Vocalion Records
Vocalion Records is an American record company and label.
Vocalion Records | |
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![]() 1921 Vocalion label | |
Founded | 1916 |
Founder | Aeolian Piano Company |
Genre | Jazz |
Country of origin | US, UK |
History
In late 1924, the label was acquired by Brunswick Records. During the 1920s, Vocalion also began the 1000 race series, records recorded by and marketed to African Americans.[1] Jim Jackson recorded "Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues" for Vocalion in 1927.[2] It sold exceptionally well, and the song became a blues standard for musicians from Memphis and Mississippi.[2] The label issued Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues"[3]
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The name Vocalion was resurrected in the late 1950s by Decca (US) as a budget label for back-catalog reissues. This incarnation of Vocalion ceased operations in 1973; however, its replacement as MCA's budget imprint, Coral Records, kept many Vocalion titles in print. In 1975, MCA reissued five albums on the Vocalion label.[4]
References
- Archived February 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Robert Palmer. Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
- LaVere, Stephen (1990). The Complete Recordings (Box set booklet). Robert Johnson. New York City: Columbia Records. OCLC 24547399. C2K 46222.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Vocalion Album Discography". Bsnpubs.com. 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-08-04.