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14th Oct 2016, 4:02 PM
	KeithS SUBS Member since Dec 2009 12492 Points Moderator	General The early MMS and Jazztone releases were originally 10” LP’s – being cheaper to produce than the 12” Concert Hall versions. Their artwork was basic to keep down the costs.. In Germany, England, France and Switzerland and Belgium MMS offices were quite active with their own distribution through selling club members. Label marking codes Labels marked "Tu" were pressed in Switzerland by Turicaphon..and the company still exists today Labels marked "AH" were pressed in Holland by Artone Labels marked "P" were pressed in Germany by Philips In Switzerland The earliest foreign contacts had been with Swiss artists which then led to the opening of a sales area in Switzerland. In 1953 communication is established with the Swiss Book Club and publishing house "ExLibris" to distribute recordings. Concert Hall, Jazztone and MMS were imported and completed with Swiss packaging. bearing"Grammo Club Ex Libris" markings. In Holland Holland was the next country to be contacted. In the early years of MMS , the liner notes were in English. By the mid fifties, for the Dutch market , mostly German texts were used. Certain records, especially the introductory ones, which addressed themselves to a new public, there was a Dutch text. MMS then operated under the name of Musical Masterpieces Series. The Stereo requirement of the early 1960 caused a gradual decline in MMS activity whose stock was mainly Mono. MMS in Holland dwindled away faster than most In France the Musical Masterpiece Society name was not adopted – there it became “Guilde Internationale du Disque”. They began in 1954 and were still operating into the 1980’s In Finland Concert Hall first registered as a trading company June 1962 Beginning in the early 1960’s the Concert Hall Group continued their mail order service and offered a catalogue of mixed popular music and copies of current hit parade material which various countries released on their own affiliated labels.Similar packaging was used although content could vary between countries. France had Vargal Gala Des Varietes..which became Gala Des Varietes Germany used Sans Souci Scandinavia had Gala International Holland had Populaire Platen Kring UK had Pop Parade A Quote from the soundfoundation site “From 1956 on, The MMS Label is no longer available in Europe” In the first half of the 1960’s, copyright notices appear where the writers belong to Stereone Corporation. A check on that name shows that they are the registered owners of the MMS trade mark which they registered in 1960 and after 25 years was then considered expired The advent of stereo meant that the Concert Hall organisation dwindled to next to nothing but revived itself in the 1970’s with Syncro Stereo Edited by privatecitizen on 22nd Oct 2016, 9:43 AM