Aco Records
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Aco Records or ACO Records was a British
record label
active from 1922 through 1927.
Aco was a budget label, producing 10 inch and 12 inch double sided gramophone record
s. Aco was a subsidiary of the Aeolian Company Ltd. of London
, which in turn was an affiliate of the United States
based Aeolian Records. The material was mostly popular dance tunes and songs of the day, together with some light Classics selections. Aco seems to have made no recordings themselves, instead taking masters from both British and US Aeolian, as well as leasing masters from U.S. based Gennett Records
. Sometimes these re-releases on Aco had the recording artists listed on the label under various pseudonym
s.
United Kingdom
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record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
active from 1922 through 1927.
Aco was a budget label, producing 10 inch and 12 inch double sided gramophone record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
s. Aco was a subsidiary of the Aeolian Company Ltd. of London
London
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, which in turn was an affiliate of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
based Aeolian Records. The material was mostly popular dance tunes and songs of the day, together with some light Classics selections. Aco seems to have made no recordings themselves, instead taking masters from both British and US Aeolian, as well as leasing masters from U.S. based Gennett Records
Gennett Records
Gennett was a United States based record label which flourished in the 1920s.-Label history:Gennett records was founded in Richmond, Indiana by the Starr Piano Company, and released its first records in October 1917. The company took its name from its top managers: Harry, Fred and Clarence Gennett....
. Sometimes these re-releases on Aco had the recording artists listed on the label under various pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
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