Vocalion Records was a record label historically active in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Vocalion was founded in 1916 by the Aeolian Piano Company of New York City, which also introduced a line of phonographs at the same time. The label first issued single sided vertical cut disc records, soon switching to double sided, then switching to the more common lateral cut system in 1920.

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  • Vocalion Records was a record label historically active in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Vocalion was founded in 1916 by the Aeolian Piano Company of New York City, which also introduced a line of phonographs at the same time. The label first issued single sided vertical cut disc records, soon switching to double sided, then switching to the more common lateral cut system in 1920. Vocalion pressed their discs in a good quality reddish-brown shellac, which set the product apart from the usual black shellac used by other labels. Advertisements stated "Vocalion Red Records are best", "Red Records last longer". However the shellac was no more durable than good quality black shellac. Vocalion red surfaces are less hardy than contemporary Victor Records. Audio fidelity of Vocalion records are well above average for the era. In 1925 the label was acquired by Brunswick Records. During the 1920s Vocalion also released "race records" (that is, records recorded by and marketed to African Americans; their famous 1000 series). In April 1930, Warner Bros. bought up Brunswick Records. In December 1931, the Warner Bros. licensed Brunswick and Vocalion to the American Record Corporation. In 1936 and 1937 Vocalion produced the only recordings of the influential blues artist Robert Johnson. During the 1925-1930 period, outside of the 1000 Race series, Brunswick apparently used the Vocalion brand as a specialty label for purposes other than general sale. This is assumed due to the relative rarity of the Vocalion popular series, and the fact that some of the regular Brunswick releases were also issued on Vocalion. This seems to also be an possibily explanation as to why the early 1930's Vocalion are relatively rarer than other ARC records. By 1935, ARC apparently chose Vocalion to be their flagship cheap priced label, and through 1940, Vocalion's were very popular. ARC was purchased by CBS and Vocalion became a subsidiary of Columbia Records in 1938. The Vocalion label was discontinued in 1940; those current Vocalion's were reissued as OKeh's. The Vocalion brand was revived in the late 1950s by Decca Records as a budget label for back catalog reissues. Decca Records revived the label for a time in the 1960s. In 1997 the Vocalion label was revived for a new series of compact discs by Michael Dutton of Dutton Laboratories of Watford, England. The label specialises in reissues of recordings originally made between the 1920s - 1970s, often leasing original master recordings originally made by Decca and EMI.
  • Vocalion Records war ein Plattenlabel, das 1916 in New York gegründet wurde. Unter den vielen beachtenswerten Produktionen von Vocalion waren auch die beiden Aufnahmesitzungen Robert Johnsons 1936 und 1937.
  • La Vocalion Records era un'etichetta discografica attiva negli Stati Uniti ed in Gran Bretagna e che venne fondata nel 1916 a New York dalla Aeolian Piano Company. La Vocalion produceva i propri dischi in una buona qualità di gommalacca di color rosso/marrone, che si distingueva dalla solita gommalacca nera usata dalle altre etichette dell'epoca. Le inserzioni pubblicitarie di quel tempo suggerivano che "i dischi rossi della Vocalion sono i migliori", "i dischi rossi durano di più" ("Vocalion Red Records are best", "Red Records last longer"). Nel 1925 l'etichetta venne acquisita dalla Brunswick Records. Durante gli anni venti la Vocalion distribuì vari race records, ossia dei dischi fatti appositamente per il mercato afroamericano. Nell'aprile del 1930, la Warner acquistò la Brunswick Records e nel dicembre dell'anno seguente la American Records Corporation ne acquisì la licenza. Tra il 1936 ed il 1937 la Vocalion produsse solamente registrazioni dell'artista blues Robert Johnson. Nel 1938 la Vocalion diventò un'etichetta sussidiaria della Columbia Records. Nel 1940 l'attività della casa discografica venne interrotta sino a quando verso la fine degli anni cinquanta venne riavviata dalla Decca Records che la utilizzò per qualche anno per la distribuzione di vecchi LP. Nel 1997 venne di nuovo riavviata in Gran Bretagna da Michael Dutton della Dutton Laboratories e oggi prende il nome di Dutton Vocalion; l'etichetta è ora specializzata in ristampe di dischi che vanno dagli anni venti agli anni settanta.
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  • Vocalion Records was a record label historically active in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Vocalion was founded in 1916 by the Aeolian Piano Company of New York City, which also introduced a line of phonographs at the same time. The label first issued single sided vertical cut disc records, soon switching to double sided, then switching to the more common lateral cut system in 1920.
  • Vocalion Records war ein Plattenlabel, das 1916 in New York gegründet wurde. Unter den vielen beachtenswerten Produktionen von Vocalion waren auch die beiden Aufnahmesitzungen Robert Johnsons 1936 und 1937.
  • La Vocalion Records era un'etichetta discografica attiva negli Stati Uniti ed in Gran Bretagna e che venne fondata nel 1916 a New York dalla Aeolian Piano Company. La Vocalion produceva i propri dischi in una buona qualità di gommalacca di color rosso/marrone, che si distingueva dalla solita gommalacca nera usata dalle altre etichette dell'epoca.
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