[78-L] Need Help Identifying A Label

[Julian Vein]

David Lennick wrote:
> 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
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Lord lists this Manone ARA session, which includes this Metro issue. but 
only for the reverse!

Wingy Manone

Wingy Manone (tp,vcl) Joe Yukl (tb) Matty Matlock (cl) Stan Wrightsman 
(p) Nappy Lamare (g) Phil Stephens (b) Nick Fatool (d) Kay Starr (vcl)
Los Angeles, July 25, 1944
RR9792-1    The general jumped at dawn (wm vcl)    Ara 143
RR9793-1    Tin roof blues    Ara 145, Metro 23005, Rex 23005, Rem 23005,
         Musicana (Can)3001, Tops 216, Cameo 917, 417
RR9794    If I could be with you one hour tonight (ks,wm vcl,*)    Metro 
23005, Rex 23005, Rem 23005, Musicana
         (Can)3001, Tops 216, Cameo 917, 417, Baldwin
         Street Music (Can)BJH-305 [CD]
RR9794-2    If I could be with you one hour tonight (ks,wm vcl)    Ara 
145, Baldwin Street Music (Can)BJH-305 [CD]

RR9795    A-card blues (wm vcl)    Metro 23006

      Julian Vein