78rpm Label Database

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Entry completed by Nathan Davis on November 22, 2018 at 10:19 pm and last updated November 22, 2018 at 10:26 pm | Entry ID: 8967

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Name of Label	Vocalion (UK)
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Manufacturing Company	Crystalate (until 1937)
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Start of 78rpm Label Production	1920
End of 78rpm Label Production
Countries of Release	United Kingdom,
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Label History	The British company started in 1920 and was initially called …more Aeolian-Vocalion. The label design was similar to the already established American label and there were numerous catalogue series and owners over the next 30 or so years. The name and label design was so iconic that it has been revived on the LP era In the 78 era, there were many series, especially in the early 1920s when the company was independent. As far as popular series go, there was initially the X- series and cheaper M-series. When the M-series was cancelled, the whole of the catalogue was transferred into the X-series, though these issues are rare, even for Vocalions, being as they were of popular music that was a couple of years out of date.
Pre/Suffixes	A-, H-, M-, X- B-, J-, R-, Y- C-, K-, V- D-, L-, W-
Known Label Genres	Popular dance music, Big band, Swing, Blues, Jazz
Known Number Series	500, 200, 04000, 5000, 6000 / Black label 10″, Buff label 10″, Green label 12″, Red label 10″, Blue label 10″ 3000, 02000, 05000, 1000, 8000 / Pink label 10″, Blue label 12″, Black label 12″, Brown label 10″, Green label 10″
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