Impulse in Europe

Last Updated: January 27, 2020

1. French Impulse – Sixties

1.1 First issues in France by VEGA, early Sixties

Note: French VEGA issues have liner notes in French. No indication whether US metal or remastered from copy tape. Catalogue number IMP 10 corresponds to USA  A-10.Correctly attributed to “Am Par”

1.2 Later ’60s French Impulse reissue

Attributed to ABC Records Inc, later form of Paramount’s original form “Am Par”. Catalogue number given as AS 6 A – the suffix A/B was added only from A 72 onwards, and to earlier titles reissued after that time.

2. UK Impulse (HMV) early Sixties

2.1 Impulse released in UK under license by HMV , pressed by EMI

2.2 Late Sixties  UK HMV Impulse

Still under license to HMV, but the black label small Nipper.

2.3 Seventies Impulse – UK direct release by Impulse no longer needing a licensee.

3. Early Sixties Impulse-  Italy La Voce Del Padrone (His Masters Voice)

Italian purple HMV label releasing Impulse under license through Italian subsidiary. There is something about that language: “Disco infrangibile”

4. Holland – Artone

5. Spain – Hispavox – Estereo! – mid ’60s

(Photo Credit: Discogs)

6. Impulse in Germany

Note anachronism – Am Par on label

Photo Courtesy of Marko

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