Decca - Biography

Biography - Decca

Australia

After purchasing Vocalion (Australasia), Ltd., Moulded Products (Australasia), Pty., Ltd., started making Decca records in early-mid 1932. Production ceased December 26, 1932, after a fire demolished the factory and, being under-insured, they were unable to rebuild it.

The label was re-introduced in February, 1936, by EMI and was manufactured at the Columbia factory, Sydney.

DISCOGRAPHY

A great discography can be found at www.78rpm.net.nz.

-- Moulded Products --

Moulded Products also produced: Herschells.

M 10" Series

This series started with M.1000 in mid 1932, and ended with M.1221. It used a blue label with gold design.

-- EMI --

X 10" Series

This series started at X-1001 in 1936, to around X-2270 in 1948.

It used a red label, and cost 2/6 when introduced.

Y 10" Series

This was the main 10" series used. It started at Y-1001, and ran well into the 1950s.

It used a dark-blue label, and cost 4/- when introduced.

Z 12" Series

A 12" series. It used a dark-blue label.

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SOURCES

Main source used: trove.nla.gov.au - Digital newspaper resource by the National Library of Australia.

-- Moulded Products --
- Purchase of Vocalion (Australasia), Ltd., by Moulded Products (Australasia) Pty., Ltd.
- Decca Records - Now obtainable at all stores
- Richmond Fire
- "fire demolished the factory"

-- EMI --
- Decca EMI - "Next month ... to be made in Australia"
- Decca Records - Now On Sale
- Decca Records - prices for records

See Also

- Biography: Vocalion AUS
- Biography: Columbia AUS
- Biography: His Master's Voice AUS

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