[78-L] Transcription differences

[David Lennick]

The Standard 78 label seemed to use a lot of Victor artists who were still with 
that label, like Henri Rene and The Bagelman Sisters (Rene may have called 
himself Harold Grant on the Standards).

RCA wouldn't have needed to own a transcription label since its parent, NBC, 
had Thesaurus.

dl

Michael Biel wrote:
> From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
>> I have always assumed that "Standard" was a label created
>> and set up by RCA Victor, so that they could duck out of
>> the "ethnic record" portion of the industry...?!
> 
> Two entirely different companies and Standard labels.  The one being
> discussed was a broadcast music library service with mostly 16-inch
> pressings with white labels having a horizontal red and blue stripe. 
> Their labels originally included a tiny RCA logo indicating that RCA did
> their recording and processing, but it was not at all owned or
> controlled by RCA or NBC.  The label you are discussing sold shellac
> pressings to regular people and likewise used RCA for recording and
> processing.  I don't think there was any ownership or control by RCA for
> this one either.  
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 
>