[78-L] Need Help Identifying A Label

[David Lennick]

Per ARLD, it began as Rex, possibly around 1947, and changed the name to Rem 
some time in 1949. Metro is listed as an affiliate label. One odd thing is that 
there's also a Rex in New York in 1951, owned by "Richard Morros". Any relation 
to Boris Morros, the proprietor of ARA, a number of whose masters ended up on 
Rex/Rem?

No direct connection shown from ARA (which went belly up in 1946) to Rem..the 
latter label probably just bought up available masters that were sitting at 
Radio Recorders or the pressing plant, although any reissues I've seen have 
been re-dubbed from the original lacquers and sound substantially better. If 
you can find an unworn SPELLBOUND on Rex/Rem vinyls, grab it (my copy uses both 
label names, by the way).

dl

On 11/5/2010 10:56 AM, bradc944 at comcast.net wrote:
> I have a couple of Rex discs, and the (IIRC) label name is usually in the runout with the pressing number.  One look and it says "METRO-1271" up there....
>
> Nice find :)
>
> Brad
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:39:21 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Need Help Identifying A Label
>
> Yup, that's what it looks like to me as well. I've had Rem and Rex but not a
> Metro. All the same company. Late 40s, reissued a lot of ARA titles like the
> Spellbound and Art Tatum albums.
>
> dl
>
> On 11/5/2010 10:29 AM, Peter Fraissinet wrote:
>>
>> Metro Hollywood:
>> http://www.tedstaunton.com/labels/1940-1949.pages/Metro.Hollywood/metro.hollywood.htm
>>
>> Peter Fraissinet
>> 412 Mann Bldg.
>> Dept. of Plant Biology
>> Cornell University
>> Ithaca NY 14853
>>
>>>
>>> On 11/5/2010 10:15 AM, Malcolm - Venerable Music wrote:
>>>> Hello Everyone - While out junkin' this past weekend I picked up several
>>>> records on an unknown (to me) label. Usually when I see something I'm not
>>>> familiar with, I buy it if the price is reasonable. For some reason the
>>>> label names on all of the records (I think there are three) are blacked
>>>> out with nail polish. Unlike most, they also note that they are Licensed
>>>> For Radio Broadcast.
>>>> Here is a link to the picture of the label -
>>>> http://www.venerableradio.com/Cuba.jpg
>>>> It's a black label with a couple of large buildings on the right -
>>>> probably from the late 40s?
>>>> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>>>> Malcolm
>>>>