[78-L] Wing Records

[Cary Ginell]

I would question that Wing, which was promoted as a budget label, would have the same MSRP  as its parent label.

Cary Ginell

On Mar 4, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Anthony G Pavick wrote:

> At 19:59 04/03/2012, you 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
> 
> Found mention of the $3.98 price point in an article here:
> 
> http://books.google.ca/books?id=Tx8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=%22mercury+wing%22+intitle:Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GdtTT6PRAsbkiAKbsc20Bg&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22mercury%20wing%22%20intitle%3ABillboard&f=false
> 
> I was hoping that there might be something in the whole series of 
> articles at Both Sides Now
> 
> http://www.bsnpubs.com/mercury/mercury/01-78s-45s/01mercury-78.html
> 
> on Mercury -- but there isn't
> 
> T
> 
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