http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/label/astan
I'm not too sure about the country on the PDs and also others here.
Something points to Suisse releases made in Germany.
Comments please?
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I think it's Swiss too. At least one of the discs (the Clapton one) has Suisa as the rights organisation, and Discogs claims that the label is based in Luzern.
Yes.
I've got some other Astan PD LPs, and they all say SUISA and P&C 198x Astan Music AG/Luzern.
So I think I change the country on the Astan PDs when I'm sure.??
I had always assumed the Shakin' Stevens releases were German simply because the black vinyl edition states 'printed in Germany' on the sleeve. I must say I never paid any attention to the 'Luzern' also printed on the sleeve so they all may well be Swiss.
I can't remember if Astan was already on the site or whether I added it as a German label and have led other contributors astray, in which case I apologise for the confusion. Once again the collective knowledge of 45worlds combines to dispel long held misbeliefs!
There are some more cases like this.
Philips pressed records in Norway, with "Made In Norway" on the label, and they were sold like thast in Sweden too. Philips didn't have any pressing plants in Sweden in the 50s.
Just go on believing jordansongs.