[78-L] Banner (Jewish) label

[Thomas Stern]

Below, some information from Billboard about the BANNER label.

Anyone have information about 78rpm ALBUMS they released ??

What is the connection between Banner, Melodie, and Carnival ??

Thanks!  Thomas.

 

albums:

BANNER xxx      M 713 & 714

HMS PINAFORE IN YIDDISH "Der Shirtz"

performed KADIMAH GROUP of HADASSAH

!

Der Shirtz is an adaptation in Yiddish of Gilbert and Sullivan's H. M. S.
Pinafore performed by the Kadimah Group of Hadassah - an all female cast.
Originally staged as a fund raising activity it stimulated so much
enthusiasm and attention that it was repeated constantly and even released
on a 78 RPM non-breakable record. 

In a very original paper sleeve with a cardboard insert and a "libretto"
sheet with cast and story.

 

BANNER B 106  Cantor Sholom Katz  = ???

 

BANNER B 109              3-10" 78rpm 

[Banner Records Inc.,33 Union Square West, New York 3 N.Y.

Banner  Carnival]

Feigele Panitz

a renowned interpreter of Jewish song

offers a collection of rare and beautiful Folk Songs

M-754  B-2108-A  IN GOLDENEM LAND

M-755  B-2108-B  YANKELE

M-756  B-2109-A  SIZ AVEK DER NECHTIN

M-757  B-2109-B  SHPIELT MIR UF A NIYEM SHAIR

M-758  B-2110-A  DI ZUN IS FARGANG'N

M-759  B-2110-B  CH'LIEB A SHAIN YINGELE

as sung by Feigele Panitz

accompanied by Sylvia Neufeld

 

 

BILLBOARD DEC 28 1946

YIDDISH WAXERY FORMED

NEW YORK, Dec.21-New platter firm specializing in Yiddish selections

has been launched her under presidency of SAM SELSMAN.  Pete Doraine, 

former Broadway music staffer and plugger is treasurer, and VINCENT BECK,
secretary

  Talent stable so far includes Menasha Skulnick, Molly Picon, Moisha Oysher

Michel Rosenberg and Max Wilner.  Abe Ellstein is label's musical director.

 

BILLBOARD JAN 28, 1950

Banner Reactivates To Do Jewish Disks

New York, Jan. 21. - Banner Records, one of the major producers of Jewish
Disks

serveral years ago, has reorganized and is being reactivated after lying
dormant for nearly a year.  GERALD J. MORSE, former controller of a textile
firm, has purchased the

interests of ARTHUR RAVEL, VIC SELLSMAN, Dr.J.WILKINS and SAUL HERMAN, and
has 

assumed business management of the outfit.  Warbler-actor Seymour Rechtzeit
has assumed full charge of  artists and repertoire.  Sam Sellsman retains
his interest in the company.

  Morse is currently setting up distributors and planning an ad campaign.
Future

releases will be on plastic material

  Banner now has contracts effective with Molly Picon, Maurice Schwartz,
Menasha Skulnick,

Myron Cohen, Rechtzeit, Cantor Waldman, Moishe Oisher and other Jewish name
stars, The Barry Sisters and the Marlin Sisters, who cut English material

for other diskeries, are under pact to cut Jewish language material
exclusively

for Banner.  

 

Billboard Aug 5, 1950

  Banner Records, Jewish-language diskery, has set a deal with Chaus,

SRL, of Buenos Aires, for pressing and distributing of Banner wax in South

America.  Banner has first option on any material cut by the Latin outfit. 

 

Billboard Dec 23, 1950

BANNER GOES LP, Quits 12-In. Shellac

NEW YORK, Dec 16.-Banner Records,

diskery specializing in Jewish-language wax,

has issued its first long-playing platters, and

discontinued its entire 12-inch

shellac line.  The two initial LP

offerings, entitled MUSICOMEDY REVUE, 

feature selected show-type items gleaned from the

diskery's catalog.  Artists represented include

Myron Cohen, Menasha Skulnick,

Aaron Lebedoff, Seymour REchtzeit, the Barry

Sisters, Leo Fuchs and Molly Picon.

  Banner's 12-inch line, which

retailed at $1.31 per disk, has been retired by

diskery president JERRY MORSE, in favor of a 10-inch plastic

longer-playing type 78rpm.  The

latter will retail at $1.05, and carry up to

five minutes of music to the side.

Most of this line will consist of Hebrew

Cantorials featuring such artists as Maurice

Ganchoff, Ysaak Gladstone, the

Malavsky Family, Fraydele and Moishe Oysher

and Liebele Waldman.  Seventeen

such disks are listed in the first release

 

 

BILLBOARD DEC 12 1964

BANNER RECORDS

Yiddish Disks

Good Listening

NEW YORK-Devotees of Yiddish humor and cantoral singing will

find something of value in the six records released by Banner Records.

  The disks run the gamut from the liturgical performances of

the great Moishe Oysher to the pop humor of George Jessel and

Myron Cohen.

  In "Voices of the Temple," Oysher, Liebele Waldman, Maurice

Ganshoff, Samuel Malavsky and Sholom Katz-all-time cantorial greats-

use their voices as powerful instruments to proclaim the word of God.

  "Moishe Oysher Sings" has the cantor doing liturgical and Yiddish folk
songs.

  "Frailach Music" is happy Yiddish music-the kind played at Bar-Mitzvahs 

and weddings.

  "20th Century Yiddish Humor" features Jewish-American comics who appeal

to both Yiddish and non-Yiddish speaking audiences.

  Other albums are by Menasha Skuknick and Michel Rosenberg. products of the
Yiddish Second Avenue theater.   Their brand of humor is broad enough to
reach persons of most backgrounds.

  The legend on the back of each album reads in part: :The original master
of

this LP was consigned to oblivion and only recently discovered and brought
to life through the miracle of modern day electronics and the most

ingenious of technical resources."

 The quality of the recordings won't win any audio awards, but the

material was well worth retrieving and the listening is rearding.  A.S.

Frailach Music       BA-1001

Moishe Oysher Sings  BA-1002

Menasha Skulnick with   Ellenstein's Orch. BA-1003

20th Century Yiddish Humor              BA-1004

Michel Rosenberg     BA-1005

Voices of the Temple BA-1006