78 rpm Record Labels - P
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Prestige Record Co., New York, NY. I don't know when this label started but this record was recorded January 23, 1951. It is James Moody And His Band performing Embraceable You and Two Fathers.
Park Record Corp., Harrison, NJ. This would appear to be part of the Waldorf (Music Hall) lineup run by Enoch Light, dating in the 1950s.
Party Records. Matrix numbers are 2535 and 2536, titles are "Honeymoon" and "What an Insect." Date ?.
Perfect Record Company, 1922-1938. Perfect was a dime store label marketed by Pathe Freres through July 1929. After that Perfect was part of the ARC lineup. The first label, octagonal in shape, is from the 1922/23 period. They then added the disc worshipping nudes. The next two have slight variations in the border and the second adds the company name in the bottom. The next one has 'Electric' written above Perfect. The next two have 'E' above the song title. After that is the "Star Series." Next are two black records with black labels, the second showing 'Electric' above Perfect but also a variation on the nudes picture. That's followed by a purple label electric. The last label style, blue and silver, was used in 1937 and 1938. This particular one is from 1938.
Pilotone. By Pilotone Radio Corporation, Long Island City, NY. Pilot manufactured radios but don't know the dates for their records or who may have manufactured them.
Puritone. 1918-19. These were pressed for the Puritone Talking Machine Company by Operaphone and were from Pathe masters. The records are vertical cut.
Puritan. 1918-1927. The Puritan label started out as a vertical cut record and converted to lateral in 1919. New York Recording Laboratories was behind this label and this particular example was pressed by Bridgeport Die & Machine Company.
Puretone. 1923-1925. This label was manufactured by the Bridgeport Die & Machine Company and is pressed in red shellac.
Par-O-Ket Record. Produced by the Paroquette Record Manufacturing Company of New York founded by Henry Burr and Fred Van Eps. 1916-18. These were 7" vertical cut discs selling for 25 cents. At far right is the sleeve.
Pic. Pic Records Inc. New York, NY. 1950s.
Photo & Sound Incorporated. San Francisco, CA.
Prom. Manufactured by Prom Record Co. Newark, NJ. 1950s. The parent company was Synthetic Plastic Sales Corp. which also produced the Peter Pan record label.
Peter Pan Records. 1950s. This label was owned by Synthetic Plastics Corp. Newark, NJ. While the example on the left credits manufacture to Synthetic the one on the right credits General Moulding Co. of Newark, NJ.
