Trans-World

Trans-World was part of Miller International Company - not to be confused with the Canadian Trans-World (2) - that had a very similar brand in its beginning. Both could be easy distinguished: - This label has the wording across the globe, while the Canadian Trans-World states the wording beneath the globe. So be aware, please. - The next point are the different eras: Trans-World started in 1956 and last till 1958, while the Canadian company Les Disques Trans-World started in the middle of the 60s. The Trans-World label was launched by David L. Miller after the Essex Records (3) label went bankrupt. Many of the Essex repertoire was reissued on Trans-World label. Due to a new marketing strategy the label was replaced by Somerset for mono and it's sister-label Stereo-Fidelity. The first Trans-World label was dark red with silver print. This was used for the reissue of the Essex Records (3) albums in the TWLP/TWS-200 series. The later series, which was numbered like the Somerset label (each number was an even in the hundreds) used the same graphics on a yellow label with black print.