Puritan Records
Encyclopedia
Puritan Records was a United States
based record label
of the 1920s. Puritan debuted in 1920
. The label was owned by the United Phonographs Corporation of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
. In 1922 the label was passed to the ownership of the Bridgeport Die and Machine Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut
, which was also the owner of Broadway Records
. In 1925 the ownership changed again, to the New York Recording Laboratories of Port Washington, Wisconsin
, the parent company of Paramount Records
. Later Puritans were all pressed from Paramount masters. The label was discontinued in 1927
.
Audio fidelity on Puritan is below average for the era.
United States
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based 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,...
of the 1920s. Puritan debuted in 1920
1920 in music
-Events:*January 19 - The Salzburg Festival is revived.*December 4 - Première of the opera Die tote Stadt by 23-year-old Erich Wolfgang Korngold...
. The label was owned by the United Phonographs Corporation of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...
. In 1922 the label was passed to the ownership of the Bridgeport Die and Machine Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
, which was also the owner of Broadway Records
Broadway Records
Broadway Records was a United States-based record label of the 1920s and 1930s.Broadway Records were first manufactured about 1921 by the Bridgeport Die and Machine Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Most of the early issues were from masters recorded by Paramount Records...
. In 1925 the ownership changed again, to the New York Recording Laboratories of Port Washington, Wisconsin
Port Washington, Wisconsin
Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is about 25 miles north of Milwaukee and 110 miles north of Chicago. In the 2000 census Port Washington had a population of 10,467...
, the parent company of Paramount Records
Paramount Records
Paramount Records was an American record label, best known for its recordings of African-American jazz and blues in the 1920s and early 1930s, including such artists as Ma Rainey and Blind Lemon Jefferson.-Early years:...
. Later Puritans were all pressed from Paramount masters. The label was discontinued in 1927
1927 in music
-Events:* January 8 - Alban Berg's Lyric Suite is premiered in Vienna.* April 21 - Electric re-recording of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue by Paul Whiteman's Orchestra directed by Nathaniel Shilkret, with Gershwin at the piano....
.
Audio fidelity on Puritan is below average for the era.