Talk:Decca Records

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I've found information on discogs.com, claiming that Decca Records released the K-Pax OST as well as several artists' albums. It was mentioned that the label is a sub-division of MCA. So i believe it's the same label still functioning.

slft

Indeed, it may no longer be an independent entity but it still exists as a label in Europe. Obviously, this was written from a US point of view. -- Viajero

Decca is a very active label in the USA releasing new recordings of classical music and original broadway cast albums. steelbeard1


DECCA AND THE BEATLES Decca actually recorded The Beatles. What they didn't do was, that they never signed them.

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[edit] The name "Decca" and Beethoven

The article claims that 'The term "Decca" was never determined to signify a specific meaning or name, but some theories cite the opening musical notes of a Beethoven symphony: "D-E-C-C-A".' At the moment, though I'm a little tired, I can't recall any work of Beethoven which begins with these notes; does anyone have further specifics or a reference for this? DSatz 06:03, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

The claim is probably not true, as the name predates the company. I'll fix. --Craig Stuntz 14:24, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed merger

  • Oppose--Decca Music Group is a long list thingy that will uglify this page, IMHO--keep 'em separate. --M1ss1ontomars2k4 | T | C | @ 05:17, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Its been a very long time since the merger was proposed. What little discussion has occured on either talk page has been generally (exclusivly since the movement) opposed . I'm thus going to move the tags. LukeSurl 13:30, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FFRR and stereophonic recording

The article reads: "Decca’s emergence as a major classical label may be attributed to three concurrent events: the development of the FFRR technique, the introduction of the long-playing record, and the recruitment of John Culshaw to Decca’s London office."

Shouldn't Decca's pioneering stereo sound be added to this list? As far as I know, RCA started recording in stereo in 1954, Decca in 1955, while most other companies would not jump onto the bandwagon until 1957 at the best (a few EMI stereo tapes were cut in 1956), or even the late 1960s for rock. I think in the second half of the fifties, stereo was a major commercial and image asset for Decca and distinct from the FFRR concept. I think the FFRR section does not distinguish enough between FFRR and stereo. I may be mistaken, but I think the FFRR logo was used on the LP sleeves of mono recordings from the early fifties (I'm thinking of the Beethoven symphonies by the Concertgebouw Orchestra under Kleiber).--S.Camus 12:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sir Edward Lewis

The demise of Decca was down to the company concentrating more and more on state-of-the-art classical recordings, which often did not sell enough to repay the cost of making them, and ignoring the market for popular music, where they might have made enough money to keep the ship afloat. Sir Edward Lewis was widely seen as a buffoon with little appreciation of music (whether true or simply the view of jaundiced employees trying to sell records is a moot point). He was allegedly ignorant of pop music and is supposed to have made "who's Mick Jagger?" remarks, much like a High Court judge, on several occasions. I have heard it suggested that Sir Edward is the original model for the Patrick Macnee character in This is Spinal Tap. Guy 21:53, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kapps?

Hello, who were the Kapps 1932, who ran Decca after Depression in USA, as I read in liner notes for Chick Webbs Rhythm Man Recordings for HEP records by Farnk Driggs?de:Benutzer:Roomsixhu —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.187.60.236 (talk) 17:11, 15 April 2007 (UTC).

Jack Kapp was the founder of American Decca. After his death, his brother Dave Kapp took over. Dave founded Kapp Records which later became co-owned with American Decca. Steelbeard1 02:35, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Compo Company (Canada)

We need an article on the Compo Company of Canada which was founded by Herb Berliner (yes, that Berliner of Gramophone fame) and pressed American Decca recordings almost from American Decca's inception and was purchased by American Decca in 1951 whilst retaining its own identity and labels. Besides serving the Francophone and Anglophone Canadian music markets, it licenced recording from several small American labels. A nice article on Compo is at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/4/4/m2-3011-e.html]. Steelbeard1 17:04, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

A Compo Company article has been written. Steelbeard1 (talk) 12:51, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Phase Four?

Anything to say about this aspect of Decca's work in the late 60s and into the 70s? --Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 17:44, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

There is a detailed web site about Decca/London Phase 4 Stereo at [1]. Steelbeard1 19:36, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Decca Broadway

When was Decca Broadway founded? The Decca Broadway catalogue became huge following Universal Music Group's acquisition of PolyGram which had the happy side effect of consolidating ownership of the Decca trade mark. Was Decca Broadway founded before or after the merger? Decca Broadway Records deserves its own article. Steelbeard1 (talk) 12:55, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Deccaarrow.gif

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:07, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Added formal fair use rationale. Steelbeard1 (talk) 11:53, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Split recommended

I really think it makes no sense to have one article dealing with both British Decca and US Decca. They were quite separate companies for most of their existence, and didn't even distribute each other's recordings (US Decca was distributed by Brunswick in the UK; UK Decca by London in the US!) -- BRG (talk) 15:08, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

  • No--British Decca distributed U.S. Brunswick which was owned until c. 1970 by American Decca. British Decca formed London Records because they were unhappy with American Decca's promotion of British Decca material. Yes, they were separate companies from the 1940s to the 1990s. But they are one company now since Universal Music Group (American Decca) absorbed PolyGram (British Decca). Steelbeard1 (talk) 16:51, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

There seems to be no interest as to if this article is to be split or not so I'll remove the tag. Steelbeard1 (talk) 04:06, 14 January 2008 (UTC)