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| 14th Apr 2016, 4:44 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | mojofilter Member since Jul 2012 1440 Points | There were at least four Crown labels in the US and one in Canada. On the Crown (US) page, there are five R&B singles with a three-digit number on the same Crown from the mid-1950s. But at the top of the page are two records from another Crown label with four-digit numbers. On the Crown (New York) page are two more of the four-digit Crowns from the US page. There is also yet another Crown (NY) record there with a three digit number that appears to be a country & western recording, but it seems unlikely to be related to the R&B label. The other Crown label from Hollywood shows two releases that were country, but it would seem a different label than the Crown (NY) that was also country. Confusing, eh? |
| 15th Apr 2016, 4:17 AM | #2 REPORT | |
| mojofilter Member since Jul 2012 1440 Points | After doing some research on Both Sides Now, I've been able to establish that the Crown (US) 78s listed here on 111, 118, 125, 131 and 142 are reissues of material from the Modern/RPM catalogue. This Crown label was owned by the Bihari brothers. It began as an R&B reissue label, but by the late 1950s, having run out of Modern and RPM sides, the Biharis discontinued singles altogether and turned Crown into one of the most prolific schlock labels ever to sell a bunch of anonymous, recycled crap on an LP for $1.49, to the non-discerning customer. |
| 15th Apr 2016, 6:36 AM | #3 REPORT | |
 | xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3363 Points Moderator | This does look as if there's need for some clean-up. Thanks for pointing it out. Maybe I'll have time for this this weekend. Any other mod who wants to take it on, though, feel free to do so. |
| 15th Nov 2016, 10:39 PM | #4 REPORT | |
| mojofilter Member since Jul 2012 1440 Points | It's been seven months since I asked about this. I was wondering if anyone's going to have a look at it. There are only fifteen records to sort out. |
| 16th Nov 2016, 6:55 AM | #5 REPORT | |
| xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3363 Points Moderator | I think I've taken care of this now. I've created three Crown labels: Crown [Los Angeles, CA] (the R&B label) Crown [New York, NY, 1930s] (the 1930s label) Crown [New York, NY, 1940s] (the sole hillbilly record). Edited by xiphophilos on 16th Nov 2016, 7:11 AM |
| 17th Nov 2016, 2:01 AM | #6 REPORT | |
| mojofilter Member since Jul 2012 1440 Points | Thank you, sir! |
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