In
1960, CBS began negotiations with its European distributor
Philips Records with the goal of the establishment of a CBS
Records label in Europe. Philips' acquisition of Mercury Records
paved the way for the formation of the CBS label in 1961 with
Philips distributing the first batch of CBS recordings in
Europe.
In Norway, Phonogram AS (formerly Philips) struck a deal with
CBS in the fall of 1962. The records were pressed in Norway
and distributed in UK company sleeves. From 1965 almost all
Norwegian issues came in picture sleeves. In 1973, the distribution
changed to AS Disco. From this point almost all issues for
Norway were pressed in Holland. Just a few releases were pressed
in Norway ("710" in the wax). |