[78-L] METRO Label - NY 78rpm ; label, MGM budget LP subsidiary ???

[David Lennick]

Metro was a cheap cheap budget label. I thought it existed from the early 60s..had a lot of Verve product (+ vintage MGM). I don't think Lion was around much once stereo came along.


> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 12:09:14 -0400
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> From: jeffsultanof at gmail.com.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] METRO Label - NY 78rpm ;	label, MGM budget LP subsidiary ???
> 
> 
> I thought MGM's budget label was Lion Records.
> 
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Thomas Stern <sternth at attglobal.net.invalid
> > wrote:
> 
> >
> >   There exists a 78rpm producer METRO RECORDS in NYC which
> >
> > issued an album SING PALESTINE with MOSHE NATHANSON (author of Hava Nagila)
> > and Abraham Ellstein on piano.  Issued on 10" LP circa 1955.
> >
> >   Anyone have any information about any other releases on this label???.
> >
> >   Sometime in the 50's MGM was using the METRO label for budget LP
> > releases.
> > Anyone know if MGM purchased the 78 label, or if the 78 company died, or
> > how
> > this probable conflict was resolved????..
> >
> >   Thanks, Thomas.
> >
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