[78-L] New York records?

[Han Enderman]

How wonderful are our modern times..!

Googled 'The Louhi Band' [Finnish-American !] and found an article in the 
Middle States Geographer, 2001, 34:26-37 
(http://geographyplanning.buffalostate.edu/MSG%202001/4_Roinila.pdf)
titled:
HISTORY, ACHIEVEMENTS AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE LOUHI BAND OF MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA 

It refers to recordings:

"In 1917, the Louhi Band won first prize in a contest between seven regional bands in Belle Vernon, PA. 
The prize was $100 and respect and honor worth much more than money to the Finns. In the Finnish-American press, 
there were complaints about the lack of Finnish people in the audience during Louhi's public concerts! 
The band made many trips and performed in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania (Amerikan Suometar, 1920).
(...)
In 1918, the Louhi Band performed at the All-Nations Liberty Bond Parade in New York City. 
While in New York City, the band cut their first record of Finnish compositions. 
On the Victor label, the first side was Maamme Laula and the flip was Pois Rannoilta Suomen.
(...)
During the tenure of Lauri (Louis) Koski, the Louhi Band made a second recording, this 
time for the New York Phonograph Recording Company in 1931. 
The first side featured E Pluribus Unum, an original composition by Koski. 
The flip side was Kesapaiva Kangsalla, which Koski had arranged. 
I have not been able to obtain this record or the music since the Library of Congress does not have this in their archives."

The label of 761-A now can be decifered as "Monessen, Pa. / Louis Koski, Conductor"
Han Enderman

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>>>  Mal sent me ebay-images of:
122-A Howard E. Schilling
526-A Franklin Post No.1 Band / American Legion, Columbus, Ohio
764-A The Louhi Band, (...?), Pa. [unreadable]
801-A J.L. Hudson Co. Concert Band, Detroit.

Quite interesting, 122-A has a different label type, with the label name
in capitals of the same size, whereas letters N & Y enlarged on the other issues.

Regrettably the reverse of Ben Rader & His Missouri Athletic Ass'n Orch.'s 
"Sugar Foot Stomp" is unknown. Maybe they recorded a sweet piece & a hot tune. 
Rust gives New York as recording place, but this now seems doubtful 
(after all, the NYRL were also located in Wisconsin).
Several issues refer to Ohio and Detroit.
Visually/numerically there is no connection with Electric Recording Labs, NYC.

Any other issues known?

Han Enderman
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>>> Is there any info out there on the New York label? Sutton & Nauck's 
entry says issued in the 1920s and that's about it. The one I've seen is 
maroon with two rings around the outside of the label and the type style 
looks vaguely OKeh-like. Credited to the New York Phonograph Recording Co.
Mal
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ARLIE shows 120-A, which has a single ring !
I have a few more label images, and these have double rings.

129-B is BEN RADER a/h Orch.: Sugar Foot Stomp ! This is listed in Rust-JR-6 as 

c. Jan 1926.
150 MISSOURI PACIFIC DIAMOND JUBILEE 4 (in BGR as unk. date).
779 CARNES-RICHARDS ORCH. - Is this in the new ADBD?
795 RAYEN SCHOOL BAND/GLEE CLUBS, Ohio.
805 SACRED HEART SEMINARY BAND, Detroit

At least the 700/800 series looks like custom recordings.
The font used in the 100 series resembles OK, which also used a narrow font on 

some printings.

Which issue is known to you, Mal?
If you have image(s), can you send these?

Han Enderman
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I picked up the four attachments included over the years from eBay.
I had thought that New York may have been a client label of Gennett, but now I think 

not.
Thanks for your input.
Mal
- 122-A
- 526-A
- 764-A
- 801-A
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I have 2 or 3 (at least) of these...but NO idea where. All that
I have seen are private recordings, usually of people/groups in north-
eastern Ohio per the credits. I have always felt these relate to 
"The Electric Recording Company" of 1924-25, which also cut a lot of
"private" records...?!

Steven C. Barr 
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