- 1953: Lucien Adès owns a bookstore in Paris, France where he sold his first read-along record album dedicated to the children's literature. In the same breath of his success, he sold his bookstore and created the Disque Adès / Le Petit Menestrel label also named as Les Disques Lucien Adès; Adès Éditions for the legal group. Lucien Adès obtained the rights of the Walt Disney films licences and developped a friendship and collaborative partnership with fellow legend Armand Bigle of the French offices of Walt Disney Productions.
- 1957: The read-along album concept was adapted to the Us market.
- 1988: He sold Adès Éditions. Hachette Publishing bought back the Disney licences, Universal Music France bought Le Petit Menestrel.
- 1992: Lucien Adès died at 72 years old.