[78-L] Columbia picture labels

[Mark Hendrix 78L]

Also Harry Richman.  See:

http://78labels.cdbpdx.com/PicLabels/

The Brunswick Record Corp. did this for Fred Astaire, of course, but also
Horace Heidt.  Were there any other artists on Brunswick during this era
favored with a picture label?

--Mark Hendrix

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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Harold Aherne
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 7:10 PM
> To: 78-L at 78online.com
> Subject: [78-L] Columbia picture labels
>
>
> The discussion on Columbia's blue shellac issues made me think of
> queries I'd
> been meaning to ask about the picture labels Columbia used for a
> while. Paul
> Whiteman, obviously, had the most prominent personal label during
> that period, but
> Columbia's other big artist, Ted Lewis, had one of his
> own--albeit not as elaborate
> and not always inclined to wear well over the years! Does anyone
> know when the
> black-and-silver Lewis label was introduced and retired? I know
> it's present by 1999-D, issued probably in the fall of 1929, and
> I think it was still there in early 1931, but I don't
> know for certain. Lewis's 1932-33 issues on blue shellac had a
> simple line drawing
> of Ted above the Columbia name. Did he ever give his opinion on
> all the fuss Columbia
> made over PW's arrival even though Ted had been the label's
> standard bearer for the
> past decade?
>  
> Rudy Vallee also had his own label during his brief tenure
> (1932-33) at Columbia.
> The ones on the black-and-gold label are rather odd, with a
> drawing of Rudy over
> the label name, the Columbia notes in the bottom part of the
> label, and "Radio Record"
> underneath "Columbia". Anyone know why they did this?
>  
> Even Seger Ellis had a picture label for at least one OKeh issue
> (and possibly others);
> anyone know how many?
>  
> -Harold
>
>
>
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