Karussell

German label used for audio books and children's music.
Label Code: LC 0245 / LC 00245
Originally the label was a budget label and was used in various countries by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH and its s and successors.
Its name and logo are very likely an adaptation of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH had acquired in 1962.

In 1967, Tip was also used in this field.

In 1970, the 7 digit cat# series were introduced and Karussell started a bunch of series. For the dating: All releases until mid 1972 show a label design with two lines of perimeter text at the bottom. The 2nd line states: "Made by Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg".

The early label designs usually show the large deep groove pressing ring of Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen, followed by "Manufactured by Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg". These early versions usually show a lacquer cut date code at the runout, that could help to find the correct release date and for this reason the runout matrix should be added.

From mid 1972, the pressing rings become smaller, similar to the later Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg credits disappeared from the labels and covers.

In , the label was operated by Universal Music GmbH.
In Australasia, this label was used for the issue of CD's issued in the U.K. under the Spectrum Music (2) label.