[78-L] ALCO DISC label

[Jack Raymond]

Cary Ginell wrote:

> I have a set of 12" 78s on the Alco label, but it's probably a
> totally different company. The date is probably from the 1940s - it
> is a 12" album of 3 discs by the Compinsky Trio entitled "Encore."
> All classical showpieces, like de Falla's "Fire Dance," issued on
> Alco A-1. The label is green and the letters ALCO are spelled out in
> large block letters. Don't have a scan of it here at work. I played
> flute in an orchestra conducted by Manuel Compinsky back in the
> 1970s, before I knew this set existed.

I have a copy of the 12" Alco album A-2, titled SONGS BY EARL ROBINSON, 
SUNG BY THE COMPOSER and issued in 1948.  The labels are like what Cary 
describes above. Alco certainly is an obscure brand.

-- Jack Raymond