[78-L] Wing Records

[Cary Ginell]

I checked my Schwanns from the period and they only show the price for Mercury and EmArcy ($3.98). In the grand tradition of Schwann, under "Wing," there is an instruction that says, "See Mercury 12000," which, of course, does not appear anywhere in the index.

Cary Ginell

On Mar 4, 2012, at 12:03 PM, David Lennick wrote:

> I seem to recall the price being printed either on the jacket or on the outer 
> plastic. This was when Camden and Harmony and Richmond were grabbing that 
> budget market, and they also had the prices displayed (didn't Richmond even 
> print the price on the label?). Lovely PR, everybody knew what a cheapskate you 
> were.
> 
> dl
> 
> On 3/4/2012 2:59 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>> Does anyone know what the original retail selling price was for LPs on the Mercury Wing label in the 1950s? I'm guessing $1.98.
>> 
>> Cary Ginell
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