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MCA Chess lps - label to be just Chess?   


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  13th Oct 2015, 12:02 PM#1  REPORT  
PhilMH

Member since Jan 2012
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Hi all, see the albums under the MCA Chess page.

These LPs are a bit of a pain, due to MCA's inconsistent use of label names on different parts of the record. The actual record labels show "Chess Records" (the label design inherited when they acquired the catalogue from SugarHIll), with "MCA Records Inc." in small type at the bottom of the label; the back covers show a Chess logo with a smaller MCA Records logo under it; the spines say "MCA-Chess Records". I tend to think these should all be Chess, for the following reasons:

(1) Primary brand as shown on record labels;
(2) Promoted by MCA as Chess releases, including "The Original Chess Masters" logo on covers, and they also set up a "Chess Club" (NOT "Chess/MCA Club" or "MCA/Chess Club") were members could received catalogues, newsletters, etc (although this fizzled out after a short time);
(3) Chess catalogue, obviously;
(4) CH- catalogue number prefix.

Thoughts?


  13th Oct 2015, 1:29 PM#2  REPORT  
Neil Forbes

Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me!
Member since Dec 2014
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Maybe MCA(Universal) are getting a bit self-conscious about their bid to gobble up all the world's recording companies and don't want anyone to know they own Chess...... Hmmmm!
:embarrassed:


  13th Oct 2015, 1:55 PM#3  REPORT  
Record Collector

Member since May 2014
204 Points
Check and mate neil :laugh:


  13th Oct 2015, 2:02 PM#4  REPORT  
Neil Forbes

Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me!
Member since Dec 2014
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Record Collector wrote:
Check and mate neil :laugh:
Is this a maths question, RC?( :heehee: ) Check + Mate = Checkmate! :laugh:


  13th Oct 2015, 7:42 PM#5  REPORT  
sladesounds

Turning rebellion into money since 1962
Member since Nov 2009
6566 Points
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Part of the problem in assigning the correct label name to these albums is the lack of scans that accompany the entries. If all had scans a decision could be made easier as to what the consistant factors were, hence why we (the Mods) ask for scans to support entries - so much easier to check and authorise when you have an actual scan of the entry that has been created.

As it is I have a tendency to say Chess with more details being shown in the Notes section.


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