TK (Argentina) / 1952
Corporate background:
Unknown (perhaps issued by a Buenos Aires
radio station).
Label scan supplied by music reasearcher
and collector Daniel Beller of Israel, who writes: "The TK label,
founded in 1952, was one of the first independent labels in
Argentina, the name being a wordplay (Disco-Te-Ka sounds like
the Spanish word ‘discoteca’ or record collection).
“In the early 1950s, bandoneon
virtuoso Anibal Troilo, singers Enzo Valentino and the
Brazilian Vladir Azevedo were amongst those whose recorded for
this label.
“The takes were usually recorded at
the Radio Splendid studios in Buenos Aires.“
Design: The
stroboscopic outer border is the dominant feature of this
label, along with the swirling lines in the second colour in
the background, suggesting the flowing dresses of female tango
dancers.
The block-lettered label name lettering
leans at different angles, perhaps also suggesting the
exaggerated postures inherent to the tango, an important facet
of South American cultural life.