How Old Are These Decca Records

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gramophone78
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How Old Are These Decca Records

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I came across four red and three orange Decca records. I guess there 50's.....??.
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ive got quite alot of these, ive always assumed mid 30s-early 40s
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According to "Date about all those English 78's" by Eddie Shaw, the approximate release dates (not necessarily recording dates) were :

X.162 : 1937 and K.981 : 1941.
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