the.twin

Corporate background:

Thanks for info to Chris Zwarg, who writes: “The name refers to the record being double-sided.

“This was the first series of such records made by the Gramophone Co. Ltd. (aka HMV), as an answer to the many makes of cheap German double-sided records flooding the British market at that time.

“About two years later, the green ‘Zonophone’ label (also made by HMV) went double-face as well, and the Twins logo was incorporated into the Zonophone label design.“


	The Twin (England) / c. 1909




	Corporate background: Thanks for info to Chris Zwarg, who writes: “The name refers to the record being double-sided. “This was the first series of such records made by the Gramophone Co. Ltd. (aka HMV), as an answer to the many makes of cheap German double-sided records flooding the British market at that time. “About two years later, the green ‘Zonophone’ label (also made by HMV) went double-face as well, and the Twins logo was incorporated into the Zonophone label design.“				Design: The heads and faces of the twins in the logo seem to have been extensively 'doctored.' A pleasant colour combination of creamy-brown stock overprinted with dark brown ink.



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