Regal Records (1921)

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Founded1921; 105 years ago (1921)
Defunct1931; 95 years ago (1931)
Regal Records
The First U.S. Regal Record
Parent companyEmerson Phonograph Company Inc.
Founded1921; 105 years ago (1921)
FounderEmerson Phonograph Company Inc.
Defunct1931; 95 years ago (1931)
StatusDefunct
DistributorEmerson Phonograph Company Inc.
GenreJazz
Country of originUnited States
LocationNew York City

Regal Records was an American record label owned by the Plaza Music Company that issued recordings from 1921 through 1931. Masters were recorded by Emerson Records, and issued mostly in chain stores for 50 cents each. Noted artists with records issued on Regal include Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra, Eubie Blake, Miss Frankie,[1] the Original Memphis Five, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington. The label was acquired in August 1922 by Scranton Button Company.[2]

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