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Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:32 am**

What are some of your favorite-looking labels? Have you ever purchased anything just because the label made you curious?

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2024 1:16 pm**

Vocalion and Okeh

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2024 2:02 pm**

Anything rare and unusual, such as this :

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:25 pm**

I like the Columbia Flag label.Also Vocalion.edisonplayer

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:51 pm**

American Record - the blue records with the Indian - “Music hath charms”

Marconi Velvetone - with Marconi’s big smile <sarcasm>

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:22 am**

One of my all time favourites is the Spanish Columbia pink label

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:04 am**

Not rare, but Fonotipia is one of my favourites :

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2025 11:43 am**

Some excellent items listed here.

I also like the various Conqueror labels.

Nitto, from Japan:

The later King labels with the artist’s image:

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:27 pm**

I've never seen one in the flesh, but from photos these are the most spectacular of the 78 era. Too bad the things are never playable.

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2025 1:18 pm**

Then there are the mysteries. I know the label, but I can find nothing about the artist :

What are your favorite-looking labels?