Liming Record

Label from Taiwan. The label catered, between others, to US soldiers stationed in Taiwan in the 60's and 70s. Covers were often photocopied from Japanese or US issues with altered colors. Many releases are on colored vinyl. Later pressed on black vinyl. In the early 70's label changed spelling to "Li Ming" and in the late 70s to "LM". Those Western music releases are unofficial. The release year can often be determined from a number on the labels. The date format is either YY.MM.DD or YY.MM. Releases are predated 11 years, therefore add 1911 to the written year number for the actual release year. If these numbers are not present, the release date should always be left blank unless stated somewhere else on the release (excluding the original photocopied artwork). For example, Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Vol. 1 states 民國 58 年 4 月 出版 (translated, "published April '58"). This date's release, therefore, should be entered as 1969-04-00.