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4th Aug 2014, 6:40 AM
	PhilMH Member since Jan 2012 1055 Points	Other labels had different prefixes for different prices codes, Motown's probably being the most self-explanatory, e.g. M6-900S1 (not necessarily a real example) was $6.98, which might then have been renumbered to M7-900R1 for $7.98, or M8-900M1 for $8.98; the last numeral signified whether it was a single LP, or double, or triple, but I have not established the meaning of the letter before it! I'm fairly sure I've seen at least one of Stevie Wonder's Tamla LP's with both T6- and T7- prefixes. RCA had numerous prefixes also, APL1- was $6.98, AFL1- was $7.98, and then I think the next prefix was AQLI-for $8.98. They also had ANL1- for cheapie reissues, and AYL1- for mid-price reissues, but I'm not sure that it was only the prefixes that changed, the actual numbers night have as well. Other companies (notably Atlantic and MCA) just started new numerical sequences when changing prices, in Atlantic's case a bulk renumbering of their biggest sellers into the SD-19000 series in 1977, and don't get me started on MCA's mind-boggling variety of catalogue number series in the early 1980's and beyond, I seem to remember at one point that some reissues had entirely different numbers for LP, cassette, and CD, though MCA did rationalize them later.

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