Columbia Vinyl Labels

Columbia record club 1 red label 1950s.
Columbia vinyl labels. For all unofficial bootleg copies of this label please use columbia 2 it opened a british operation shortly afterwards. Xsm was the stereo code used by columbia for 12 lp s xlp or as they put it on their labels in those days x lp was for mono. 4 3 columbia two eye 360 sound stereo black type photo courtesy of joe l 4 4 columbia 2 eye black font black arrows. Pablo was a norman granz label granz founded verve among other labels that used top engineers and the rca vinyl infrastructure to process its albums and what this guy was playing me sounded wrong.
The mainstream 12 lp series began in september 1951 with gl 500. 2 orange with black and white yoke late 1960s. Home to columbia american recordings aware records the medicine label nude records ovum recordings ruffhouse records refugee camp entertainment soso def. Columbia records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound.
We later went used record shopping in athens and i found an original pablo sarah vaughn for a few bucks in near mint condition. This first of all columbia labels took on at least three varieties. Columbia record labels have changed throughout the years. 1aa was the 12th lacquer cut over the life of this album s being on vinyl we would appreciate where this lacquer landed.
In 1953 after 12 album gl 524 the mainstream series. Founded in january 1889 in washington dc as the columbia phonograph co. Here s a quick primer on how to tell them apart. Founded in january 1889 in washington dc as the columbia phonograph co.
Columbia musical treasury 1a b yellow label mid 1970s. Columbia odyssey 1 orange label late 1960s. 3 collector s series 1980s. And if you love your vinyl records subscribe to t.
Easton the company first sold phonograph cylinders and later disc records. Columbia special products 1a c 2 red labels 1960s. 4 2 columbia two eye guaranteed high fidelity us mono the first variety 1962 1963 featured the words guaranteed high fidelity at the bottom for mono lp s. 4 1 columbia two eye promo white label.
Cricut joy smart label writable vinyl adhesive decal roll 5 5 x 48 diy label making for home organization wedding labels address labels 4 8 out of 5 stars 283 10 99 10. On epic the codes were xem for mono and xsb for stereo. Easton the company first sold phonograph cylinders and later disc records. Columbia records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound.
At first the mainstream 12 lp s were prefixed gl and all labels were black.