[78-L] Columbia-pressed Deccas, was Re: Fred Waring Christmas Album

[David Lennick]

Okay..here is DLP 8003, Carousel. Type face on label is definitely Columbia, 
and the print is a greenish gold of a shade that Decca never used..they used 
gold, then silver. Matrix numbers are MG 1010 T4 and MG 1011 T4. Numbers are 
raised, letters are also raised and are about half the size of the numbers. 
This disc definitely has the edge and weight of 1949 Columbias.

dl

David Lennick wrote:
> Michael Biel wrote:
>> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> Decca's first LPs were cut and pressed by Columbia,
>>> interestingly enough.  dl
>> This IS interesting.  While there is a certain resemblance in the hard
>> vinyl and occasionally there are the fancy typeface stampings in the
>> masters, I would never have guessed because so often when Columbia did
>> client pressings the label paper color, typefaces, and layout are
>> similar to Columbia itself.  For example, that early green label
>> Westminster pressing you recently found.  But I don't recall anything at
>> all on Decca labels that remind me of Columbia.    
>>
>> Not doubting you, but do you have any documentation to reference this? 
>> I'd love to be able to pinpoint specific pressings!  In the RCA label
>> books there are sample Capitol 45 labels, and I think some of the first
>> Capitol 45s are clearly RCA pressings, but I don't think there are any
>> blue cards.
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com    
>>
> I'd be willing to bet money on a few of the early ones being cut and pressed by 
> Columbia, particularly Manhattan Tower. Font and vinyl are identical to 1949 
> Columbias (US) and don't have that quick run-out most Decca LPs have for the 
> first few years. The Canadian pressings, on the other hand, were all Compo (now 
> I wonder if I can produce a Compo pressing of what looks like a Columbia master?).
> 
> dl
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