repackaged film classics, and themed compilations. Box sets such as a three-DVD prestige collection on horsemanship and a three-DVD collection on the journey "De l'Apprentissage au Grand Prix" illustrate the label's taste for multi-disc collector editions. Documentary lines include history and civilisations titles, travel and heritage subjects, and social-history films. The company sells directly to consumers through its own bilingual (French/English) web shop, which functions as both a storefront and a catalogue showcase. Wikidata classifies it simply as a "French record label." No founding date, founder, headquarters address, parent company or ownership structure is disclosed in the available evidence, and the label does not appear to be a listed public company.
History
RDM Édition is a French record label and audiovisual publisher whose public identity is built around the reissue and repackaging of music, documentary and film catalogue material. Wikidata describes it in a single line as a "French record label," and the label's own website presents it as a publisher operating across three editorial lines: video publishing (DVD and Blu-ray), music publishing (CD and vinyl), and read-aloud book editions. The available evidence does not disclose a founding date, founder, headquarters location, parent company or ownership structure. What can be established is the shape of the business as it operates today. RDM Édition runs a direct-to-consumer web shop, available in French and English, that functions as both a storefront and a browsable catalogue. Its listings are organised into categories including Biopic, Historical, Peplum, Documentary, and History & Civilizations, with dedicated sections for new products, best sellers, and discounted items. The catalogue's centre of gravity is French and international popular-music heritage. Johnny Hallyday appears repeatedly as a flagship artist, with CD and DVD titles covering music, television documents and rarities; the label also lists a high-priced collector item, a copy of a 1962 live recording from Lausanne's Palais de Beaulieu. Elvis Presley is another anchor, represented by compilations such as "The Sun Records Sessions" and "Elvis Presley: The King of Rock 'n' Roll - 30 Hits," as well as a title linking his music to his films. Other French stars in the catalogue include Claude François, Charles Aznavour, Sheila, Charles Trenet, Tino Rossi and Edith Piaf, often in "best of" or television-document formats. Beyond music, RDM Édition publishes documentary and history programming. Its History & Civilizations category, which lists well over a hundred products, includes titles on lost civilisations, heritage sites, travel routes such as the Trans-Siberian railway, and social-history subjects. A separate history line includes read-aloud editions, such as a spoken-word historical account of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral. The label also carries classic Italian cinema and peplum films under the "Les Classiques du Péplum" banner, and prestige multi-disc box sets, including a three-DVD collection on horsemanship and a three-DVD set on the journey from apprenticeship to Grand Prix racing. Commercially, RDM Édition relies on a consistent promotional mechanic: many products are listed at roughly 40% off, with prices spanning from a few euros for single audio compilations to premium collector items. The company sells through its own website rather than through third-party retail, and there is no evidence in the supplied material of a stock-market listing or of a larger corporate parent. Its editorial posture is that of a heritage catalogue house: acquiring, restoring or repackaging existing material and presenting it to collectors and nostalgia audiences in France and other francophone markets.
Products and positioning
Catalogue-driven French label and publisher focused on music heritage, documentary and classic cinema for collectors and nostalgia audiences.
Elvis Presley: de la musique au cinéma - 50 chansons de ses films
Claude François: Documents TV
De l'Apprentissage au Grand Prix - Coffret Prestige 3 DVD
Charles Aznavour - Passage du bac + Les mômes + Judicaël + Angelina
Leçons indispensables avec les Maîtres de l'Equitation - Coffret prestige 3 DVD
Crime et Châtiment
Central Nuit - Saison 3 - L'intégrale
Elvis Presley: The King of Rock 'n' Roll - 30 Hits
Les plus belles chansons - Volume 1 - La belle de Cadix
Les plus belles chansons de Charles Trenet - Volume 1
Les plus belles chansons d'Edith Piaf - Volume 1
Les plus belles chansons de Tino Rossi - Volume 2
Au bon beurre
Sheila - Vous les copains - 40 chansons
Johnny rencontre Sylvie
Johnny Hallyday - Inédits et documents TV
Live à Lausanne, Le Palais de Beaulieu - 04 avril 1962
Ces Incroyables Chats
The Sun Records Sessions
Monsieur G. et l'automate
Salvatore Giuliano - Les trésors du cinéma italien
Maciste contre les hommes de pierre - Les Classiques du Péplum
Hercule contre les tyrans de Babylone - Les Classiques du Péplum
La Chute de l'Empire romain - Les Classiques du Péplum
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