EARL OKIN'S JAZZ LABEL PAGE
Yes, this is
how it was done BEFORE there were microphones. The recording horn!
This is a picture of Bix Beiderbecke and his band recording in a
'state of the art' recording studios of the early twenties. He has
his arm around the neck of a very young Tommy Dorsey and on the left
is that legendarty of banjoists, whose name defines the very spirit
of American capitalism...Howdy
Quicksell!!!
This is Bix's OTHER band of the time...The Wolverines....
...recording at
the Gennett Studios.
Below,
you'll find just a few common Jazz 78rpm labels to look for,
especially if you live in the USA or Europe.
Almost all the labels below are reasonably easy to find and represent some really great music!
(NB The are LOTS of labels here, so this page may be slow to load. Also, the colours may not be EXACTLY true to life and many of these scans are largwer than the real labels)
USA
LABELS
EUROPEAN
AND OTHER LABELS
Here's a Jazz Record that had no label at all...The paper DURIUM record...
As you can see...It didn't only have Jazz!!!
Here's an Italian Jazz Label
Here is one from Australia...
