Romeo Records was an American jazz record label that started in 1926 as a subsidiary of Cameo Records. The discs were sold exclusively at S. H. Kress & Co. department stores[1] and retailed for 25 cents each.
| Romeo | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | record label (1926-1938) Entertainment (1926-present) |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Founded | 1926 United States |
| Defunct | April 1938  |
| Fate | Active as an Entertainment Company |
| Headquarters | United States |
Number of locations | United States International |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | Independent (1926-1931) American Record Corporation (1931-1938) S. H. Kress & Co. (1938-1981) Kmart City Products (1981-present) |
| Website | Romeo Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project |
In 1931 Romeo was acquired by the American Record Corporation and continued through 1938 until the cessation of ARC's dime-store labels: (Perfect, Melotone, Banner, and Oriole).
From the beginning, Romeo discs had a maroon label. It was changed to a black label in 1931 and then became blue in 1935.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 448. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- Rye, Howard (2001). "Romeo". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
External links
edit- Romeo Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project