What does "RW" stand for??

[wolff]

It's a stamp on the back of an LP from early 60's.

[Leeway]

Is this on the dead wax or the jacket? And what album?

[wolff]

It's on the back of the jacket. Golson: Gettin With It (New Jazz)

[Leeway]

Sheer guesswork here-- always a dangerous thing -- but some possibilities:

-- an owner's stamp

-- a promo copy of some sort, perhaps for radio airplay, or even a radio station copy

-- a remainder or reject stamp of some sort

Not much help, I know. Perhaps someone on the Vinyl forum at AA might know.

[Bill Nelson]

When the record company directive was passed down to a record distributor or warehouse manager, 'RW' was a polite way of saying 'Record Withdrawn'. Similarly, many Verve LPs were stamped 'NR' for 'no return'. (As in,"Don't even TRY returning this for credit.") This hand-stamping of jackets was probably too labor-intense and the ink got messy, so the guys resorted to more drastic methods of jacket mutilation via electric drills and jig-saws and even the somewhat kinky -- brass rivets, usually in the upper left corner (Warner Brothers).

Anyway, that's my guess on 'RW', but I could be wrong.

[Leeway]

Yes, Bill, "record withdrawn" seems right. In some way, it was probably meant to prevent a return.

[Chuck Nessa]

Since RW was always on the back of Prestige cut-outs I thought it stood for Robert Weinstock.