{"id":1572,"count":1,"description":"Multinational label; also appears as [i]Decca Records[\/i]. Label code: LC 0171 \/ LC 00171.\r\nThis is the LABEL to use, regardless of whether the COMPANY behind is [l=The Decca Record Company Limited] (formerly owned by its founder Edward Lewis and PolyGram) or [l=Decca Records, Inc.] (formerly owned by MCA), or whichever else.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFormer stockbroker Edward Lewis formed [l=The Decca Record Company Limited] in the United Kingdom on February 28, 1929. It was founded for [l=Brunswick Ltd.], which was founded locally by Brunswick-Balke-Collender and the German [l=Polyphon Musik].The company started releasing records under the Decca trademark.\r\n\r\nA US branch, [l=Decca Records, Inc.], was launched on August 4th, 1934. The first US Decca label was a Sunburst design (also referred to as three-dimensional) but that design disappeared in 1937. The sunburst design was replaced by a Decca in block lettering (also referred to as two-dimensional) mainly blue and red. This branch was sold off during World War II, but the UK & US companies continued to release each other\u2019s recordings in their respective territories. In the UK, US Decca recordings were released on the [l=Brunswick] label from 1934 until February 1968, when the [l=MCA Records] label was established. [l=Brunswick] was also used elsewhere in Europe and other countries. However, some European countries released recordings from the two companies on the same Decca label, sometimes with the extra slogan \u201cAmerican Series\u201d.\r\n\r\nIn 1935, The Decca Record Company Limited contracted with EMI companies in Australia, New Zealand, India and elsewhere for the release of UK & US Decca recordings in those territories. This deal gave US Decca the rights to release recordings from the [l=Parlophone] and [l=Odeon] labels in North America.\r\n\r\nIn 1947, The Decca Record Company established the [l=London Records] trademark in the US, Canada, South America, and the Far East, as they couldn't use their own Decca trademark in those territories anymore.\r\n\r\nIn the early 1960\u2019s, following MCA, Inc\u2019s acquisition of US Decca, the company name appearing on releases became [l=Decca Records], A Division Of MCA, Inc. The company name became [l=MCA Records, Inc.] in 1971. [l=MCA Records] was then established as an American label in 1973 to replace the Decca, [l=Coral], [l=Kapp Records], [l=Uni Records] and [l=Vocalion] labels.\r\n\r\nAt the end of 1968 Decca UK had stopped preparing separate monos and stereos for new recordings and instead relied on compatible mixes. There was a shrinking demand for mono, but still enough to make the issues lucrative. To save the cost of printing two different covers they made a common one with a die-cut hole top right on the back cover and separating the issues with different inner sleeves - blue stereo and red mono. This was used for most labels distributed by UK Decca record group (one exception being [l=RCA]).\r\n\r\nThe 1970s were disastrous for the UK Decca label. Although The Decca Company set up the first of the British \"progressive\" labels, [l=Deram], in 1966, by the time the punk era set in 1977, Decca had become known primarily as a classical label. Label founder Edward Lewis died in January 1980, and [l=PolyGram] acquired the Decca labels within days of his death.\r\n\r\nDecca was revived as a US label for reissues in the 1980\u2019s and 1990\u2019s, some of these in conjunction with the [l=GRP] label. Decca Records Nashville was also formed to release new country recordings.\r\n\r\nIn 1997, Seagram bought out MCA\/Universal, giving them ownership of Decca US. They then acquired Decca UK's parent company PolyGram in 1998, thus consolidating Decca trademark ownership under the new [l=Universal Music Group]. The recordings from the two Deccas have not, however, been reconsolidated under the Decca label, with reissues of US recordings typically appearing on the [l=Geffen Records], [l=MCA Nashville], [l=Verve Records] and [l=Deutsche Grammophon] imprints.