Orlake Contract Info
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Orlake Contract Info
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ORLAKE PRESS ==THIS IS OUR ORIGINAL RESEARCH!== It's not Common Knowledge published ANYWHERE ELSE so if you see anyone saying ORLAKE PRESS about ANY record they've read our pages & miserably not given us a credit for our efforts, hmmm.
Orlake pressings we can now identify as going back to at least 1959. Thicker looking vinyl with a heavy cut matrix number (as found on a typical 1963 or 1965 Island reggae 45) or the thinner type cut number (as found on a typical 1969 Ember 45). Other small labels used Orlake, this is a good representation. Orlake are still in operation, but we are only considering those to 1974. You often see ORLAKE or just OR scratched in the matrix of various 70s-80s records. Orlake as you can see from our selection, mostly had push out centres. We've had a 1960 Top Rank Orlake press (Safaris 424 extra rare on UK!) with a solid centre so they are around, also as found on the Sue & Island issues. An oddity with early 70s Orlake is many are Purple vinyl if held up to the light. But if it looks Black in normal light. it's no big deal, as echoed with Pye on the 70s often being shades of red to the light. TOP RANK LABEL: this is a confusing label on their 1960 pressings. They started being pressed in 1959 on Dark Blue labels until 193-203 by the Philips group. The 1st few issues were Dark Blue with Gold logo & Gold print. The 'Bell Notes' 102 has been found in all 3 early variants (& a proper white Demo): Gold logo & Gold type; Gold logo & Silver type and then Silver logo with Silver type. Pre the EMI takeover the Orange/White labels can be found as Philips press, Orlake Press & EMI press as standard for that issue. No 1960 Top Rank can strictly be called a Contract as pressing companies changed by issue. A hit like Freddie Cannon Jump Over we've had as EMI & Orlake press, yet neither is unofficial as such. Confusing indeed. |
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ˆ1960
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ˆ1960
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ˆ1961
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ˆ1963
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ˆ1963
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ˆ1963
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ˆ1964
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ˆ1964
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ˆ1965
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ˆ1966
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ˆ1974
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ˆ1965
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ˆ1959
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