[78-L] Columbia Archive Series

[David Lennick]

When CBS bought the American Record Corporation in 1938, Brunswick was part of 
the deal. They phased out the Brunswick label in favor of Columbia over the 
next couple of years and that somehow violated an original contract that 
required Brunswick to continue as a 75-cent label. CBS Columbia eventually got 
to keep all Brunswick and ARC material dating from 1932 on (or late December 
1931) and earlier Brunswick stuff was bought by Decca in 1942. During the 30s, 
Columbia existed as a classical label with a few popular recordings, 20s stuff 
still worth keeping in print and European recordings, as part of ARC.

Probably a lot more complicated than that but you get the idea.

dl

Sammy Jones wrote:
> All of that is on the Eddie Cantor Columbia CD set.  Were Brunswick and
> Columbia related at the time of Cantor's Brunswicks?
> 
> Sammy Jones
> 
> 
> I forgot to mention that Cantor also did 7 sides in 1934 which appeared on
> the 
> various ARC labels and Rex in the UK, including two totally different
> versions 
> of "When My Ship Comes In", both of which were issued.
> 
> dl
>