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German label established in early 1979 by former TELDEC A&R manager Uwe Tessnow; actually appears as "Line Records." (with dot at the end) Label Code: LC 6155 / LC 06155. The label run through a bunch of companies and distributors. Several releases have variations for this reason. That's why the companies and distributor credits should always be denoted detailed. For the timeline see below. This still needs some more research. For entries with the boxed logo please use: Please use for unofficial releases. Line Records releases usually have two cat##: One beginning with "6." or "9.", etc. (originating from TELDEC), plus their own system, starting with: LS, OLS: 7-inch single LMS, OLMS: 12-inch single LSLP, OLSP, MLSP: Single Longplayer LLP, OLLP, MLLP, BLLP: Longplayer LDLP, OLDLP, BLDLP: Two-record set LMC, OLMC: Music Cassette. Timeline: 1979 until 1981: The company credited bottom rear cover is Line Records Schallplatten GmbH, followed by Marketed and Distributed by TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH At the label perimeter: Manufactured by TELDEC Hamburg 19 1981 The company credit changed to Line Records GmbH, the TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH still remains for a while. At the label perimeter: Manufactured by TELDEC Hamburg 19, Germany was introduced approximately 1984
Top Line Records Releases
Sub-labels
Viva Records (20)
Germany Various Artists releases.
Outline Series
Series belonging to the catalogue.
TopLine Records (4)
German CD.label, 1990s, subsidiary of Line Records
Broken Dreams
Series, subtitled “Hopes and Glories of British Rock 1963-1969”, compiled by and , released on label: .
Mindrocker
An Anthology of US-Punk from the Sixties Compiled & Conceived by Hans-Hermann Pohle This series by the German Line Records label started in 1981 and run till 1986, incl. 13 Volumes. All hav...
Back Line Series
Line Cassettes
OutLine.
German label. Do not confuse with the label Line/OutLine. and the record company OutLine Records.