Arnold S. Caplin
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Arnold S. Caplin was an American record producer
, founder and (former) owner of Historical Records
and Biograph Records
. In 1970 he additionally acquired Melodeon Records
from Richard K. Spottswood
.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, founder and (former) owner of Historical Records
Historical Records
Historical Records is a record label set up in 1965 by Arnold S. Caplin.Historical Records re-issued rare Blues, Gospel, Jazz and Country recordings of the 1920s.-External links:*...
and Biograph Records
Biograph Records
Biograph Records is a record label founded in 1967 by Arnold S. Caplin. It specialized in early American ragtime, jazz, and blues music. Biograph was the first label to issue records made from piano rolls created by Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton and George Gershwin.In 2002, Biograph Records was...
. In 1970 he additionally acquired Melodeon Records
Melodeon Records
Melodeon Records is a record label set up in 1964 by Richard K. Spottswood.Melodeon Records issued - among others - the first recordings after his 'rediscovery' of Skip James and the 1940 Library Of Congress Sessions of Blind Willie McTell. In 1970 the label was acquired by Arnold S. Caplin's...
from Richard K. Spottswood
Richard K. Spottswood
Richard K. "Dick" Spottswood is a musicologist and author from Maryland who has catalogued and been responsible for the reissue of many thousands of recordings of vernacular music in the United States. He earned his B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1960, and his Master's degree in Library...
.