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Multinational budget record label. Label Code: LC 2769 / LC 02769 [u]US vinyl pressings made after 1974 have a two digit code system on the center labels, identifying the respective pressing plants:[/u] 01 or 001 = Specialty Records Corporation 02 or 002 = Unknown 07 = United Superior Records 09 = MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville 11 = Monarch Record Mfg. Co. 12 = PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN 15 = MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville 16 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman 17 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria 18 = Sonic Recording Products, Inc. (pre-1975) / Goldisc Recording Products, Inc. (post-1975) 19 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute 29 = [l294000] (until mid 1981), / [l277410] (after mid 1981) 44 = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis (their pressings used RCA Custom matrix numbers, i.e. F4RS- for 1976 or J4RS- for 1979) 47 = [l448832] 55 = Unknown 56 = Unknown 61 = Unknown (probably Peter Pan Industries) 63 = Unknown 66 = Unknown (probably H.V. Waddell Co., but needs to be confirmed) 69 = Unknown 70 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA 71 = Unknown 74 = Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc. 75 = Allied Record Company 80 = Trutone Mastering Labs 91 = Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp. 95 = Wakefield Manufacturing [u]Between 1972 and 1974, US vinyl pressings were identified by (mostly) single letter codes. Known identifications are as follows:[/u] [b]A[/b] = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles [b]G[/b] = MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville [b]J[/b] = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville [b]K[/b] = Keel Mfg. Corp. [b]P[/b] = MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville [b]S[/b] = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton [b]CRP[/b] (alt. [b]RP[/b]) = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute [b]VS[/b] = Sonic Recording Products, Inc. [u]US cassettes have a two digit code system[/u] 02, 11, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 57, 59, 62, 69, 69 & SR, 74, 81
Sub-labels
Back To Back (7)
Series
Country Music Classics
K-Tel country music compilation series
Today's Super Greats
1970's series released on the [l2553] label.
Best Of 2 Super Acts On 1 Great Compact Disc
Series
Top Country (2)
This is a series, not a label. Only add this to the "Series" field, together with the actual label of the release.
Recital (14)
French series of LP compilations by K-Tel from 1978 to 1979.
Récital (4)
French series of LP compilations by K-Tel in 1981, reissues from [l3045475] series (1978-1979).
Swing Now!
Each volume of the Swing Now! series features great recordings of style-specific swing music, mixed for non-stop dancing.
Serie Document
Series of budget compilations released in Italy by K-tel. Related series: - American: [l712816] - Spanish: [l668067]
The Classic Audio Collection
Series by K-Tel
Crush Music
US Dance Music, Deep House Label
K-Tel International (Finland) Oy
A Finnish record company and distributor, a part of the [l=K-Tel] family of companies. It was established in 1978. In 2000, [l=edel music AG] bought the company and changed the name to [l=Edel Reco...
Common Wealth Records
AJK Music
ERA Records
Also appears as "Era" only, "Era Record", "Era Records, Inc." The Era label was founded in Los Angeles in 1955 by [a780201] (born 05.05.1925), a lyricist of the pre-rock school, and his cousin, [a...
K-Tel International (Holland) B.V.
Imperial House
Reissue pressings made for sale exclusively for TV, often branded at times with a sticker regarding "As Seen On TV".
K-Tel International (Sweden) AB
Swedish company
K-Tel International (Switzerland) AG
Former Swiss part of the K-tel International label. As of 2017, the company name has been changed to [l1261169]. See also: [l22382] [l117212] [l244078] [l378374] [l598279] [l683166] [l990448]
K-Tel International (Aust.) Ltd.
Also appears as K-Tel International (Aust) Limited
Contact
[u]1970s UK address:[/u] K-Tel 35-37 Sunbeam Road Park Royal London NW10 United Kingdom [u]1977 UK Address:[/u] K-tel House, 620 Western Avenue, London W3 United Kingdom