- Bibletone Records
Bibletone Records was organized in
1942 inNew York City byArthur Becker .The company was the first all-gospel label to release 33 1/3 rpm albums of their releases. It was also one of the first labels to release 10-inch as well as 12-inch
long-play albums and one of the first companies to release their "singles" on 45, as well as 78 rpm.Initially, the early albums were of
choirs ,sacred music andchildren's music , however, the success of the earliest records ofThe LeFevres on 78 rpm (in the 1940s), caused the company to shift its focus toSouthern Gospel . The company changed ownership several times during the 1950s, operating for a time inMontrose, Pennsylvania and also inWheaton, Illinois .Blue & Red Vinyl Days
The company finally settled in
East Orange, New Jersey , under the management ofDick Engel . During Engel's tenure, the label boasted its own pressing plant, and recorded a number of major Southern gospel groups, including : The LeFevres,The Blue Ridge Quartet ,The Rebels Quartet ,The Harmoneers ,The Homeland Harmony Quartet ,The Happy Goodman Family and theSunshine Boys . Initial releases were often pressed byRCA Custom Pressing but Bibletone became known in the 1950s for their colorful red or blue vinyl records, pressed in the company's own pressing plant.Bibletone Today
A reported accident at the plant caused the original Bibletone label to cease production in the late 1950s, and the trademark on the name lapsed. In
1967 ,Johnny Carter filed for the Bibletone trademark, and began using the name. Later, the label became a part of theNational Recording Corporation in Rome, Georgia.ee also
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