[78-L] MERIDEN RECORD CORP information request

[david.diehl at hensteeth.com]

 >>Wasn't Meriden responsible for the later Varsity and Harmony labels?Steven C. Barr
Nooo, Obie was the puppet master. Meriden was a very small operation, maybe 8 presses in all.
New Jersey Plastics in Newark was the main plant. Harmony was a unique co-op venture with CBS,
which was totally embarassed when Eli scored a major hit with "The Huckle Buck."
DJD

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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven C. Barr [mailto:stevenc at interlinks.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 11:31 PM
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----- Original Message ----- From: > Oberstein bought the Reubens' operation and Sonora's masters in 1948 and > renamed it the Connecticut record mfg. Co.. Obie started Meriden as a rack > label for newstands in 1949 (they had rather attractive picture sleeves) > but the music is typical Varsity generic fare. It does not appear to have > been one of his more successful ventures. _______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l