[78-L] how many CROWNs?

[David Lennick]

I'm going to hazard a guess that the two late 40s Crown labels Thomas cites 
with releases in the 100+ range are the same one, since it was essentially a 
jazz label. ARLD shows two New York addresses for this company in 1947 and 1949 
but doesn't name any proprietors.

There was also a Crown label made by the crown Record Corp. in Los Angeles 
(1950) and Hollywood (1954), proprietor Dick King and "Executive (?)" Nick 
Therry. #1101 released May 1952, #3588 released June 1953. Type of material not 
listed. Jules Bihari's Crown Records seems to have existed at the same time, 
starting up in late 1953 or early 1954.

dl

Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas Stern" <sternth at attglobal.net>
>> Recently got a Mildred Bailey/Norvo album on CROWN -
>> started looking for what else they issued - there are
>> quite a few different CROWN labels:
>>
> Details on a couple of these...
> 
> 1) Canadian Compo-pressed Crown:
> 
> Numbered in 81xxx, 83xxx, 91/92xxx and (IIRC) 93xxx. The 8/91xxx
> series drew from Plaza and later ARC; the 83xxx and 93xxx (if any)
> drew from Compo's own recordings (some made for Pathe) as well as
> a number of  "miscellaneous" sources. The numbers appeared on quite
> a few Compo labels. All of the Compo labels dwindled out c.1938,
> after Compo acquired a connection with Decca; Melotones were 
> still being sold by Eaton's post-war.
> 
> 2) US Crown (Oberstein had some connection with this one)...
> 
> Numbered from 3001 to somewhere in the 3500's; supposedly
> set up by ex-ARC musicians/leaders. "Staggered" through the
> early depression years, and faded out c.1933. [This label MAY
> have been connected with the post-9/1930 attempt to keep
> the remains of Grey Gull going to press Madison, Van Dyke
> (the former for Wollworth's?) and a couple of their other labels...
> this fell through in mid-1931!] In any case, sides cut for this
> CROWN label showed up on Varsity 1939-40...!
> 
> IIRC, there was also a 9" UK Crown label sold by their
> Wollworth's chain...?!
> 
> ...stevenc
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