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Labels used for various MAD Magazine record releases in the 50's & 60's.
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man turns to nipper
musically mad label

The first LP released by the magazine,
'MUSICALLY MAD' was released
by RCA VICTOR RECORDS
in 1959.

This is the "NEW ORTHOPHONIC
HIGH FIDELITY" version of the LP:

This is the label from MAD's first LP
for the BIG TOP label
in 1962:
"MAD "TWISTS" ROCK 'N' ROLL."

mad twists rock n' roll label
fink along with mad label

This is the label for the second
BIG TOP release
in 1962:
'FINK ALONG WITH MAD.'

Phil Ramone was the engineer for this LP,
a fact which I'm sure he would sooner forget!

phil ramone credit

Here is the (mono) promotional copy of
'THE MAD SHOW',
released in 1966
by COLUMBIA RECORDS
on their MASTERWORKS label:

(Interesting, in that it includes
timings for the songs,
which the stock copies do not.)

mad show promo label
mad show mono label

This is the monaural version of
'THE MAD SHOW' LP:

'THE MAD SHOW' stereo label:

mad show stereo label

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