[78-L] Romeo, Cameo, Wherefore Art Thou Cameo?

[Harold Aherne]

Cameo started in early 1922, joined by Lincoln in the fall of 1923. Romeo was part of the Cameo
stable, introduced in 1926. There was also a short-lived Variety label marketed by Cameo from
about 1926-28. Couldn't tell you anything about Cameo-Kid.
 
The Cameo-Pathé merger happened in late 1927 or early 1928. ARC was formed in the 
summer of 1929 from a merger between the Regal Record Company, Cameo-Pathé and the
Scranton Button Company. Plaza, it seems, actually wasn't part of the merger. It launched
the Crown label in 1930.
 
-HA

--- On Tue, 3/12/13, David Lewis <uncledavelewis at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: David Lewis <uncledavelewis at hotmail.com>
Subject: [78-L] Romeo, Cameo, Wherefore Art Thou Cameo?
To: "78-l" <78-l at 78online.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 11:36 PM


Now I'm not quoting this from Wikipedia to make the case that the Wiki is worthless. I am asking so that I can fix it if it is wrong.

"Cameo also owned the Lincoln Records and Romeo Records labels, as well as a subsidiary for making records for children, Cameo-Kid. Cameo was purchased by Pathé Records in 1928; the label continued in use until 1930. Pathé was in turn acquired by the American Record Corporation."

Damn, I was positive that Romeo belonged to Plaza, and that Cameo and Romeo wouldn't have come under the same tent until Plaza became part of ARC, and ARC then
purchased Cameo-Pathe. And that the Cameo-Pathe merger occurred in 1926, not 1928. That's when ARC bought Cameo-Pathe, right?

The original Cameo labels were Cameo, Lincoln and Cameo Kid, right? Or wrong?

I thought that Cameo merged with Pathe because Pathe had electrical recording. From the ledgers it looks like Pathe was doing most, if not all, of the recording
for both in the months afterward.

thanks,

Uncle Dave Lewis
uncledavelewis at hotmail.com                           
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