True North Records
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True North Records is a Canadian independent record label. It was founded in 1969 by Bernie Finkelstein.
Artists who have released albums on True North include Bruce Cockburn, Stephen Fearing, Rheostatics, Colin Linden, Lynn Miles, Howie Beck, Murray McLauchlan, John Bottomley, Lighthouse, 54-40, The Guess Who, The Paperboys, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, David Wiffen, Rough Trade, Lorraine Segato, Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople, Scott B. Sympathy, Hunter Valentine, and Randy Bachman.
The label has also been the Canadian distributor for albums by American and British artists, including Tim Buckley, Shawn Colvin, The Fixx, Stéphane Grappelli, Hoodoo Gurus, Janis Ian, Joy Division, Killing Joke, New Order, Harry Nilsson, Mudhoney, Echo and the Bunnymen, Rod Stewart, The String Cheese Incident, Hanson, Lenny Breau and Richard Thompson.
The company won a Juno Award in 1974 for "Best Independent Record Company of the Year".