AMIGA

East German label. Label Code: LC 0055 / LC 00055. Former pop sub-label of Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin, from 1955 on VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin, was sold to BMG National Berlin in 1994. It was founded on 3 February 1947 initially as folder for light entertainment on Lied Der Zeit GmbH which is the predecessor of VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin. AMIGA is modified from the Latin "amica" = "friend". It should be entered here using standard capitalisation rules as Amiga. Sister labels: Aurora (2) / Eterna / Lied Der Zeit / Litera / Nova / Schola. The release year can usually be recognised from the last two figures of "AG 511/1/xx" on the cover. It's the legal print permission for the sleeve. But please check also the runout. After the cat. and the side-index, there is a code like "G88 I C", "J83 EN NT" or the like. The number shows you the year of pressing of your version. It's mostly the same as on the cover. But if not, please use the later one. For Amiga records of the 1983-1987 area the last one or two letters of the runout code encode certain properties of the record. The following codes are documented: "C" stands for "copper cut" (presumably similar to DMM), "U" stands for UC (Universal Compatible) compander usage, and "CU" stands for both. Example: "F85 EN CU". Items with catalogue numbers like "[x x0 xxx]" are mono releases, while catalogue numbers like "[x x5 xxx]" or "[x x6 xxx]" indicate stereo sound. This applies to all releases on VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin sublabels, at least before 1991. Series (there might be more series' than listed below, please state them in the release notes): - Amiga Jazz: belongs to the Amiga label, as it's only mentioned on the cover and several records with catalogue numbers less than "8 55 1xx" (on LP) are reissues with new artwork and were originally available before 1970. - Für Dich: appears as pink symbol on the front cover.