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TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH

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German record company formed in March 1983 when owners Telefunken AG and Decca Record Co. Ltd sold their stake in [l=TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH]. Apart from releasing records on its own [l=TELDEC] label, the company also manufactured and distributed records for other labels. The company operated two recording/mastering studios ([l281738] and [l304865]) as well as a record, cassette and CD manufacturing plant [l266542] in Nortorf, near Kiel. TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH existed as an independent company until it was bought by WEA (effective January 1, 1988). The manufacturing activities were then merged with [l264652] to become [l46562] (effective May 1988). In 1989 parts of the company were split up and became [l=Teldec Classics International GmbH] (October 1989) and the rest finally became [l=EastWest Records GmbH] (July 1990). All the credits prior to 1983 are usually abbreviations and means the [l=TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH]. In the same way this company is credited frequently just with TELDEC. Please don't confuse the situation if [l=TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH] is credited together with older C&P marks, it does not automatically mean the [l=TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH], but more likely that your release is a reissue from the period 1983 and later. If in doubt, please ask at the forum.