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Labels Gallery – Astor Records

here is the first of this month’s galleries, and today, I am posting the label gallery of Melbourne based Astor records. (c. mid 1960’s – 1982)

The label was originally a record division of Radio Corporation (not to be confused with RCA) manufactring record players, radios and televisions (the electronics division closed in the late 60’s)

the first label is for their 45 RPM labels (the LP version had a silver diamond) for their international series dating from the mid 1960’s

the label’s design changed in the 1970’s  to the following design below:

for locally produced releases, the following colourful design was used for both LP’s and singles

in 1977, Astor purchased the record label of engineering and printing company White and Gillespie (W & G records), many of their records were later re-issued by Astor using the above label design.  As I only have one record from this label, I am including this 1960’s era W & G 45 RPM single’s label here

A final note on Astor.  in 1982 Astor’s back catalogue was taken over by PolyGram (now Universal Music)  It is not known whether Universal still has all of Astor (or W&G’s) back catalogue of recordings.

One Shot record labels part 1

Amongst my new years resolutions this year is to post a minimum of 2 label galleries a month over the year (until I have more or less completed what I intend to post)

Technically my poll from earlier this month was the first lot.  Today, I am posting my second gallery and is part 1 of a gallery of record labels from companies that had a small number of releases.

 the first label comes from a release from record company Endeavour records

I have only seen one release by this company and it was the LP entitled “Reach for the Sky” by Apollo 100

the next label in the gallery is for Landfall Press.  The company had a number of releases between 1974 and 1977.  The following is their custom release label

In part 2, I’ll post a Landfall general release with the Peter Pan records logo. (probably in March)

the next label is for Melbourne based record label, Pisces records (which was released through Astor records (Astor’s gallery is coming soon))

In case if anyone is wondering, yes, it’s the same Johnny Young of  “Young Talent Time” fame.

Here is another one shot.  Impact Music Promotions only had the one release, a compilation LP of disco music (I however have a sneaking suspicion this was a one-shot release of K-Tel (as the address was the same as where K-Tel International had it’s offices at the time.))

and finally, a record company that had three or four releases before finally disappearing into the ether – Omega records.

the label is from a compilation LP of comedy and novelty hits (such as Rod Boucher’s “No Worries Luv”, John Williamson’s first hit “Old Man Emu” and Ray Stevens’ “Bridget the Midget”

 

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