Black Cat Record

The release year can often be determined from a number on the labels. The date format is: YY.MM.DD. Add 1911 to the year number for the release year. Sometimes the day is not listed but the same rules apply. The label is "a label of questionable legality from Taiwan, catering for US soldiers stationed there", like First Record. "The releases are mostly copies from US or Japanese releases, often with altered colors, and include a wide array of styles. Pressed in Taiwan to cash in on the 35,000 or so GI's that were stationed there between the 1950s and 1970s."