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18th Dec 2012, 1:51 PM
	KeithS SUBS Member since Dec 2009 12560 Points Moderator	Heres a quick thing I did for London 78 label design. Amendments are welcome. LONDON 78 LABELS L.500 L.501l.506 Blue labels ”Made in England” at the top “Unauthorised public performance broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited” 1950 Black Label ”Made in England” at the top Rim text increased to read “All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved- Unauthorised public performance broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited” ”Made in England” disappears now and then L.1161 appears with short rim text 1954 8000 SERIES begins Started on same black labels as above all bearing a standardised MSC matrix number and early ones make no mention of US label of origin Sept 1954 sees US label of origin added to labels June 1955 Silver tops being used exclusively Early silver tops had matrix in brackets on left side and “Made in England” generally either side of the spindle hole US label of origin detail under spindle hole above title when they remembered it December 1955 Attempts to locate US label of origin on left side of label and matrix number to six o’clock position (upside-down)and becomes standard by January 1956 with odd exceptions May 1957 “Made in England” now fixed on the right of spindle hole May 1958 “Recording first published” notice begins