The best way to recognize a french pressing is to see the SACEM logo on label.
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| • Text in french | ||
| • "45 tours" text (means 45 rpm) | ||
| • "Face A" and "Face B" text (means A/B side) | ||
• SACEM logo
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• Rounded Text |
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SACEM - Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique (Writers, Composers And Publishers of Music Society) | |
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SACD - Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (Paris - Bruxelles - Montréal) | |
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SGDL - La Société des Gens de Lettres | |
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SCPP - Soci t Civile des Producteurs Phonographiques | |
| SACEM, SACD and SGDL are members of SDRM - Soci t pour l'administration du droit de reproduction m canique des auteurs, compositeurs et diteurs. | ||
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Autres codes : WE 851 : CD full price WE 835 : CD mid price WE 381 : W 171 : |
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STEMRA
KODA i Danmark STEF i Island STIM i Sverige TEOSTO i Finland TONO i Norge
SPA (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores)
An italian pressing is very easy to recognize.
S.I.A.E.
(Societ Italiana degli Autori ed Editori)
| Abbreviated as | Teal |
| Current Address | Stand 732 Harare Drive P.O. Box ST 21, Southerton Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Phone | +263-4-64581 |
| Sub-label of | EMI Records (Originally) |
| History | Though originally once an African subsidiary label of EMI with Tru-Tone Music; Teal eveolved into the Gramma label; which currently Zimbabwe's largest record company. |
| Notes | Teal's Catalog Numbering System: MMTL-Prefix: LPs TELCD-Prefix: CDs Teal Records oftenPlum's Catalog Numbering System: PMS/PLS or TRS-Prefix: 7" Singles PMC/PLC or MMTL-Prefix: LPs Plum often shared releases / catalog numbers with neighboring label Plum Records. |
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Formerly known as Teal Records, Gramma is Zimbabwe's largest record company. Carry most of the popular artists including John Chibadura, Jonah Moyo, The Four Brothers, Khiama Boys, Leonard Dembo, Simon Chimbetu, and many others. Their website has been down since Nov 01.
Gramma Records
Stand 732 Harare Drive
New Ardbennie
P.O. Box ST 21, Southerton
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263-4-64581
Fax: +263-4-730909
Gallo Record Company / labels (G) |
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| Profile: | Gallo Record Company is Africa's largest domestic record
company. It is through purchase, merger or consolidation that it has also come to control the catalogues from several competitor and associate companies, including Gramophone Record Company, Trutone, Teal, RPM, WEA/Tusk, Troubadour, Meteor, Record Industries, USA, Joburg, MFP, and DJ. Consequently, the company now owns some 75% of recordings ever made in South Africa up through the 1980's. Gallo's history is long and complex, and it began in 1939 when Arnold Golembo founded the Gramophone Record Company (GRC) around a small music retail shop in downtown Johannesburg. GRC obtained the South African franchise for Capitol Records label in 1946 but relinquished it in favour of CBS Records in 1956. In 1985 GRC was incorporated into the Gallo Group, becoming Gallo-GRC under the leadership of Peter Gallo (the son of Eric Gallo who had launched the original Gallotone Recordings in 1926). In 1989 (Gallo-GRC's 50th anniversary year), the company's name was shortened to Gallo Record Company. However, a setback for the company occurred when South Africa's first democratically-elected government came into power and Sony decided to return to the country and claim back the distribution rights for its CBS and Epic brands in 1995. The following year Gallo merged with RPM Records (but retained their old name). Another year later, the company bought out another local music giant, Tusk Music, and with that obtained the rights to distribute the Warner Music International catalogue, as well as that of Tommy Boy Music, Strictly Rhythm, Hollywood Records, Naxos, and Elap Music. Gallo Record Company also represents a number of independent labels which are managed in its RPM Records division as well as a major roster of domestic artists through Gallo Music South Africa (GMSA), itself encompassing several subdivisions. Parent company Gallo (Africa) Ltd. is part of the Johnnic Communications media and entertainment group, with which Warner Music International began a joint venture in May 2006, creating Warner Music Gallo Africa and expanding the company's vast musical archive into the digital realm and a worldwide market. |
| Sublabels: | RPM Dance, RPM Records (3) |
| Parent Label: | Warner Music Group |
| Contact Info: | Gallo House 6 Hood Ave. Rosebank, Gauteng PO Box 47150 Parklands 2121 South Africa Tel: +27 11 788-0519 Fax: +27 11 788-7080 |
| URLs: | http://www.gallo.co.za |