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With more than 2,000 titles, Folkways grew to be one of the largest and most influential independent record companies in the world.\r\n\r\nIn 1987, following the death of [a=Moses Asch], the Smithsonian Institute acquired the label and all of its files and assets.  As one of the terms of that deal, the Smithsonian agreed to keep all titles in print, which they continue to do to this day under [l=Smithsonian Folkways].\r\n\r\nFolkways releases were often kept in print for decades and the copyright date(s) on a release rarely match up to the release date. The release date can usually be narrowed down to a range of years by looking at the mailing address on the labels and/or back cover (which sometimes don't match as new vinyl would be placed in leftover covers, or new covers printed for  leftover vinyl.) For information on the numerous pre-Smithsonian addresses that appear on Folkways Records labels, covers and booklets issued between 1948 and 1987 and the periods in which each address was relevant, see the [l270848] page.\r\n\r\nLabelcode: LC 9628.","parent_label":{"id":270847,"name":"Smithsonian Folkways Recordings","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/270847"},"data_quality":"Needs Vote","urls":["https://folkways.si.edu/","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Folkways","https://www.youtube.com/@SmithsonianFolkways"],"sublabels":[{"id":698845,"name":"American Favorite Ballads","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/698845"},{"id":701179,"name":"Anthology Of American Folk Music","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/701179"},{"id":493124,"name":"Custom Compact Disc Series","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/493124"},{"id":1104366,"name":"Dances Of The World's Peoples","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/1104366"},{"id":221873,"name":"Ethnic Folkways Library","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/221873"},{"id":231778,"name":"Ethnomusicological Series","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/231778"},{"id":1820823,"name":"Folkways Anthology Collection","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/1820823"},{"id":1436705,"name":"Folkways Bluegrass / Old Time Series","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/1436705"},{"id":139781,"name":"Folkways/Basart Library","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/139781"},{"id":1400470,"name":"Jazz (19)","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/1400470"},{"id":2529052,"name":"Leadbelly Legacy","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/2529052"},{"id":3505561,"name":"Lest We Forget (2)","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/3505561"},{"id":444342,"name":"Music From The South","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/444342"},{"id":362460,"name":"Record, Book And Film Sales, Inc.","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/362460"},{"id":231531,"name":"Science Series","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/231531"},{"id":582431,"name":"Sounds Of Steam Locomotives","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/582431"},{"id":1537238,"name":"The Blues In St. Louis","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/1537238"},{"id":1710330,"name":"Understanding Of Sex","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/1710330"},{"id":1538979,"name":"Watergate (3)","resource_url":"https://api.discogs.com/labels/1538979"}]}