![]() In 1921 the title label “Aeolian-Vocalion” was replaced by just the “Vocalion” title label in a black and gold color scheme. 1920 Aeolian introduced reddish-orange pressings. Having a record label was the natural extension. ![]() ![]() The Piano company produced, besides pianos, phonographs. The Aeolian-Vocalion was created by the Aeolian Piano Company in 1916. The record came in many colors including black, purple, yellow, green, and blue. Pre-1941 Label: The first label was between 1916-1924. Music Genres: Blues, Pop, Jazz, re-issues. In 1944 Decca revived Brunswick mostly to reissue past recordings primarily from the 80000 series as a Collector’s Series (mostly blues and jazz from the 1920s/1930s).ĭecca would produce the Brunswick label in an LP and 45 formats in the 1950s. This violated the lease agreement and resulted in Brunswick being transferred to Decca. CBS would discontinue the Brunswick label in April 1940. Brunswick would introduce the Melotone budget label in 1930 and CBS would discontinue it in 1938. For an interesting look at the ARC corporate headquarters which housed Brunswick see: t his 508 Park Avenue, Dallas blog posting.Īmerican Record Company was bought by Columbia Broadcasting System in Dec. Records between 1930-1938 would carry a statement that they were “Manufactured by in the USA by Brunswick Radio Corp.”. In 1930, Brunswick Records were sold to Warner Bros. By 1928, they dropped the “A” – “B” side designations in favor of underlining the preferred side. The Hall of Fame series would be produced from 1924-1935.īrunswick would buy the Vocalion label in 1925. In the same year, Brunswick would introduce the Hall of Fame series. In 1924, Brunswick dropped a multi-colored label in favor of a simple black and gold coloring scheme with a shield. Music Genres: Country, Jazz, Blues, “Race-Records”, Gospel, novelty, obscure, Hopi Indian Songs, political speeches, sound effects, Christmas greetings, and Klu Klux Klan Propaganda (pressed on the KKK’s labels 100%, 100% American, Hitch, or KKK)įounded by Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company in 1916. Gennett would often press records for other labels/companies. ![]() Starr Piano would cease selling the Gennett label commercially in 1930 (Gennett would live on till 1934 as a custom label) and concentrate on its budget brands: Champion, Superior, Buddy, and Supertone (pressed for Sears). In 1927 Gennett would add the phrase “Electobeam” to its label pressings. Early Gennett labels were plain but between 1920-and 1927 they would feature a hexagon. The Starr label was replaced by the Gennett label. The first records produced were under the Starr (1916-1917) label. The Gennett label was created by Starr Piano Company. Music Genres: Jazz, Blues, Classical, “rock and roll”, philharmonic, country/western music, sound recordings, danceĮarly Victor: 1905-1914 (records from 1908-1914 would feature the word “Patents” at the bottom). By the late 1940s/early 1950s RCA-Victor would make the switch to 45s and Long Play (LP) discs. In 1946 RCA would RCA on all the records making them RCA-Victor. In 1942, RCA-Victor would introduce a 2-digit pre-fix for record series. In 1936, RCA-Victor would abandon the scrolled design. However, the Bluebird label would be its best. RCA-Victor would produce budget labels like Timely Tunes(#1550-1600) produced between April 1931 and July 1931 and Electradisk (#1900-2510) produced between 1932-1934 for Woolworth Department Stores. In 1929 the Victor Talking Machine was sold to Radio Corporation of America and would operate as RCA-Victor. The Red Seal series featured higher-end musicians such as Enrico Caruso and cost anywhere between $1-$7.50 which is much more expensive than the regular series records. Some early Victors from 1905-1913 will say around the rim “Awarded First Prize…” as Victor was awarded first place at expositions.Ī Red Seal Record series (originally one-sided and then two-sided in 1921) would be introduced in 1903 and last till 1923 the design of the Red Seal record would mimic the regular label. The first discs were one-sided and starting around 1908 Victor began to produce two-sided discs. The Victor Monarch Label and the De Luxe Label would also be sold alongside a regular Victor Label or Victor Record Label. was sold from 1902-1903) both would have the dog and gramophone logo. Marketed a Victor Monarch Record label (1902-1905) and a De Luxe Label (1902-1905 a De Luxe Special Record that was 14in. The phrase “His Master’s Voice” appears on discs in 1902. Victor Records (1901-1929 after which it is part of RCA)įounded as Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901.
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