Mood Duplication

The Mood Duplication albums, compilations, singles and EPs, and live albums catalog with cataloged releases, editions, and label credits

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Official name: Mood Music. French cassette duplication and printing company. Releases manufactured/duplicated by Mood Music can be recognized by the logo printed or debossed on the shell. The company was founded in 1969 by Ernano da Silva Ramos, who ran a major background music company, in a deal with Eddie Barclay, who had become interested in the potential of tapes during a visit to the US. It would allow Barclay to simultaneously release their record productions in cassette and cartridge format. Under the management of Pierre Campiot the company quickly expanded to an ultra-modern factory in the suburbs of Paris, employing 150 people. It was equipped with two duplicators (one for cassette and cartridges, one cassettes only). These duplicators were manufactured and installed by the American company Electrosound. The Electrosound mother machine used a 1/2-inch tape dubbed from master tapes in Mood's own studio. For cassette loading it was equipped with Electrosound automatic cutters. For cassettes BASF tape and for cartridges 3M was used; cases were imported from an Italian partner EEC. The company has been considered a major innovator in the field. It was the first in France to print labels directly unto cassette cases, eliminating the need for printing stuck-on labels separately. It was also the first in Europe to introduce colored cases (blue, red and orange). The factory was also equipped with Dolby A and B noise eliminator systems before it was widely considered a valid commercial proposition. Mood Music supplied most French producers and exported frequently to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Switzerland and Lebanon. In 1973 the company was good for producing 20,000 units daily, an increase of 5,000 compared to the previous year. Mood Music also operated its own mixing, dubbing and mastering studio, employing four engineers. It also had its own printing plant, manufacturing jackets, labels and polyethylene bags. In 1984 the company was taken over by Bertelsmann AG. Founder-owner: Ernano da Silva Ramos. Vice-president/co-owner: Ralph Spaar. General and studio manager: Pierre Campiot. Technical manager plant (1972-1982): Michel Papaleukas. Chief engineer studio: C. Danzier.

Discography

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd · 1973

Studio Album

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin · 1969

Studio Album

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin · 1970

Studio Album

Paranoid

Black Sabbath · 1970

Studio Album

Aqualung

Jethro Tull · 1971

Studio Album

L.A. Woman

Doors · 1971

Studio Album

Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1968

Studio Album

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie · 1972

Studio Album

Oxygène

Jean Michel Jarre · 1976

Studio Album

Exile On Main Street

Rolling Stones · 1972

Studio Album

Equinoxe

Jean Michel Jarre · 1978

Studio Album

Willy And The Poor Boys

Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1969

Studio Album

Blue Hawaii

Elvis · 1961

Studio Album

Hunky Dory

David Bowie · 1971

Studio Album

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie · 1973

Studio Album

Brain Salad Surgery

Emerson, Lake & Palmer · 1973

Studio Album

Transformer

Lou Reed · 1972

Studio Album

Horses

Patti Smith · 1975

Studio Album

Diamond Dogs

Bowie · 1974

Studio Album

Pinups

Bowie · 1973

Studio Album

The Turn Of A Friendly Card

The Alan Parsons Project · 1980

Studio Album

Nightflight To Venus

Boney M. · 1978

Studio Album

"Heroes"

David Bowie · 1977

Studio Album

Going For The One

Yes · 1977

Studio Album

Young Americans

David Bowie · 1975

Studio Album

Now & Then

Carpenters · 1973

Studio Album

King Creole

Elvis Presley · 1958

Studio Album

La Grande Escroquerie Du Rock 'n' Roll

Sex Pistols · 1979

Studio Album

Year Of The Cat

Al Stewart · 1976

Studio Album

Comes A Time

Neil Young · 1978

Studio Album

The Cry Of Love

Jimi Hendrix · 1971

Studio Album

Easter

Patti Smith Group · 1978

Studio Album

Scary Monsters

David Bowie · 1980

Studio Album

Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die!

Jethro Tull · 1976

Studio Album

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream · 1974

Studio Album

Original Soundtrack "Cabaret"

Kander And Ebb · 1972

Studio Album

Vienna

Ultravox · 1980

Studio Album

Troubadour

J.J. Cale · 1976

Studio Album

Planet Waves

Bob Dylan · 1974

Studio Album

Songs From The Wood

Jethro Tull · 1977

Studio Album

Lodger

David Bowie · 1979

Studio Album

Il Était Une Fois Dans L'Ouest (Bande Originale Du Film Paramount)

Ennio Morricone · 1970

Studio Album

Naturally

J.J. Cale · 1971

Studio Album

Rubycon

Tangerine Dream · 1975

Studio Album

Daddy Cool (Take The Heat Off Me)

Boney M · 1976

Studio Album

Oceans Of Fantasy

Boney M. · 1979

Studio Album

I Remember Yesterday

Donna Summer · 1977

Studio Album

Moody Blue

Elvis Presley · 1977

Studio Album