[78-L] Decca blue label

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
> See Ty's Decca list.
> In the main series, the last blue one is 4455 Hoosier Hot Shots (9/18/44).
> De 4461 was released later, IIRC to add a new coupling to the Basie album.
> Last race issue is 8673 by Coleman Brothers (9/20/45).
> Decca labels were discussed here long ago, and it was reported that the 
> series
> (at least in the 40s) had fixed prices.
> Thus the blue and brown series could exist at the same time,
> and slowly the cheaper blue series was discontinued,
> first in the main pop series.
>
Actually, they COULD (and DID) exist at the same time; they had different
prices! As I noted, Decca simply changed its "main series(s)" as their
prices increased...!

Steven C. Barr