78 rpm Record Labels

Lyric record from Lyraphone Company of America, 1917-1921. This label has a link to Majestic Record Corporation in that Jacques Kohner came to Lyraphone after Majestic and a very short stop at Paroquette. The records started out as vertical cut. The two different ornate label styles above are vertical cut. The first style has five different examples with the only differences being the listed pricing. The first one has the price of 75 cents. The second shows the price of $1.00 in the U.S. and $1.25 in Canada. The third shows the price to be $1.50 in the U.S. and the fourth adds a price for Canada of $1.75. The fifth label shows a price of $2.00 in the U.S. and $2.25 in Canada. This is a 9000 series 12" record. The next label, another ornate style, shows the prices of $1.00 in U.S. and $1.25 in Canada. I believe this is the first style they came out with but haven't determined that definitively yet. If you know please write to me. The last label, in grey, with the kitten on a disc and slogan that says "never scratches" is a later style label after they converted to lateral recording. This trademark, though, was registered in 1917. Following are two images from a Lyric record sleeve. On the bottom of the first image it shows that instructions for playing a vertical record. The back discusses the benefits of the Lyric record saying a 10" record plays for four and half minutes and a 12" record can play for 7 minutes. Jacques Kohner left Lyraphone to start his own company, Clarion Record Company.