A SURVEY OF RECORD LABELS
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MERCURY
One of the major post-war labels, made in the US by Mercury Record Corp. In the UK, masters were licensed to Oriole, which in the mid 50s introduced its own Mercury label - this later passed to EMI, then to Philips, from whence it was absorbed into the Polygram group - much more to come
One of the major post-war labels, made in the US by Mercury Record Corp. In the UK, masters were licensed to Oriole, which in the mid 50s introduced its own Mercury label - this later passed to EMI, then to Philips, from whence it was absorbed into the Polygram group - much more to come
123-45C: US main series, 1968
123-45M: UK main series (Philips issue) 1968
M-G-M
The label of Loew's Inc. (later Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.) the film company. Issued at first by EMI in the UK
The label of Loew's Inc. (later Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.) the film company. Issued at first by EMI in the UK
007-45B: US main series, 1967
MOTOWN
Iconic label founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit (Mo-Town): In the UK all releases from Motown (including those issued on Tamla and Gordy in the USA) appeared on the EMI label Tamla-Motown
Iconic label founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit (Mo-Town): In the UK all releases from Motown (including those issued on Tamla and Gordy in the USA) appeared on the EMI label Tamla-Motown
291-45A: US main series, 1967
MUSICOR
A division of Talmadge Productions, New York, distributed by United Artists
A division of Talmadge Productions, New York, distributed by United Artists
827-45A: US main series, 1968
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