About
Electrecord is a Romanian label, founded in 1932 as .
Label Code: LC 0541 / LC 00541
It served as the only record label in communist Romania, transformed into the national recording company, following the centralization-oriented socialist doctrine.
In order to avoid disc importing from Western Europe and U.S., Electrecord was often demanded to release copies of some of the discs released abroad (just as recording companies in U.S.S.R. were doing themselves). Even today it is the subject of many anecdotes complaining about the bad quality of Romanian discs; a comparison between an import and a local copy would be the most eloquent proof.
All in all Electrecord had a very difficult task to maintain a good balance between the government's demands and that of the artists and listeners. Despite the bad quality of recordings and lack of information with disk covers (regarding line ups and personnel), Electrecord proposed a number of collection discs, of which the most successful were those of the (Pop music bands) series, which became (Rock bands) starting with number four (one must keep in mind that even the word rock was a concept very difficult to accept by the regime!).
From 1990 on, Electrecord gradually lost market share as new recording companies emerged. However, some of the musical groups who had worked with them before have carried on until today. Aside from these cases, most of the discs Electrecord released after 1990 were either best of's extracted from older recordings or remastered versions of LPs recorded years before.
When both the stereo and mono catalog# appear on the sleeve, only enter the correct catalog# for the disc inside. The other catalog# can be entered in the baoi as reference.
For production credits see .
Studios: & .
N.I.I. (Norma Interna de Întreprindere): Each company needed to revisit periodically its technical standard for approval by the ministry.
It may appear as: N.I., N.I.I., St.I., St.i. Norma Interna de Întreprindere means factory internal standard.
The Factory internal standards periods include the following:
N. I. 210-60 - was used between 1960 until December 1964
N.I. 52-65, N. I. 52-65 - was used between January 1965 until December 1965
N.I. 760-66, N.I. 760/66 - was used from January 1966 until December 1970
N.I.I. 433/71, N.I.I. 433/1971- was used between 1971 until December 1976
N.I.I. 433/77, N.I.I. 433/1977 - was used between 1977 until December 1983
N.I.I. 433/84, N.I.I. 433/1984, N.I.I. 629/1984 - was used between 1984 until December 1987
N.I.I. 433/88, N.I.I. 433/1988 - used between 1988-1991
Label Code: LC 0541 / LC 00541
It served as the only record label in communist Romania, transformed into the national recording company, following the centralization-oriented socialist doctrine.
In order to avoid disc importing from Western Europe and U.S., Electrecord was often demanded to release copies of some of the discs released abroad (just as recording companies in U.S.S.R. were doing themselves). Even today it is the subject of many anecdotes complaining about the bad quality of Romanian discs; a comparison between an import and a local copy would be the most eloquent proof.
All in all Electrecord had a very difficult task to maintain a good balance between the government's demands and that of the artists and listeners. Despite the bad quality of recordings and lack of information with disk covers (regarding line ups and personnel), Electrecord proposed a number of collection discs, of which the most successful were those of the (Pop music bands) series, which became (Rock bands) starting with number four (one must keep in mind that even the word rock was a concept very difficult to accept by the regime!).
From 1990 on, Electrecord gradually lost market share as new recording companies emerged. However, some of the musical groups who had worked with them before have carried on until today. Aside from these cases, most of the discs Electrecord released after 1990 were either best of's extracted from older recordings or remastered versions of LPs recorded years before.
When both the stereo and mono catalog# appear on the sleeve, only enter the correct catalog# for the disc inside. The other catalog# can be entered in the baoi as reference.
For production credits see .
Studios: & .
N.I.I. (Norma Interna de Întreprindere): Each company needed to revisit periodically its technical standard for approval by the ministry.
It may appear as: N.I., N.I.I., St.I., St.i. Norma Interna de Întreprindere means factory internal standard.
The Factory internal standards periods include the following:
N. I. 210-60 - was used between 1960 until December 1964
N.I. 52-65, N. I. 52-65 - was used between January 1965 until December 1965
N.I. 760-66, N.I. 760/66 - was used from January 1966 until December 1970
N.I.I. 433/71, N.I.I. 433/1971- was used between 1971 until December 1976
N.I.I. 433/77, N.I.I. 433/1977 - was used between 1977 until December 1983
N.I.I. 433/84, N.I.I. 433/1984, N.I.I. 629/1984 - was used between 1984 until December 1987
N.I.I. 433/88, N.I.I. 433/1988 - used between 1988-1991
Catalog
22,507 releasesUrsa Mare / Aulodie Mioritica
Iancu Dumitrescu · 1987
Iancu Dumitrescu / David Prescott
Iancu Dumitrescu / David Prescott · 1989
Metabizantiniricon / Trisson
Octavian Nemescu - Daniel Kientzy · 1991
Nimbus / Zenith
Iancu Dumitrescu · 1989
La Forza Del Destino
Giuseppe Verdi · 1998
Les Plus Grands Succès De Gheorghe Zamfir
Gheorghe Zamfir · 1975
Vom Fi Mereu
Mihaela Runceanu · 1999
Ciclul „Cosmofonie”
Dinu Petrescu · 1985
Cei Ce Ne-au Dat Nume
Phoenix · 1992
II.
Celelalte Cuvinte · 1990
Remember Phoenix / Negru Vodă
Phoenix · 1991
Jazz Restitutio 4
Dan Mîndrilă · 1993
Jazz Restitutio 1
Iancsy Körössy · 1993
Dance Funky Synthesizer Volume 2
Adrian Enescu · 1984
Bună Seara, Iubito!
Loredana Groza · 1988
Mondial Und Das Electrecord-Orchester
Mondial (5) Und Das Electrecord-Orchester* · 1972
Acordul Fin / Fine Tuning
Marius Popp · 1989
Pentru Voi, Muguri Noi
Mihaela Runceanu · 1989
Contemporary Music
Madrigal Choir* , Conductor: Marin Constantin · 1995
Contemporary Music II
Madrigal Choir* Conductor: Marin Constantin · 1997
Contemporary Music III
Madrigal Choir* , Conductor: Marin Constantin · 1997
Cantos / Unisonos II / Hommage A Enesco Et Bartok
Stefan Niculescu* - Daniel Kientzy Saxophones, L'Orchestre de la Radiotelevision Roumaine* direction Iosif Conta et Cristian Brancusi* · 1987
Simfonia 5 / Quartetul 5
Pascal Bentoiu · 1984
Cvartet De Coarde Nr. 8 • Elegie • Toccata • Cinci Cîntece De Toamnă (String Quartet No. 8 • Elegy For String Orchestra • Piano Toccata • Five Autumn Songs On George Bacovia's Lyrics)
Zeno Vancea · 1982
Romanian Jazz: Jazz From The Electrecord Archives 1966-1978
Various · 2007
Romanian Jazz: Jazz From The Electrecord Archives 1966-1978
Various · 2007
Momente Vesele Cu Amza Pellea
Amza Pellea · 1984
Mugur De Fluier
Phoenix · 1999
Cei Ce Ne-au Dat Nume
Phoenix · 1999
În Umbra Marelui URSS
Phoenix · 2003
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