What are your favorite-looking labels?

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:32 am

What are some of your favorite-looking labels? Have you ever purchased anything just because the label made you curious?

zipcord · Post by **zipcord** » Tue Dec 31, 2024 1:16 pm

Vocalion and Okeh

Post by **epigramophone** » Tue Dec 31, 2024 2:02 pm

Anything rare and unusual, such as this :

edisonplayer · Post by **edisonplayer** » Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:25 pm

I like the Columbia Flag label.Also Vocalion.edisonplayer

Post by **dennis** » Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:51 pm

American Record - the blue records with the Indian - “Music hath charms”

Marconi Velvetone - with Marconi’s big smile <sarcasm>

Post by **Inigo** » Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:22 am

One of my all time favourites is the Spanish Columbia pink label

Post by **epigramophone** » Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:04 am

Not rare, but Fonotipia is one of my favourites :

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Wed Jan 01, 2025 11:43 am

Some excellent items listed here.

I also like the various Conqueror labels.

Nitto, from Japan:

The later King labels with the artist’s image:

Post by **drh** » Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:27 pm

I've never seen one in the flesh, but from photos these are the most spectacular of the 78 era. Too bad the things are never playable.

Post by **epigramophone** » Wed Jan 01, 2025 1:18 pm

Then there are the mysteries. I know the label, but I can find nothing about the artist :