For most of the fifties and sixties, London Records releases of UK Decca
group product were imported pressings. The few exceptions during that time
were pop and the Richmond and Telefunken budget lines. Thus London,
Telefunken, Ducretet-Thomson and London International were all imported
pressings.
DDR
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:47 PM, Roger Kulp <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> The Telefunken records I have like these are British pressings.Were these
> imported into the US like this? Roger > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:49:46
> -0400> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] LP packaging
> question> To: [log in to unmask]> > Telefunkens, also part of
> the Decca group, were packaged this way too in the 1950s, at least in the
> USA. Both 12" and 10" LPs in boxes. I have checked a number of them and
> find no independent text insert. But then it wasn't needed because the
> backs of the LP jackets have program notes.> > A couple of my Telefunkens
> have the enclosed LP sleeves in very heavy clear plastic sleeves.> > Don
> Tait> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: Steve
> Smolian <[log in to unmask]>> To: ARSCLIST <[log in to unmask]>>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 4:07 am> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] LP packaging
> question> > > All I've seen are imports in more fragile, thinner covers
> than we used in > the U.S. but were standard abroad. Most are from the
> London import group- > L'Oiseau-Lyre, Ducretet-Thompson, etc. These were
> specialty items, imported > in smaller numbers and tended to get lost on
> the shelves. The box increased > visibility and provided a printed spine
> which the records otherwise lacked > but which U.S. records had by the time
> these were brought in, c. 1957? > Offhand, I can't think of any that were
> in stereo in these boxes.> > Steve Smolian> > > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Stamler> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:46 AM> To:
> [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] LP packaging question>
> > On 4/22/2013 4:23 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:> > Anyone recognise this type
> of package - assuming there was NOT a booklet, > > why the additional box
> ????> > I've seen a few of them. I think the answer is prestige.> > Peace,>
> Paul > >
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