Апрелевский Завод

Апрелевский Завод (Aprelevskii Zavod) was the USSR's largest state label. Its production plant was based in the Aprelevka, Moscow region. When the Russian Empire became the Soviet Union, [l=Метрополь Рекордъ] was nationalized and named "Апрелевская фабрика РАОГ" in October 1917, then in autumn 1925. Production was stopped from November-December 1918 to 31 October 1919 and from the end of 1921 to June 1925. In 1933 the plant became part of , and a new matrix numeration was began. During the Second World War the plant paused manufacturing on 30 October 1941 and continued in October 1942. In 1964 the plant became a part of .

[u]Label name variations:[/u]
[i]Апрелевская фабрика РАОГ
Апрелевский завод грампластинок
Московский завод памяти 1905 года
Мособлсовнархоз РСФСР Апрелевский Завод Грампластинок
Завод памяти 1905 года[/i]
[i]Early logo shows as [b]CCCP Апрелевский Завод[/b][/i]

Among non-Russian speaking collectors the label is often referred to as "Torch" due to the logo.

Note: [b]do not[/b] use as pressing plant for releases of label . Use [l=Апрелевский Завод Грампластинок] instead.


[u]Cat. numbers in 1941-1945:[/u]

1941........10723 - 11056
1942...........114 - 192
1943...........252 - 500 (11500) - 11830
1944........11831 - 12407
1945........12408 - 13361
Records had permitting number's symbol 'К' only in 1941.

Typical note you can usually find on center labels: МИНИСТЕРСТВО КУЛЬТУРЫ СССР [translation: Ministry of Culture of USSR]