Romeo Records
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Template:Infobox company Romeo Records was an American jazz record label that started in 1926 as a subsidiary of Cameo Records. The discs were sold exclusively at S. H. Kress & Co. department stores<ref name="New Grove">Template:Cite book</ref> and retailed for 25 cents each.
In 1931 Romeo was acquired by the American Record Corporation and continued through 1938 until the cessation of ARC's dime-store labels: (Perfect, Melotone, Banner, and Oriole).
From the beginning, Romeo discs had a maroon label. It was changed to a black label in 1931 and then became blue in 1935.
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External links
- Romeo Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project