Angelophone Records

Angelophone Records
Founded 1916
Status Defunct
Genre Religious music
Country of origin United States

Angelophone was an early, short-lived record label from the United States with produced an unusual 7-inch, vertically-cut[1] record.

History

Angelophone discs were produced in a set of 50, featuring a hymn on one side, and a talk about the hymn on the reverse side.[2] The discs usually have a normal paper label on the hymn side, but, similar to early Edison Diamond Discs, have an etched label on the "Hymn Talk" side.[2] Specimens with other paper labels or etched labels on both sides are known.[3] Credited to a firm named "Angelico",[4] the discs were possibly produced by the Paroquette Record Manufacturing Company. Researches note that both Angelophone Records and Par-o-ket Records were 7-inch,[2] vertically cut discs and that all of the hymn sides were recorded by Henry Burr, a founder of Paroquette.[2] An accompanying hymn book originates from the same year as the records.[5]

Legacy

Angelophone may have been the first disc record label devoted solely to Anglo-American religious music.[6] An earlier gospel company, Sankey Records made by Ira D. Sankey, had produced only cylinders.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sutton, Allan (2000). American Record Labels and Companies – An Encyclopedia (1891-1943). Mainspring Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-9671819-0-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hoffman, Frank; Cooper, B. Lee; Gracyk, Tim (2012). Popular American Recording Pioneers: 1895-1925. Routledge. p. 59. ISBN 9781136592294.
  3. ↑ Barr, Steven C. (1992). The Almost Complete 78 RPM Record Dating Duide. Yesterday Once Again. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Rust, Brian (1978). The American Record Label Book. Da Capo Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780306762116.
  5. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Part 3. 11. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1916. p. 1090. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ McNeil, W. K. (2005). Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Psychology Press. p. 309. ISBN 9780415941792.
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