Broadway Records
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Broadway Records was a United States based record label of the 1920s.
Broadway Records were first manufactured about 1921 (?) by the Bridgeport Die and Machine Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Most of the early issues were from masters recorded by Paramount Records. Starting in 1924, masters from the Emerson, Banner and Crown labels appeared on Broadway.
Bridgeport Die and Machine went bankrupt in 1925, and the Broadway label was acquired by "The New York Recording Laboratories", which (despite what the name might suggest) were located in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The New York Recording Laboratories were owned by the Wisconsin Chair Company, also the parent of Paramount Records. The Broadway label was discontinued in 1931.
The audio fidelty of Broadway Records is somewhat below average for the era.
In 1947 a new Label was named Broadway Records and was not related to the former Company. Vincent Puccio Sr. founded the new label in Los Angeles Ca. His brother Gasper played a key role in the early years and went on to found Houston Records in 1958.
The Broadway label was maroon in color with silver script,sometimes "Value" appeared under the cursive "Broadway". "Value Hit Parade Tunes" was another label owned by Vince.
Both labels were found on millions of 78's, 45's, and LPs. By 1989, with the emergence of the Compact Disc Broadway Records was out of business.
Later, both Music Catalogs were sold to 108th Street Records.
