Even today it is the subject of many anecdotes complaining about the bad quality of Romanian discs; a comparison between an import and a local copy would be the most eloquent proof.

[citation needed] Electrecord had to balance the government's demands with those of listeners and musicians.

Despite the poor quality of recordings and the lack of information on disc covers, Electrecord released a number of collection discs of which the most successful were the Formaţii de muzică pop series (translated "pop music bands"), which became Formaţii rock – "rock bands" starting with number four.

Beginning in 1990, Electrecord lost market share as record companies formed.

Most discs released by Electrecord after 1990 were either greatest hits albums extracted from older recordings or remastered versions of LPs.