[78-L] post war labels

[David Lennick]

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> From: "Scott" <scott at mosaicrecords.com>
> > Anyone have information on who might own the masters to the following 78
> > labels from the 40s?
> > Majestic (believe Denon owns this now)
> >
> Majestic was the final evolution of Obie's "Hit" label. Majestic was a radio
> manufacturer who revived a once-noted brand of radios (made by
> Grigsby-Grunow, who bought the remains of Columbia in 1932 and
> went broke shortly thereafter). A number of the Majestic sides were
> reissued by Mercury; however, these may have been cases where the
> artists were somehow able to obtain their masters?
> 
> Steven C. Barr 
> 

Majestic was split between Mercury and Obie's successive labels, including the revived Varsity. If you've a mind to, you can assemble Jan Peerce's 1939  sides on Royale, Masterpiece and the various other store labels of the time, then re-cut on Majestic, then re-cut again on Varsity (on vinyl, yet!). Mercury was interested mostly in Eddy Howard and Alfred Newman.

 

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