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Drugstore records mostly comprised popular music played or sung by unknown orchestras or singers, or conversely, once famous singers or orchestras playing music or songs that were relatively unknown. In most cases the record album would have only one [[cover version]] of a famous song or tune but exciting [[album cover]] artwork and the low price would attract customers. The album would usually be filled out with music in the [[public domain]] or obscure music never recorded by anyone else. Sometimes the "[[orchestra]]s" comprised very few musicians or were recorded outside the United States. |
Drugstore records mostly comprised popular music played or sung by unknown orchestras or singers, or conversely, once famous singers or orchestras playing music or songs that were relatively unknown. In most cases the record album would have only one [[cover version]] of a famous song or tune but exciting [[album cover]] artwork and the low price would attract customers. The album would usually be filled out with music in the [[public domain]] or obscure music never recorded by anyone else. Sometimes the "[[orchestra]]s" comprised very few musicians, were performed by background music companies, or were recorded outside the United States. |
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Revision as of 06:54, 26 August 2007
Drugstore records or budget records were cheap LP albums records often sold in metal racks similar to the racks used by paperback books in drugstores or dime stores in the 1960s for prices from half to a quarter of regular LP albums.
Cheap music that looked good but didn't sound too good
Drugstore records mostly comprised popular music played or sung by unknown orchestras or singers, or conversely, once famous singers or orchestras playing music or songs that were relatively unknown. In most cases the record album would have only one cover version of a famous song or tune but exciting album cover artwork and the low price would attract customers. The album would usually be filled out with music in the public domain or obscure music never recorded by anyone else. Sometimes the "orchestras" comprised very few musicians, were performed by background music companies, or were recorded outside the United States.
Brands
Labels of American Drugstore records include Pickwick Records who had several subsidaries such as Bravo, Design, International Award, Hurrah, Grand Prix, and Hallmark Records in the U.K., Music for Pleasure a subsidary of EMI Records, Score Records (a subsidary of Aladdin Records), Crown Records (a subsidary of Modern Records), Custom, and Diplomat (a product of the Synthetic Plastics Company and Ambassador Records) that were of no relation to other record companies of that name.
Based on the impressive sales of these cheap items, some major labels brought out their own budget records, for example RCA Records came out with RCA Camden Records, Cameo-Parkway created Wyncote Records, MGM Records released Metro Records, Liberty Records budget label was Sunset Records, and United Artists Records produced Unart Records.
These mainstream offshoots often were older albums once released by the main company but due to the length of the album (on a cheaper and more brittle plastic than more expensive LP's) could only include 5 tracks on each side rather than 6.