Category: LAD
A Moscow-based intermediary label linked to Melodiya and Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, active during perestroika; it licensed and released Western rock albums (e.g. Dire Straits, Supertramp, Sting) in formats close to their originals, bridging Soviet consumers directly to Western music
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LAD (Soviet Music Label)
LAD (Russian: Ладъ, often rendered “LAD’”) was a Moscow-based company connected to Melodiya—the USSR’s state record label—and its international broker Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (“Mezhkniga,” literally International Book). Through Mezhkniga, Melodiya exchanged rights with Western labels and, by…