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RCA Victor Argentina S.A.I.C.

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Argentinian record company, branch of [l=Radio Corporation Of America] Renamed from [l1134500] circa Jan. 1950 Operated [l=RCA] sublabels [l=RCA Victor], [l=RCA Victor Red Seal], [l="X"], [l=Vik], 60s era [l=Groove (3)], [l=RCA Camden] and homegrown sublabel [l=RCA Vik]. It also represented [l=Fantasy], [l=Eurodisc], [l=Montilla], [l=Tamla Motown] and others. From 1955 to the mid 60s it operated vinyl pressing and distribution deals with [l=Ariola], [l=Producciones Fermata], [l=Microfon] and [l=Music Hall]. It was renamed [l=RCA S.A.I.C.] when RCA was rechristened [l=RCA Corporation] in 1968/69. For Uruguayan copyright credits, use [l=RCA Victor Argentina S.A.I.C. (Sucursal Uruguay)] [b]Catalogue Logic:[/b] Inherits the 60-XXXX scheme from RCA Victor Argentina S.A. 60-19XX - last 60-XXXX batch - 1950 63-XXXX - 63-XXXX - Blue label dedicated to reissues, 1950-1955. 68-00XX - 68-01XX - Colour labels, 1950-1955, first dozen #cats are RCA Victor Argentina S.A. First Matrix scheme "S-000XXX" is introduced for local and the USA's 1952 YYYY-XXXX scheme. 1A-XXXX - Colour labels - Circa 1954-1961. RCA Victor Argentina S.A.I.C. stops producing 10''s in 1961. For vinyl: 195?-1955 // Non-locally pressed vinyl LP, mostly [l=RCA Victor Red Seal] LM-XXXX - RCA Victor Red Seal 1955 and possibly 1954 // Pre LP formats pressed locally AVL-XX - 8'' and 10'' 33 1/3 RPM Microgroove Vinyl // The very first vinyls pressed by RCA Victor, arouund 10 to 20 pressings. AYLT-XX appears too. It's unknown what the T means. 1955-1968 // LPs are pressed since 1956, starting at AVL-3000 // Earliest known AVL-3022 // 7'' Tri-centre 45 RPM EPs are pressed since 1955 or 1957 and run until 1960 // Some 1957 pressings have no apparent matrix // 7'' Tri-centre 45 RPM Singles are introduced in 1960 and run for about 200 pressings until being replaced by Solic-centres // 7'' Solid-centre 45 RPM EPs and 331/3 RPM Singles are pressed since 1961, included in the AVL-3000 and 31A-0000 respectively FIrst batch of pressings were Tri-Centre 45RPM, all sharing the same catalogue sequence: AVE-XXX - RCA Victor EZA-XXX - Vik ERA-XXX RCA Victor Red Seal EGA-XXX - Earliest releases were large hole EP / seems to be a separate numbering from AVE 41Y-XXXX - Single // Introduced in 1960, starts at 41Y-4000 Some EYA format 45s may have the A replaced with B or more depending on the number of vinyls in the release A "T" Extra letter is something included for an unknown designation. After the first batch, starting circa 1956, LP are introduced AVL-XXXX - RCA Victor Mono AVS-XXXX - RCA Victor Stereo AVLE-XXXX - RCA Victor Serie Extraordinaria LZ-XXXX - Vik // starting at LZ-1000 CAL-XXXX - Camden // Introduced in 1964, starts at CAL-2900 TM-XXXX - Tamla Motown D-XXXXX - Dunhill MLM-1XXXX - Montilla S -- Stereo, preffix or suffx. Only LP. P -- Compilation, suffix. EP and LP Solid Centre 7'' 331/3 RPM and 45 RPM are introduced in 1961, replacing the Tri-Centre 31Y-XXXX - Single 3YE-XXXX - EP Where XXXX starts at 0000 and Y can mean: A - RCA Victor C - Camden X - "X" // "X" 7'' starts at 31Y-7000 Z - Vik & RCA Vik // [l=Nueva Ola] series and some for-radio / demo pressings start at 31Y-4000 Note: This format to the first batch of 45 RPM #cat 41Y-XXXX singles pressed in 1960. [b]Matrix number analysis[/b] Earliest matrixes used follow their unique catalogue, from around 1953 or 1952 to 1955. S-00XXXX - The number of 0s before the XXXX varies. Matrix brought from overseas use RCA's USA 1952 YYYY-XXXX scheme In 1955 or 1956, the USA 1952 format starts being implemented for local pressings. This catalogue format is not abandoned continues all the way to the end of [l=RCA Limited (Suc. Argentina)]. YYYY-XXXX Y 1: Letter. Year of Matrix Assembly Y 2: Letter A (Argentina) Y 3: Letter. Unknown purpose Y 4: Letter. Record type. Y 1 letters per year: F - 1955 G - 1956 H - 1957 J - 1958 K - 1959 L - 1960 M - 1961 N - 1962 P - 1963 R - 1964 S - 1965 T - 1966 U - 1967 V - 1968 W - 1969 - Last RCA Victor Argentina S.A.I.C. records on Nov. 1969 - start of [l=RCA S.A.I.C.] X - 1970 Y - 1971 Z - 1972 A - 1973 - Continues on [l=RCA Limited (Suc. Argentina)] Y 3: A - ? G - ? H - ? Y 4: R - LP (12'' 33'1/3 RPM) H - ?? Note: Letter A represents year of [b]Matrix Assembly[/b], not release year. They will not always align albeit they normally do.