[78-L] Columbia picture labels

[David Lennick]

Does the Valentino record count? That appeared with two different pictures, and 
I think the later version is from the ARC period. It's also a dub of a dub. And 
of course Brunswick never appeared on the label.

dl

David Weiner wrote:
> Also Roy Rogers on Brunswick. 
> 
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Mark Hendrix 78L
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> 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
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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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
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>> 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
>>
>>
>>