Xsm was the stereo code used by columbia for 12 lp s xlp or as they put it on their labels in those days x lp was for mono.
Columbia vinyl labels.
We later went used record shopping in athens and i found an original pablo sarah vaughn for a few bucks in near mint condition.
On epic the codes were xem for mono and xsb for stereo.
2 orange with black and white yoke late 1960s.
Columbia odyssey 1 orange label late 1960s.
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4 1 columbia two eye promo white label.
Founded in january 1889 in washington dc as the columbia phonograph co.
Here s a quick primer on how to tell them apart.
A mainstream 10 lp series began with gl 100.
Easton the company first sold phonograph cylinders and later disc records.
1aa was the 12th lacquer cut over the life of this album s being on vinyl we would appreciate where this lacquer landed.
Columbia musical treasury 1a b yellow label mid 1970s.
3 collector s series 1980s.
4 3 columbia two eye 360 sound stereo black type photo courtesy of joe l 4 4 columbia 2 eye black font black arrows.
This first of all columbia labels took on at least three varieties.
Columbia record labels have changed throughout the years.
Columbia record club 1 red label 1950s.
4 2 columbia two eye guaranteed high fidelity us mono the first variety 1962 1963 featured the words guaranteed high fidelity at the bottom for mono lp s.
Columbia special products 1a c 2 red labels 1960s.
Easton the company first sold phonograph cylinders and later disc records.
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Founded in january 1889 in washington dc as the columbia phonograph co.
The mainstream 12 lp series began in september 1951 with gl 500.
2a b orange label 1970s.
For all unofficial bootleg copies of this label please use columbia 2 it opened a british operation shortly afterwards.
Pablo was a norman granz label granz founded verve among other labels that used top engineers and the rca vinyl infrastructure to process its albums and what this guy was playing me sounded wrong.
Columbia records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound.
Columbia records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound.
In 1953 after 12 album gl 524 the mainstream series.