The story
Founded by Herbert Samuel Berliner in 1918, in Quebec.1
Private company
The Compo Company Ltd.
Canadian independent record company
Compo Company Ltd. was Canada's first independent record company. The Compo Company was founded in 1918 in Lachine, Quebec, by Herbert Berliner, an executive of Berliner Gramophone of Canada and the oldest son of disc record inventor Emile Berliner.2 It was founded by Herbert Samuel Berliner.1 It ceased to exist in 1970.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1918Founded1
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Compo Company Ltd. was Canada's first independent record company.2
Leadership
Who has led The Compo Company Ltd., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderHerbert Samuel Berliner1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Divisions
- Apex
- Point Records
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaCompo Company
- WikidataQ5156678
Sources
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- 2WikipediaThe Compo Company Ltd. on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsThe Compo Company Ltd. photo by unknown, CC BY 4.0