Satellite Series (3)

A news article about the creation of the Series as published on page 3 of the 24 Dec 1966 issue of Billboard magazine: "Westminster to Bow Satellite, Budget Line NEW YORK - Westminster Records, ABC's classical line. will bow a budget line next month. The Satellite Series will debut with 12 non-classical releases from the regular $4.98 Westminster catalog and will list for $1.98. Marty Goldstein, Westminster general manager, explained that the "non-classical" product of a classical line includes light traditional music which is neither pop nor classical. For example, the first releases include two albums by the Deutschmeister Band, one of Sousa marches and the other European marches, plus a Dixie album, liturgical music, spirituals, Tyrolean folk music, waltzes, Gypsy violin, ballets and Gilbert and Sullivan. Border line classical would be another definition. According to Goldstein, another eight releases will be forthcoming this spring. He added that initially, all material will be considered if the line meets with expectations."