in the case of Sonny Rollins' Way Out West, a plate reverb unit was inserted between the tape machine and the LP disc cutting lathe. This is why some later LP and CD reissues of Contemporary albums sound "dry" and "dead" compared to the original LPs mastered by DuNann. Discography Contemporary 3500/7500 series The 3500 (mono)/7500 (stereo) series of 12 inch LP records commenced in 1955 and ran until 1961. Contemporary was the first jazz label to record albums in stereo from 1956. Contemporary Popular 5000/9000 series The 5000 (mono)/9000 (stereo) series of 12 inch LP records commenced in 1956 and ran until 1962. Contemporary 3600/7600 series The 3600 (mono)/7600 (stereo) series of 12 inch LP records commenced in 1962 and ran until around the early 1980s. After 3624 all releases were stereo only. 14000 series The 14000 series began in 1980 with 12 inch LP records and in 1982 commenced releases on compact disc. After 1992 all releases were CD only. See also List of record labels References External links Conrad, Thomas. "The Search for Roy DuNann" (April 2002; Stereophile Web site) Contemporary Records Listing Lester Koenig, Contemporary Records, Shelly Manne, AKG Defunct record labels of the United States Jazz record labels Record labels established in 1951 1951 establishments in California