The E-Discographer #3 August, 2001 Special Issue!
The International
Directory
Of Label Research
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Profiles of labels or manufacturers with minimal discographical data are coded in dark green.
Catalog or matrix numerical listings are shown in red.
General works about labels in specific countries are alphabetized by country of origin and displayed in brown.
Editorial notes appear in festive monochrome black.
Update 4/20/02
KALAMAZOO (U.S. 1900's) by John A. Petty et al., W/D, New Amberola
Graphic Spring 1984
KALAMAZOO (U.S. 1905-1908) in "International Record Co.", by John A. Petty, illus., 18 labels produced by the company during its short life, Hillandale News Apr 1989
KALLIOPE (U.K. 1910's) in "Joseph Leonard Blum" (label owner), by Frank Andrews discusses Blum's UK labels of the 1910s: Diploma, Stella Gramophone, Victory, Famous, Kalliope, Pioneer, Pelican; Talking Machine Review No. 75 Autumn 1988
KANSAS CITY TALKING MACHINE CO. (U.S. 1890's cylinder), "The Kansas City Talking Machine Co. and Its Original Recordings of 1898" by Tim Gracyk, about the early cylinder company and its star artist, songwriter Hattie Nevada, Victrola & 78 Journal Winter 1996, p.40-49
KANSAS CITY TALKING MACHINE CO. (U.S. 1890's cylinder), "Recollections of Thomas Hicks Woodbury," by Loyd Davis; Mr. Woodbury was the son of the company founder, whose wife was songwriter Hattie Nevada (reprint from 1971), Sound Box Nov 1996, p.
KEEN (U.S. 1950's), in "Del-Fi" by Jim Powers, Goldmine 7 May 1999, p.58-64,72
KEEN-O-PHONE (U.S. 1910's) in "Disco-ing In: PVG Update." [Pennsylvania-based vertical labels tie-in among Empire, Imperial, Keen-O-Phone, Playerphone, Rishell, all derived from Pathé] Record Research #146/147 May-Jun 1977 p. 2
KEY (U.K.) in Andrews, Frank "Records in Store" [Ariel Grand, Lewis's Long Life, Marspen, Boots, Selfridge's, Silvertone, Key, Little Marvel, Conquest, Victory, Eclipse, Crown, Embassy, Peacock and Empire] Hillandale News Feb, Apr, Jun 1992,
p.Jn:35-39
KEYNOTE (U.S. 1940's), notes on, by Bob Hilbert, Joslin's Jazz Journal Feb, May 1987
KEYSTONE (U.S. E.T.'s) Garrod, Charles: Keystone transcription listing.
Portland, Or. 1999. 69 p. pb
KING (U.S. 1940's), its first recordings discussed by Charles Wolfe, in "Country and Gospel Notes," ISAM Newsletter Spring 1993, p. 12
KING (U.S. 1940's) "King/Federal", by Peter Grendysa, Goldmine Sep 7, 1990
KING (U.S. 1940's), by Peter Grendysa, Record Collectors Monthly, Nov/Dec 1985
KING (U.S. 1940's-1950's) Ruppli, Michel with Bill Daniels: The King Labels - A Discography (2 v.) [Includes De Luxe, Federal & Bethlehem labels.]
Discographies, No. 18 (ISSN: 0192-334X)
Greenwood Press. Westport, Conn. 1985. 1418 pages
ISBN 0-313-24771-4.
KING (U.S. 1940's-1950's) "The 'King' of R&B Labels" by Anthony Rotante and Kurt Mohr. [Includes mx. numbers, no recording dates.] Serialized in Record Research #22 (Apr./May 1959) p. 9-10; #24 (Sept./Oct. 1959) p. 11;#25 (Nov./Dec. 1959) p. 14; #27 (Mar./Apr. 1960) p. 8; #29 (Aug. 1960) p. 15; #30 (Oct. 1960) p.15; #87, #90, #91, #92, #93, #94, #98
KISMET (AUSTRALIA 1928) "Kismet" W/D, Australian Record & Music Review Apr. 1992,
p. 12-15
KLIPPEL (AUSTRALIA) Klippel Record Co. discography by Ross Laird. Privately published, 56 p. [Summit, Lyric] GPO Box 22, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia.
KNIGHT (U.S. 1950's) in Imperial 5000-series discog., by Anthony Rotante, includes Bayou, Colony, Post and Knight subsidiaries, Record Research Apr, Aug, Nov 1986, Mar, Jun 87
KOMADAY (U.S. 1950's) in "Flat Town Music Group" (1950s) , by Almost Slim, describes a family of four Louisiana labels, Swallow, Jin, Maison de Soul and Komaday, Goldmine Nov 4, 1988
KRISTALL (GERMANY1929), by Hansfried Sieben, Talking Machine Review Dec 1985
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