P-1281 / WP-1299 This post concludes our examination of the 1200 series that began with PJ-1201 and ended with WP-1299. Many releases in this series strayed from the “jazz” concept that had been the foundation of the label when Harte and Bock named their new company Pacific Jazz. The name change to World Pacific enabled […]
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P-1261 / WP-1280 The World Pacific logo went through several design modifications as it appeared on jackets and labels. The initial label design used a bold typeface within a rectangle with an enclosed circle at the right. The final label design used a more linear refined typeface within a rectangle and the circle was replaced […]
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PJ-1241 / WP-1260 This next group of labels in the 1200 series includes albums that were discussed in the “Four Samplers” post where scheduled releases on DJ-2 were shuffled or eliminated as detailed in that post. Labels on the twenty releases presented below include more examples of stereo versions that were released with a 1200 […]
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PJ-1221 / PJ-1240 The labels seen in this group reflect the transition from the Pacific Jazz logo to the World Pacific logo with the qualifying “Pacific JAZZ Series” added below the new logo. Releases prior to PJ-1232 are seen with both the original PJ label and then the new WP logo on labels when new […]
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PJ-1201 / PJ-1220 Dick Bock had diversified the label almost from the beginning when he introduced the Pacifica label for the more “pop” oriented releases with Johnny Holiday and Kitty White. The ultimate solution was finally arrived at in 1957 when the company umbrella name was changed to World Pacific Enterprises. Releases in the jazz […]
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