[78-L] Unique 1960 US Columbia 78 label (yes 1960!)

agp agp2176 at verizon.net
Tue Jul 26 13:38:11 PDT 2011


Now here's one you don't see everyday ....

As we know (at least from a post of mine last year) the Columbia name 
continued to appear on 78s (pressed in Miami according to my 
research) for the Latino market as late as 1964. While the later 78s 
where marketed on a purple labels as Discos Columbia, it seems that 
in 1960, a Latino series lived on as just Columbia (minus 'discos'). 
And lo and behold, it used a red and black 'four eyes' label, not 
unlike the 6 eye lp label of its time!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=200631809899

While I'm certain I overpaid for it -- I had  to have it -- Columbia 
4458-C Ya Te Traigo by Los Donnenos -- which actually is a snappy bit 
of ranchera music

So chalk up another Columbia label variation

T



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