Duke Street Records

Duke Street Records was a Canadian independent record label^[1] established in 1984 by Andrew Hermant, but the record label ceased operating in 1994.^[2] The Universal Music Group took over the label when it halted operations.

Duke Street Records
Founded	1984 (1984)
Founder	Andrew Hermant
Status	Defunct
Genre	Various
Country of origin	Canada
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The label released albums in a wide variety of genres by artists such as Art Bergmann,^[1] The Front, Jane Siberry,^[1] FM, Rik Emmett, Willie P. Bennett, Rob McConnell, Scott Merritt,^[1] Chalk Circle,^[1] Valdy, Manteca,^[1] Don Ross, Eye Eye, Neo A4,^[3] and Barbara Lynch.^[4]

In 1995, Hermant donated his entire archive of Duke Street material to the Music Archives at the National Library of Canada. This 24-year collection includes over 2,100 audio tapes and a 30 cm stack of textual records, including promotional material and photographs.^[2]