Jubilee

US label; for unofficial releases please use Jubilee (3).

Jubilee was founded by Moe Koffman.

Jubilee's most successful albums were novelty and comedy recordings which included EMI (all other countries).

Jubilee entered the stereo market in July 1958. Their first stereo releases had been previously been issued in mono.

LP catalog number, date and label identification:
Blue label: to June 1958 with the last release being JLP 1078 Mary Ann McCall - Detour To The Moon
Standard size black label with color spikes: introduced November 1958 with JLP 1079 Sammy Spear And His Rogues Of Ragtime - Oh You Kid!.
JLP 1111 unreleased
Catalog number prefix changed from "JLP" to "JGM" in 1960 with the first release being JGM 1112 The Frankie Ortega Trio - At The Embers (earlier "JLP" prefix still appears on the back of the jacket).
This was followed by the small black label with color spikes and then the small flat black label with silver text, both of which are only found with the later JGM prefix.

45 RPM catalog number, date and label identification:
5000 through 5092 (1951–1952): Blue label, with Jubilee in script lettering. No line under "Jubilee."
5093 through 5340 (1952–1958): Blue label, with Jubilee in script lettering and underlined.
5341 and higher (1958 forward): Black label.
Clear red vinyl pressings are found in the 5055 to 5120 series. Numbers prior to the beginning of 45 production are reissues of material first issued on 78 rpms.