[78-L] London -- Made in England?

[David Lennick]

Yes, Londons really were pressed in England until about 1951. The few domestic 
pressings from that era are of really strong sellers like The Wedding Samba 
(don't laugh, that disc started London Records of Canada going). Even US 
recordings like Music Music Music turn up as both domestic and English pressings.

dl

On 8/18/2011 6:02 PM, agp wrote:
> How does one go about telling the country of sale for a London
> 78  circa late 40s and early 50s. Most London's I have say 'Made in
> England' which makes me say -- oh really! They carted 78s across the
> pond to sell in the USA and Canada?
>
> I just bought a 78 of The Third Man Theme by Anton Karas on London
> 536. It, of course says, Made in England. But as I bought it from a
> guy in Canada, my assumption is that it would be Canadian (or at
> least for sale there) as the matrix number is CA DDR-14059. Does the
> CA mean 'pressed for Canadian sale?' (DDR etc being the Decca master
> number). Am I correct
>
> T
>