[78-L] Columbia picture labels

[Mark Hendrix 78L]

I did not know that.  Thanks!  --Mark

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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Weiner
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> 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:
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> http://78labels.cdbpdx.com/PicLabels/
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> 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
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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
> >
> >
> >
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