Les Tontons M'Ecoutent

Les Tontons M'Ecoutent, also known as LTM, was established by Jean Karakos in 1978. The former BYG Records partner had previously run Tapioca who ran into difficulties and were shut down. In January 1979 Karakos launches his new company Celluloid at the MIDEM music media fair, and his LTM label for experimental music. A couple of LTM releases are reissues of Tapioca LPs and it is not uncommon to find LTM LPs inside Tapioca covers for very first pressings of [m7660] or [m27820]. The address on most early releases is: 42, rue Monge 75005 Paris, although later during 1979 they moved to the new address: 18 rue de Palestine 75019 Paris. LTM numbering ceased at the end of 1979.