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Madison Records (Grey Gull)

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Like Grey Gull, Madison records were often poorly recorded and made from the same cheap material. Much of Madison's material duplicates other Grey Gull labels issues, but some material appeared only on Madison. Unlike the other Grey Gull subsidiaries, Madison Records labels and advertising made no
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solos on Madison records. Audio fidelity, is about average to somewhat below average for the era, pressed in below average quality
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Issues include popular dance music and songs of the time, mostly recorded by studio musicians in
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United States
record label
United Kingdom
F.W. Woolworth
Grey Gull Records
1926
1931
New York City
jazz
Hawaiian music
Wurlitzer organ
shellac
List of record labels
Madison on Dance Band Encyclopaedia site
Categories
American record labels
Record labels established in 1926
Record labels disestablished in 1931
Jazz record labels

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