Bell started their LP series with LP-1, a 10-inch various artists album, in 1954. They quickly shifted to 12- inch albums, and reeled off ten more compilations in that format. The series, which included such well- known pop artists as Perez Prado, Sy Oliver, Enoch Light, and Sarah Vaughan, continued until 1961, when it was replaced by the 6000 series.

The early Bell logo used on album jackets was a bell with the album number on the striker of the bell. The labels in 1961 were yellow with black print, with "BELL RECORDS" across the top, a shape resembling two loudspeakers facing away from each other in the middle of the label, and "BELL RECORDS INC. - 1650 BROADWAY - NEW YORK 19, N.Y." around the bottom of the label.

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