Industrias Electricas Y Musicales Odeon S.A.I.C.

This is an Argentinian record company, not a label. Do not credit as a label. For credits referring to pressings by this record company, use I.E.M.O. Bs. As.. Argentinian EMI Ltd. subsidiary, distribution company and vinyl factory. Originally known as Industrias Eléctricas Y Musicales Odeón S.R.L.. A product of EMI's 1955 adquisition of Capitol Records, it absorved local Capitol company Música Argentina E Internacional S.R.L.. The company beings to appear in credits from 1957 onwards. In 1968 managament of most EMI labels was handled to E.M.I. Suppliers (Sud América) S.A.C. e I. with IEMO limited to pressing vinyl (appearing as I.E.M.O. Bs. As.) while the company proper kept the Odeon and Odeon Pops labels. Both operated in conjunction unti EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. took over their operations in 1973/1974. The exact date of the renaming is unkmown but it's suspected that it began in July 1973, concurrent with the creation of EMI Records Ltd.. Thorought it's tenure, IEMO SAIC represented the non-EMI labels Liberty, London Records, Capitol Records and attained pressing deals with local labels Producciones Fermata Important: Releases with the phrase "Reconstrucción Técnica Año XXXX" does not always mean year of release. They can mean it's a compilation of remastered tracks from multiple sources, usually from 40s and 50s 78RPM records or indicate the release in question is a remaster of a previous release (Chiefly turn of the 60s LPs). The #cat & matrix number of the original release will be normally present carried on to these reissues but neither of them are guaranteed to remain the same. Some releases may be reissued without changes except for minimal signs such as adding an IEMO number or a change in printer company name. If reissues, most of these releases do not indicate year of reissue, tread carefully. Important: Do not confuse IEMO numbering with #cat number. A "IEMO number" is an XXX, XXXX and XXXXX number written on one of the corners of ther back cover. This does not indicate catalog but an internal numbering scheme. It is usually inherited from release to reissue, but it isn't guaranteed. These codes may be sequential, but their use is inconsistent. 5XXX & 6XXX & 7XXX - Found haphazardly all across the 60s 8XXX - 1967 9XXX - 1965. 10XXX - 1967 & 1968. 11XXX - 1969. 12XXX - 1970 & 1971. 13XXX - 1971 & 1972. Numbering becomes inconsistent during 1971 and ends by 1972, Coleccion Musical series N° 119 onwards starts missing numbers and N° 145 is last known IEMO number. Important: Do not write IEMO numbering as EMI #cat EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. reissues reprinted IEMO cover art with minimal changes and as a result many of these numbers are carried over. These numbers are defunct by then and serve nor purpose but to unwittingly indicate it's a reissue. EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. #cat numbering follows a similar format to E.M.I. Suppliers (Sud América) S.A.C. e I. and may be a continuation of it. It is also known to reprint with the same cat# as the IEMO issues. IEMO/EMI-Odeon issues were prone to reussing printing assets and it's not uncommon to find label designs that are inacurrate or give contradicting credits. Example: Odeon's black label logo is almost universally accompanied by "Alta Fidelidad Fabricado por Industrias Eléctricas y Musicales ODEON S.A.I.C" below even when EMI-Odeon is credited on covers and date information indicates it had already replaced the company. Format introductions and Catalogue Numbers: 10'' 78RPMs continue production until 1961, chiefly under the Odeon Pops Label. 10'' LPs (Vinyl Microgroove 331/3RPM) of 4 tracks per side are introduced in 1954 by it's predecessor IEMO SRL. By 1957, the 12'' LP is already present. A small number of 10'' LPs are pressed in 1965 (#Cat LDS-7XXX). In 1957 the 7'' tri-centre 45RPM format (#Cat DSOA-XXXX), both EP and Single, is introduced. It was discontinued in 1962 in favour of the Solid centre 7'' 331/3RPM EP and Single (#Cat DTOA-XXXX). Schemes 1957-1968 DSOA-XXXX - Tri-Centre Single // 1957-1962 DSOA/E-XXXX - Tri-Centre EP // 1957-1962 LDS-XXX & LDS-XXXX - LP // 1957-???? DTOA-XXXX - Solid Centre Single // 1962-???? DTOA/E-XXXX - Solid Centre Single // 1962-???? Special Variants: LDY-XXXX YTOA-XXXX YSOA-XXXX Where the Y can be B - ?? E - ?? I - ?? M - ?? X - ?? LSD-7000 - 10'' LP / 1965 Series #cats: DMO-55XXX - Organizacion Amigos Del Disco / Exitos Permanentes / O.A.D. Serie Azul 4XXX - Coleccion Musical 9XXX - Galeria Odeon Represented labels #cats LIB-XXXX - Liberty Records LPs. DLM-5XXX - London Records Singles. DLM/E-5XXX - London Records EPs. LLC-5XXX - London Records LPs. Catalogues are in general haphazard in application and many variants exist. These are merely the most common ones. Schemes 1968-1972, shared with E.M.I. Suppliers (Sud América) S.A.C. e I. . Known label designs, from database comparison in 05/2020: 55-early 60s: 78RPM era Odeon design, white print on black label, chrome print on blue label. L.D. Alta Fidelidad promotional series designs, carrying the motto "Larga Duración · Microsurco - Irrompible - 33½ RPM". Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Mid 60s-1973: Black label with stilized Odeon logotype. Ran until EMI replaced IEMO. Ex. 1 Series: 1965-196?: White print on blue label with stylized Exitos Permanentes logo. Exclusively for Exitos Permanentes. Ex. 1 1966-1974: Yellow label with stylized C.M. logo. Exclusively for Coleccion Musical Ex. 1 1967-1969: Yellow label with stylized Galeria Odeon logo. Exclusively for Galeria Odeon. Ex. 1 1968-1973: Black printe on Blue & White label. Sylized O.A.D. logo next to Odeon logo. Exclusively for O.A.D. Serie Azul Ex. 1 Odeon Pops sublabel: 1959-1962: Green-Blue print Yellow label. Logo on horizontal bar. Ex. 1 Ex. 2 1962-1963: Green-Blue print on Yellow label. Enclircled logo on horizontal bar Ex. 1 Promo Ex. 1 1963-1974: Gray print on Black label. Logotype logo in yellow. Promo versions came in various coloured labels: Green, Red, Blue, Yellow Ex. 1 Promo Ex. 1 Promo Ex. 2 Promo Ex. 3 1973: Gray print on Green label. Same as previous design Ex. 1 - Among the last IEMO recorcs Label design varies very little save for some outliers (Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3) used haphazarly across the years) Some logos show I.E.M.O with slogan "Producción De Calidad" ; lit. "Quality Production" and roughly translated to "Quality Product" Variant credits: I.E.M.O. S.A.I.C. ; I.E.M.O. S.A.I.C. Bs. As. ; I.E.M.O. S.A.I.C. Buenos Aires ; Industrials Eléctricas y Musicales Odeon, Sociedad Anónima Industrial y Comercial Buenos Aires