[78-L] Gala: different label styles, is it the same company?

[david.diehl at hensteeth.com]

Earliest Gala are credited to Novelty Record Co. in the Empire State Bldg., which was also promoting a Turf Derby gambling/puzzle record in 1943/4. Ben Lane was the owner until he sold out to Jubilee in 1950. Label colors may reflect the pressing plant used for any particular run ; i.e. grey with red print may be Keynote pressings, Aqua and silver or green and silver may be Apollo.
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From: David Lennick [mailto:dlennick at sympatico.ca]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 11:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Gala: different label styles, is it the same company?

All the same company, as far as I know. Green labels on the risque material as well..Charley Drew. I don't think Gala ever reissued the Schirmer Wiley set (could be wrong) but they definitely repressed the Rabson's, on absolutely horrible shellac. ARLD lists only one Gala label in the 40s (there's another in 1959), owned by one Ben Lane, with various New York addresses and issue dates between 1943 and 1950.dlOn 11/12/2012 12:14 PM, Philip Fukuda wrote:> I've come across three different Gala labels. Are they the same company or different?>> 1) Black labels with silver print. GALA in semi-Gothic lettering in front of a theater curtain. I've seen the Willie Howard and Belle Baker albums. All Yiddish material?>> 2) Red labels with GALA in block lettering. I've seen reissues of Lee Wiley material from Rabson's Music Box and Schirmer.>> 3) Black or red labels with Gala in script lettering. I've seen risque material from Dwight Fiske and others.>> Thanks,> Philip>_______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l