[mb-users] interesting case: EMI Electrola/Records/Chrysalis

[Fred Marchee]

Johannes Dewender wrote:
> I have a difficult case for finding the definitive label in
> http://musicbrainz.org/show/edit/?editid=8657511
>
> The images of the cover are available at
> http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=822408
>
> from the edit notes:
>   
>> We have a logo of Nix Checking People Records, a label which 
>>     
> definetely produced AB before, but we also have an EMI Electrola logo 
> and an EMI? cat#, which was not on the other Nix Checking releases.
> (and no Nix Checking cat#, like in other releases)
>   
>> However, we also have a Labelcode LC 0542 which has this entry on 
>>     
> wikipedia: EMI / Chrysalis Records Ltd. which has also an entry in MB, 
> but again another LC.
>   
>> I found out that LC 0542 is noted for EMI Records on MB, but this 
>>     
> doesn't mean that we should use this as label, since the marking says 
> rather EMI Electrola (which as an entry in MB).
>
> For me, this is too much of confusion. I like to have small independent 
> labels with short and pregnant cat# (like JPK 28 for JKP) and only one 
> corresponding Labelcode ;-)
>
> If somebody has some experience with EMI, I would be interested what 
> label we should put in the release event and a reasoning why. This is 
> not high priority of course, but I am willing to learn.
>
> --JonnyJD
>   

I should put it under EMI Electrola, it is the name I am most familiar 
with and makes a lot of sense. Tracing back the barcode you also find 
EMI Records.

I know it is sometimes very hard to find the right label  for a release 
as in this case.

Fred.