78 rpm Record Labels - M to Mer
MacGregor. Hollywood, CA. 1950s.
Madison Record Co., 1926-1931. This is one the Grey Gull related labels. This particular record was recorded in June, 1926.
Magnolia Records Company, Hollywood, CA. This label was owned by Horace Heidt. Not sure of date but at least 1940s.
Majar Disc Inc. 1950s. White label is a DJ sample.
Majestic. Majestic Phonograph Co., Inc. and Majestic Record Corporation. 1916-17. This label was the original reason for this site being built. The 78 rpm label gallery was an afterthought! Click on "Majestic Home" link at top of page for complete history of this company, discography, etc.
Majestic Records, Inc. Subsidiary of Majestic Radio & Television Corporation. New York, NY. This is the "other" Majestic and not related to the Majestic for which I did the research on (actually there's another, from the 20's, for which I do not have an example). This is a mid to late 1940's label that saw its demise in 1948.
Major Records. Manufactured by Thomas J. Valentino, Inc. New York, NY (left). Major was known for making sound effects records.
Manor Record Company, New York, NY (right). A 1940s record label. Don't know exact date of this particular record.
Mars. 1950s. Manufactured by Hollis Music, Inc. New York.
Merry-Go-Sound. Tone Products Corporation of America. NY. 1947.
Labels compiled from the collection of Glenn Longwell. Page last updated on December 27, 2009.
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Mardi-Gras Records. New York, NY. 1950s.
Media Records. Philadelphia, PA. ca. 1955-56. This record is from 1955.
Mercer Records. New York, NY. ca. 1950-1952, distributed by Prestige Records. This label was run by Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington.
Melrose. Melrose Record Co. Brooklyn, NY. Mid to late 1940s label. This particular record by "Hot Lips" Page was released February 1946.
Melodograph Record. Melodograph Corporation. ca. 1916-17. This is a 7" vertical cut record pressed by Domino.
Melodisc. 1920-21. These were 7" discs pressed by Emerson. This particular example is a universal cut record and shows the patent for it on the label.
Manhattan Record. 1909-1915. Produced by Columbia for three retailers, all listed on the label - Simpson Crawford Co., Siegel Cooper & Co. and Henry Siegel Co. This particular example is a single sided record.
Melotone. 1930-1938. Melotone was produced by Brunswick/American Record Corporation. These particular records are from 1934, 1936, 1937. The last two use a common ARC numbering system that tells the date. The Leadbelly disc (6-04-55) is the 55th release of April (04) 1936 (6).
