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The connection between British and American Decca was broken during the war, 
as part of the manoeuverings surrounding lend-lease. Thus, post-war 
marketing of English Deeca in the US was under the London label, as MCA had 
the right to the Decca trademark in those territories.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Decca US / was Your taxpayer dollars being given to 
the Universal Music Group.


> From the lengthy article posted a few moments ago, I find:
>
> On 2011-01-10 11:14 AM, Karl Miller wrote:
>> The Universal Music Group, today the largest group of labels in the 
>> beleaguered recording industry, began its life in 1934 as Decca Records, 
>> the American affiliate of the British recording company of the same name.
> I am so confused by this. If this is the case, why were all the Decca (UK) 
> recordings sold on the "London" label in the U.S.?
>
> Maybe everyone but me knows this, and if so, I apologize for my ignorance.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
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