[78-L] Liberty Music Shop, NYC

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What was the first record shop to issue its own masters (whether or not they were pressed by a major record company)? I need to know this information for my book on the Jazz Man label, which issued original recordings of Lu Watters recorded in December 1941.

Cary Ginell


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From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Rabson's and Schirmer's (the publisher) also produced records, and don't forget 
the Commodore Music Shop. All of them used the major record labels to process 
and press the discs, but the stores had a select clientele they felt the majors 
weren't paying attention to. They also reissued discs that the majors had 
deleted or put out masters from English Decca and EMI of Reginald Gardiner and 
Gracie Fields.

dl


78records at cdbpdx.com wrote:
> I have some Beatrice Lillie 78s recorded with Liberty Music Shop and 
Gramophone Shop Varieties labels.  This implies these records were made for 
these music shops.  Were music shops capable of producing their own record 
labels?  Are these a specialty series?  Were other artists recorded on similar 
labels?  Thanks!
> _________________
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