Hello can anybody shed any light on the Hickory label, that has Declon on it i stead of Nashville?

Who/what was Declon?

Is it a boot/reissue?

Regards

Declon refers to this record as being a Decca recording. It was issued on Decca in the UK.

As far as I remember, all the originals have "A Declon Recording" written under the names of Frankie and Johnny.

Don't they all have "A Declon Recording" printed on the label? Declon was the licensing arm of London Records in the US (which released UK Decca recordings in the US).

5 hours ago, Sebastian said:

Don't they all have "A Declon Recording" printed on the label? Declon was the licensing arm of London Records in the US (which released UK Decca recordings in the US).

So the OP is then saying that there were 2 different printings, with the rare, or odd one HAVING Hickory's Nashville address, or printed word, "Nashville" alone, on the label under the artist names (Frankie and Johnny, at the bottom of the label, and the common one NOT having it there, but having "A DECLON RECORDING" there. Every copy I see now has "A DECLON RECORDING" there. IF the label in question has only the word "Nashville" there, I would guess it's a bootleg. It makes no sense to have that there. IF, on the other hand the label font and label design is completely different from the common one, and has the complete Nashville office address there (in 2 rows), then it is likely to be a legitimate different pressing.

Jules, can you post a scan of the label containing the word "Nashville" there? I'm sure we could then tell if it's a boot, or not. All the Hickory boots I've seen had lighter printing in telltale spots, revealing that the original master label was photocopied.

By the way, knowing that Declon was the abbreviation designation for the foreign leasing department of UK Decca Records, logic tells me that Declon stands for: The Decca/London Records Distribution Group of labels.

Edited Tuesday at 15:532 days by Robbk