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PEARL
809 Madison St., Covington, KY. Formed by Larry VINCENT and Haven Gillespie
in early 1946, by 1947 had national distribution and a sizeable hit with "I Used
To Work in Chicago". Despite the variety of artist credits almost all are by
Vincent. Early party releases (0010+) are red with silver print and the logo is
handstamped in black on the label. Later purple labels with silver print are
among the most common party records and their Cincinnati origin suggests an
arrangement with the Queen/King labels. Known ranges 0010-0018, non-party
numbers 11-25; 50-75 plus #'s 300, 400, 600, 700, 800, 1000, 9001 and 9000B
backed with 10000A(!). In adddition, some were pressed with one side from the
party series and one straight tune, both with their original labels.
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