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Post by daniel on Aug 21, 2008 15:12:02 GMT -5
Here are a couple interesting ones from my collection... I don't know anything about "Greedy Records", but I think the label is cool!  I like this design, too:  And of course you can't beat the simplicity of the Apple label  These are some of the designs I like, too bed few record labels duplicate them on CD releases.  |
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Post by Ken on Aug 22, 2008 1:31:33 GMT -5
I've never heard of "Greedy Records" either but that's very cool. Salsoul is neat, and I've always loved the Apple label.  |
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Post by Dawn on Aug 26, 2008 12:39:57 GMT -5
I wonder if Greedy was an independent label, or a subsidiary of a larger one? I can't say I've ever seen that design before, but it's pretty cool.
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Post by daniel on Aug 27, 2008 13:40:17 GMT -5
I came across a discography of Greedy's output, but I don't think they had any notable hits on that label.
I am in shock because a poster on a record collecting board said my promo 45 of "Jet" pictured above was worth about $80 if it was really in good shape. (It is, it had only ever been played a few times in it's existence) I figured it would bring about $20 or so... I bought it for a quarter, so not a bad return on my investment!!
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Post by daniel on Aug 28, 2008 0:09:50 GMT -5
Here's another one, This bird reminds me of something from The Flintstones...  And wasn't there another song called "Birmingham" in the late 90's/early 2000's? We never played it at the station I worked for, but I seem to remember it being on Casey's Hot 20. I think Amanda something-or-other was the singer... |
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Post by Dawn on Aug 29, 2008 11:16:11 GMT -5
Here's another one, This bird reminds me of something from The Flintstones... And wasn't there another song called "Birmingham" in the late 90's/early 2000's? We never played it at the station I worked for, but I seem to remember it being on Casey's Hot 20. I think Amanda something-or-other was the singer... Yep, it was from 1996 I believe. I have it on a homemade mix cassette of other songs from around that time. Amanda Marshall was the artist, but I've never heard any of her other songs. |
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Post by daniel on Aug 29, 2008 14:34:05 GMT -5
Amanda Marshall! That's the one I was thinking of. In storage in Cali I've got a few years worth of Casey Kasem and Rick Dees countdown shows in boxes -- I was technically supposed to throw them out after they aired but I didn't!  |
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Post by dave910 on Aug 30, 2008 1:49:27 GMT -5
I've always been a visual person. Greedy Records is a cool find. I wonder why they had such a challenging time getting artists signed? I have always loved the Apple Records design. Probably because my cousin gave me some Beatle albums when I was a boy.
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Post by Ken on Aug 31, 2008 0:59:39 GMT -5
I came across a discography of Greedy's output, but I don't think they had any notable hits on that label. I am in shock because a poster on a record collecting board said my promo 45 of "Jet" pictured above was worth about $80 if it was really in good shape. (It is, it had only ever been played a few times in it's existence) I figured it would bring about $20 or so... I bought it for a quarter, so not a bad return on my investment!! Hi Daniel, I have a promo copy Of Ringo's "Only You" and it's worth around $30 - $35 in nice shape, according to the price guide I have. The guide is a couple of years old, so the record may have increased in value. My copy, I would say is VG+ and I bought it back in the mid 80's for 50 cents |
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Post by daniel on Aug 31, 2008 23:12:35 GMT -5
Neighborhood is another cool one, but I think you'll only find Melanie singles on the label...  (I like how that wave is a face...) I much prefer this Columbia design to the more common 70's/80's design that had "Columbia" in that Pac-Man-esque font. I always thought that label was U-G-L-Y.  Decca was another cool design. I read somewhere that "Drift Away" was the last single released on the Decca label before it and Kapp/Uni were folded into the "MCA" name. That seems about right as my copy of Dobie Gray's "Loving Arms" is on the MCA label.  The 60's Roulette design is also nice, but the 50's label that looked like an actual roulette wheel was also cool. (I have a few 45's with this design, but those seem to still be in California)  Judging fromt he fonts used on this label this particular 45 was pressed by Columbia. And judging by the banner at the top of the page, the UNI label is a favorite of others here as well!  |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Sept 1, 2008 19:45:48 GMT -5
Neighborhood is another cool one, but I think you'll only find Melanie singles on the label... (I like how that wave is a face...) I much prefer this Columbia design to the more common 70's/80's design that had "Columbia" in that Pac-Man-esque font. I always thought that label was U-G-L-Y. Decca was another cool design. I read somewhere that "Drift Away" was the last single released on the Decca label before it and Kapp/Uni were folded into the "MCA" name. That seems about right as my copy of Dobie Gray's "Loving Arms" is on the MCA label. The 60's Roulette design is also nice, but the 50's label that looked like an actual roulette wheel was also cool. (I have a few 45's with this design, but those seem to still be in California) Judging fromt he fonts used on this label this particular 45 was pressed by Columbia. And judging by the banner at the top of the page, the UNI label is a favorite of others here as well! Ah .. I see that little hole drilled into the Uni Label. If I remember correctly, I think they did that to make the record "imperfect" so they could sell it at a discount price. I remember back in the '60s and '70s, stores like K-Mart had bins filled with records like that, all with holes drilled in them, all in little individual plastic bags, selling for 39 cents each; 3 for a dollar. The drilling was done by machine, and every now and then, the hole would go through the grooved part of the record rather than the label, making it truly worthless.  |
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Post by Railyn on Sept 1, 2008 20:47:16 GMT -5
According to my mom, the hole meant it was a jukebox record.
She has tons - the local hang-outs would sell them for a few cents a piece back in the 60's.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Sept 1, 2008 21:25:38 GMT -5
According to my mom, the hole meant it was a jukebox record. She has tons - the local hang-outs would sell them for a few cents a piece back in the 60's. The ones I'm talking about were brand new records. Never been in a juke box. Never been played at all. They were just over-pressings and there was some law against selling them at a discount if they were perfect. |
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Post by edehl on Sept 1, 2008 22:14:34 GMT -5
My fave is the UNI "Rizzo" design. I have an old Strawberry Alarm Clock LP with that design. It looks bossagroovy spinning around on the ol' player.  |
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Post by daniel on Sept 1, 2008 22:39:06 GMT -5
Right, those drill holes were the same as LP's with the corners cut off of the jackets -- commonly referred to as "Cut-Outs". Like you say, they were typically overstocks, titles deleted from the label's catalog, promos, or used for jukebox play -- any case where the LP or single was not sold for full price. The defacement of the product was done primarily to keep someone from returning the item to the store for full credit, and also to keep stores from returning the product to the label for full credit.
Places like White Front or Zody's usually had huge sections of cutout LP's for a buck or two a piece, and bags of 45's like you mention. I just wish I had been a little older back then and taken advantage of those offerings!
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