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Hi all. As part of Music Library Finland's moves to get its collections catalogued fully and online, we are at an interim stage where some "external comment" would be appreciated. We are at the stage of sorting out the books and printed materials collection first, with the aim to have a broad range of categories for items that can be browsed, as well as individual categories as relevant. I.e. a HMV catalogue could appear both under "catalogues" and "HMV specific" file but a discography of HMV would be filed under "discography" and "HMV specific" file. For example HMV would include Gramophone Co. items and later on we could clarify in the index such entries, but for example should Aeolian be combined with Vocalion even though there can be Aerolian music rolls and catalogues as well as Aeolian-Vocalion discs. Many labels have consolidated and changed names, yet it is perhaps desirable for collectors and researchers to keep some separate (i.e. Victor vs RCA Victor and modern incarnations) but maybe less critical for some others. It is this which is the key area we'd appreciate some insight. The following list is by no means complete (there will be missing labels, that might just be filed under catalogues or discographies) as it is based on the information entered so far - and there is a lot more stuff to add - but are there any recommended expansions, contractions or amendments you could kindly suggest? We cannot claim to be experts on everything (anything?) and there can be differing views, but some views from others "less close to the project" and who may use the information could be invaluable. LAB-AEO Label: Aeolian LAB-ALL Label: Allegro LAB-AMI Label: Amity LAB-ANG Label: Angel LAB-ANK Label: Anker LAB-APL Label: Apple LAB-ARC Label: ARC/American Record Company LAB-ARK Label: Arkiv Produktion LAB-ATC Label: Atco LAB-ATL Label: Atlantic LAB-BBC Label: BBC LAB-BEL Label: Beltona LAB-BLU Label: Bluebird LAB-BRO Label: Broadcast LAB-BRU Label: Brunswick LAB-BUS Label: Busy Bee LAB-CAP Label: Capitol LAB-COL Label: Columbia LAB-CON Label: Conquest LAB-COR Label: Coral LAB-CRO Label: Crown LAB-DAW Label: Dawn LAB-DEC Label: DECCA LAB-DER Label: Deram LAB-DGG Label: Deutsche Grammophon LAB-DOL Label: Dollar Ga$ LAB-DUR Label: Durium/Dubrico/Sound Distributors LAB-EDI Label: Edison LAB-EMA Label: Emarcy LAB-EMI Label: EMI LAB-ELE Label: Elektra LAB-EPI Label: Epic LAB-FAM Label: Famous LAB-FEL Label: Felsted LAB-FET Label: Fetherflex LAB-FIN Label: Finndisc/Finnlevyt LAB-FON Label: Fontana LAB-HAR Label: Harvest LAB-HMV Label: HMV LAB-IMP Label: Imperial LAB-INF Label: Infinity LAB-JZM Label: Jazz Man LAB-JZT Label: Jazz Today LAB-KAR Label: Karusell LAB-KON Label: Konk LAB-LAM Label: Lambert LAB-LON Label: London LAB-LOV Label: Love Records LAB-LYR Label: Lyragon LAB-MCA Label: MCA LAB-MER Label: Mercury LAB-MFA Label: Music Factory LAB-MGM Label: MGM LAB-MID Label: Middle Earth LAB-MUS Label: Musica LAB-NIC Label: Nicole LAB-ODE Label: Odeon LAB-ORA Label: Orange LAB-ORI Label: Oriole LAB-PAR Label: Parlophone LAB-PAT Label: Pathé LAB-PEN Label: Penny Phono LAB-PGN Label: Polygon LAB-PHI Label: Philips LAB-PHN Label: Polyphon LAB-PIC Label: Piccadilly LAB-PLA Label: Plaza/Plaza Music Co. LAB-POL Label: Polydor LAB-PUR Label: Purple LAB-PYE Label: Pye LAB-RAD Label: Radio LAB-RCA Label: RCA LAB-RZO Label: Regal Zonophone (inc. Regal, Zonophone) LAB-REX Label: REX LAB-RHI Label: Rhino LAB-SAL Label: Salvo LAB-SID Label: Sidewalk LAB-SON Label: Sonora LAB-STA Label: Standard Radio LAB-SVR Label: Sveriges Radio LAB-TEL Label: Telefunken LAB-TEM Label: Tempo LAB-THR Label: Threshold LAB-TON Label: Tono LAB-TRE Label: T.Rex LAB-UNI Label: Uni lAB-VER Label: Verve LAB-VIC Label: Victor/RCA Victor LAB-VOC Label: Vocalion LAB-VOG Label: Vogue LAB-VOL Label: Vole LAB-WAR Label: Warner Bros. LAB-WES Label: Westminster LAB-WOR Label: World Records Views either by email privately or to the list - whatever is considered the best approach and easiest for the submitter - welcome. With thanks, Darren ¦ D P Ingram ¦ Ab Ingram Oy ¦ ¦ darren at ingram.fi ¦ www.ingram.fi ¦ ¦ ¦ MUSIC LIBRARY FINLAND - www.musiclibrary.fi ¦