Whats This Dr Thing On Lots Of Tamla/gordy Etc Records

[Kegsy]

I have quite a few Motown stable records with DR written on in black marker.

Anybody know what its all about.

Kegsy

[Pete S]

I've had a couple on MIracle with that on as well, like Jimmy Ruffin - someone on here did explain it but I can't remember who or where.

[Guest MrC]

Isn'tit something to do with them being 'Distributors Returns'? Records that were sent back as unsold from the distributors that ended up getting spread around the cheap shops/supermarkets/music stores for the bargain bins, often bundled up into a pack of 5 records or so?

There's a great thread about the distribution network on here somewhere, think it was last year, but I sure learned a lot for it, well worth looking up.