\r\n\r\nToday, Decca is a leading label for both classical music and Broadway scores. [l=Decca Music Group Limited] also includes the [l=Philips Classics] label, and those labels are grouped together with the [l=Deutsche Grammophon] and [l=ECM] labels into the Universal Classics group.\r\n\r\n[b]This label contains releases on multinational markets. Do NOT create imprints for different countries.\r\nCover that information on new releases with the country field and with company links, rights societies, labelcode etc.\r\n[\/b]\r\nFor all unofficial releases (bootlegs, counterfeits ... , pirate compilations) that pretend to be a release of Decca please use [l=Decca (3)]\r\n\r\nLink to a great 1428 pages of Decca classical recordings database from 1929 to 2009<\/strong>\r\nhttp:\/\/images.cch.kcl.ac.uk\/charm\/liv\/pubs\/DeccaComplete.pdf\r\nIf that link doesn't work, you can use: https:\/\/charm.rhul.ac.uk\/discography\/decca.html\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[b][u]Companies related to Decca:[\/u]\r\n\r\nUK:[\/b]\r\n[l=The Decca Record Company Limited], later [l=Decca Music Group Limited] \u2013 original company founded in 1929; subsidiary company name [l=Brunswick Ltd.], acquired by Decca in 1932, appears on [l=Brunswick] label releases for licensed US recordings until 1968.\r\n[l=MCA Records Ltd.] - company name used for a brief period of independence after the [l=MCA Records] label was established before the license returned to Decca until 1973. Revived again in the late 1970's or early 1980's.\r\n[l=The Gramophone Co. Ltd.], later [l=EMI Records Ltd.] - the US MCA license switched from Decca to EMI on 1 January 1974, finally (at least until 1999) severing UK Decca's connections to its one-time subsidiary.\r\n[l=BMG Records (UK) Ltd.] - distributor of [l=MCA Records Ltd.] from 1st Januuary 1991.\r\n[l=Universal MCA Music (UK) Ltd.] - renamed UK MCA company following merger of Universal and PolyGram in 1999.\r\nReleases via Universal MCA may also show the name [l=Universal Music Operations Ltd.] for manufacturing and\/or distribution roles.\r\n\r\nUS:<\/strong>\r\n[l=Decca Records, Inc.], later [l=Decca Records], A Division of MCA, Inc. \u2013 US company founded in 1934; UK Decca started selling their shareholding c. 1939 and had completely divested their interests c. 1943. [l=MCA Records, Inc.] was the company name used starting in 1971, though the [l=MCA Records] label wasn\u2019t established in the Americas until 1973. Also includes the [l=MCA Classics] label.\r\n[l=The London Gramophone Corporation], later [l=London Records, Inc.] \u2013 UK Decca\u2019s second venture into the American record market, established in 1947, with a Canadian subsidiary established the following year. As the Decca name could now not be used, [l=London Records] was created for the bulk of releases from the UK company.\r\n[l=PolyGram Records, Inc.] \u2013 US company which absorbed London in 1980.\r\n[l=GRP Records, Inc.] \u2013 US jazz company\/label, acquired by [l=MCA Records, Inc.]; reissued classic US Decca recordings of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and others on the [l=Decca Jazz] imprint in conjunction with MCA.\r\n[l=Geffen Records], A Division Of UMG Recordings, Inc. \u2013 Universal folded the [l=MCA Records] label in the early 2000\u2019s, and any non-jazz or country reissues from US Decca or MCA now go to this label.\r\n[l=MCA Nashville], A Division Of UMG Recordings, Inc. \u2013 one of Universal\u2019s current country music labels, which also encompasses reissues from US Decca\u2019s country catalogue.\r\n[l=The Verve Music Group], A Division Of UMG Recordings, Inc. \u2013 Universal\u2019s jazz division, which since 1999 has reissued several US Decca recordings on the [l=Verve Records] label, often with vintage label graphics.