Regal Records
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UK Regal Record |
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Spanish Regal Record |
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First US Regal Record |
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Second USA Regal Records, c. 1950 |
Regal Records seems to have been the name of at least four different
20th century record labels; one in the
United Kingdom, one in
Spain, and two different companies in the
United States of America.
British Regal Records was founded in
1914 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of
Columbia Records. From
1932 on it was linked to British
Zonophone, and became
Regal Zonophone. Currently the label imprint is used by
EMI for more leftfield acts like
Lily Allen.
Spanish Regal Record from the late 1920s; the label seems linked to USA
Columbia Records.
The first United States "Regal Records" issued recordings from
1921 through
1931. Masters were recorded by
Emerson Records, and issued mostly in chain stores for 50
cents each. Noted artists with records issued on Regal include
Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra,
Eubie Blake, the
Original Memphis Five,
Cab Calloway, and
Duke Ellington. The label was acquired in August 1922 by
Scranton Button Company.
The second USA "Regal Records" issued popular music and
jazz in the years after
World War II. The label's headquarters were in
Linden, New Jersey.
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