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I was browsing & cleaning up some releases on Discogs when I noticed these two listings...

https://www.discogs.com/release/3444206 ... our-family

https://www.discogs.com/release/3444229 ... d-the-fly-

I left a comment saying "I believe this record is not from June 1906- "Released around June 1906, by the Oneida record company of Oneida, New York."

There is also no evidence of the existence of a label called "Oneida Record Co." or "Oneida Record Company" outside of this and another Discogs release.

I think this is not from 1906, being that the label is also hand drawn, a practice unused at the time."

What do you guys think?

A total guess, but I am wondering if someone had a record with a missing label and did this to "make due".

JerryVan wrote: Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:54 am A total guess, but I am wondering if someone had a record with a missing label and did this to "make due".

I think you're right but it's weird they would make up a record label and history behind it also. These are probably Victor/Columbia/Decca/Okeh records that this person glued a label on and made up some history.

I googled Samuel's query and also found nothing for "Oneida Record Co." except the Discogs pages.

Possibly this (?)
-- https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/ ... our_family
-- https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/ ... nd_the_fly

They don't look like early records in the discogs photos. I'm sure they are the titles of real recordings, but the record doesn't look like they match.

If you look at the photos, you’ll see that there is the full sheet where the drawing was made before it was cut out and glued onto the disc. This hobby attracts all types

Something that occurred to me is the possibility that this artwork was done in the period by a post-secondary student in Commercial Art. Fictitious record company.
An assignment the student did in colored pencils. It is attractive, original and eye catching. Spacing between letters and words could be better. A-.

bob stutz
former drafting instructor