Challenge Records (1920s)
Challenge Records was a
Silvertone label and the same recording of "Black Bottom" by Joe Candullo & his Everglades Orchestra was released on both labels. Around 1929 Sears did away with Challenge and Silvertone, replacing them with Conqueror Records. Challenge discs generally sold for less than Silvertone ones because they seldom used songs requiring royalty payments and the label generally assigned pseudonyms to the artists.[2][3] Introduced in the Spring 1927 catalog for just 24¢ per disc, Challenge bore the frank disclaimer, "If you want the best, we recommend the Silvertone." The last issues appeared in Sears’ Spring 1931 catalog.[4]
See also
- Challenge Records
- List of record labels
References
- ISBN 978-0-415-93835-8.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3061-1.
- ISBN 978-0-595-35907-3.
- ^ Allan Sutton (2007). "The Sears, Roebuck & Company Record Labels(1905-1950)". Mainspring Press. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
External links
- Encyclopedia of recorded sound, Volume 1
- American record labels and companies: an encyclopedia (1891-1943)
- Challenge Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project
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