1921 Vocalion label

Vocalion Records was a record label historically active in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Vocalion Records label, 1921 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Vocalion Records label, 1921 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ...

Vocalion was founded in 1916 by the Aeolian Piano Company of New York City, which also introduced a line of phonographs at the same time. The label first issued single sided vertical cut disc records, soon switching to double sided, then switching to the more common lateral cut system in 1920. 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is the largest financial center in the world. ... It has been suggested that Direct-drive_turntable be merged into this article or section. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

Vocalion record by Louis Armstrong

Vocalion pressed their discs in a good quality reddish-brown shellac, which set the product apart from the usual black shellac used by other labels. Advertisements stated "Vocalion Red Records are best", "Red Records last longer". However the shellac was no more durable than good quality black shellac. Vocalion red surfaces are less hardy than contemporary Victor Records. Audio fidelity of Vocalion records are well above average for the era. Vocalion Records 78 of Muggles by Louis Armstrong, presumed fair use The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... Vocalion Records 78 of Muggles by Louis Armstrong, presumed fair use The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nicknames Satchmo and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Shellac is a secretion of the lac insect Coccus lacca, found in the forests of Assam and Thailand. ... The Victor Talking Machine Company (1901 - 1929) was a United States corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. ...

In 1925 the label was acquired by Brunswick Records. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. ...

In 1931 Vocalion was acquired by the American Record Corporation. 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The American Record Company, often known as ARC Records or simply ARC, was a United States based record company. ...

Vocalion then became a subsidiary of Columbia Records. Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ...

The Vocalion label was discontinued in 1940. The Vocalion brand was revived in the late 1950s as a budget label for back catalog reissues. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby boom from returning...

In 1997 the Vocalion label was revived for a new series of compact discs by Michael Dutton of Dutton Laboratories of Watford, England. The label specialises in reissues of recordings originally made between the 1920s - 1970s, often leasing original master recordings originally made by Decca and EMI. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Watford is a town and district (styled as borough due to the historical charter granted by Henry VIII) just to the north-west of London. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

• List of record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External links

• History of Brunswick and Vocalion

• Vocalion compact discs