\r\n[l=Universal Classics] \u2013 the US division encompassing the classical issues from [l=Decca Music Group Limited] and [l=Deutsche Grammophon], the latter label now used worldwide for reissues from US Decca\u2019s classical catalogue, notably those of Andr\u00e9s Segovia. Also includes [l=Decca Broadway], for new and reissued recordings of stage shows and film soundtrack albums from across Universal\u2019s family of labels. For the older label design version see the Vinylbeat link below.\r\n\r\n45s with a unique black text on [url=https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/10303405-Sandra-Dee-Do-It-While-Youre-Young\/image\/SW1hZ2U6Mjg1NjcwNDE=]pink[\/url] label color design are to be considered promo even if it is not stated on the labels.\r\n\r\nAustralia:<\/strong>\r\n[l=Columbia Graphophone (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.], [l=E.M.I. (Australia) Pty. Limited], [l=EMI (Australia) Limited] - EMI companies licensing the UK Decca labels from 1935 to the early 1980\u2019s (including US recordings on the Decca and Brunswick labels until 1952).\r\n[l=Festival Records Pty. Ltd.] \u2013 licensee for US Decca (released on [l=Festival Records]), Coral and Brunswick from 1952 to 1969.\r\n[l=Radio Corporation Pty. Ltd.], [l=Astor Records Pty. Ltd.] \u2013 both familiarly known as Astor Records; licensee for US Decca\/[l=Decca Records]\/[l=MCA Records, Inc.] from 1969 to 1981, on the [l=MCA Records] label.\r\n[l=PolyGram Records Pty. Limited], later [l=PolyGram Pty. Limited] \u2013 licensee for UK Decca labels from c. 1981-1999, and for [l=MCA Records, Inc.] from 1981-1983.\r\n[l=WEA Records Pty Ltd.] \u2013 licensee for [l=MCA Records, Inc.] from 1983 to early 1990\u2019s.\r\n[l=BMG Australia Limited] \u2013 licensee (later distributor) for [l=MCA Records, Inc.], early 1990\u2019s to 1999.\r\nMCA Music Entertainment Limited \u2013 mid-late 1990\u2019s licensee for [l=MCA Records, Inc.]; still distributed by [l=BMG Australia Limited].\r\n[l=Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd] \u2013 following Universal\u2019s acquisition of PolyGram, Australian company for all UK\/Europe and US Decca recordings from 1999 to present.\r\n\r\nBelgium:<\/strong>\r\n[l=S.A. Fonior N.V.] - Exclusive importer and distributor since 1934, also manufacturing local products since 1940, up to the company's bankruptcy in 1980.\r\n\r\nNetherlands:<\/strong>\r\nThe following succeeding companies acted as exclusive distributor (and after 1934 manufacturer) in the Netherlands (and its colonies):\r\nDecca Dutch Supplies (1930-1936)\r\nHollandsche Decca Distributie (Decca-Dutch Supplies) N.V. (1936-1943)\r\n[l=Hollandsche Decca Distributie N.V.] (1943-1972)\r\n[l=Hollandsche Decca Distributie B.V.] (1972 - ?)\r\nIn 1942 N.V. Philips Gloeilampenfabriek became the main shareholder, in 1951 manufacturing was handled by [l=Philips Phonografische Industrie].\r\n\r\nGermany:<\/strong>\r\n[l=TELDEC \u00bbTelefunken-Decca\u00ab Schallplatten GmbH] - Founded 1950 as joint venture between Telefunken AG and [l=The Decca Record Company Limited].\r\n\r\nFrance:<\/strong>\r\n[l=Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Fran\u00e7aise du Son] - Exclusive distributor since 1934, and manufacturer since 1950, up to the company's bankruptcy in 1979.\r\n\r\n45 RPM Catalog Number, Date and Label Identification:\r\n23000 through 29400 (1949\u20131955): Black label with lines\r\non both sides of the Decca name.\r\n29401 through 31100 (1955\u20131960): Black label with lines\r\nand a star under the Decca name.\r\n31101 and higher (1960 forward): Label is black at the top\r\nand bottom, but has a horizontal multi-color band through the\r\ncenter.\r\nAn occasional number above 30000 will surface on the\r\nlabel (with lines on both sides of the name Decca) shown for\r\nnumbers under 29401. 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