http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs010001 Record Industry Publicity Collection Authors: David Jackson and Maya Lerman Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2010

Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010616902

Finding aid encoded by David Jackson and Maya Lerman, with assistance from Marsha Maguire, 2010 Finding aid written in English Finding aid prepared using DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard) Collection Summary Record industry publicity collection 1937-1979 1946-1955 21.75 linear feet (41 boxes and 8 oversize folders) Collection materials are in English Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Press releases, record catalogs, radio program scripts, promotional posters, monthly publications about new record releases, and other materials advertising sound recordings. RPA 00353-00393 (boxes 1-41); RPC 00013 (box OSC 1); RPE 00003 (box OSE 1); RPM 00011 (map case) Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 Organizations American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Broadcast Music, inc. Capitol Records, Inc. Columbia Recording Corporation. Columbia Records, Inc. Decca Records (Firm) MGM Records. National Broadcasting Company. Peters International, Inc. Radio Corporation of America. RCA Victor Division. RCA Manufacturing Company, inc. Subjects Mail-order sound recording industry. Music--Discography. Sound recording industry. Sound recordings--Catalogs. Form/Genre Fliers (Printed matter) Mail order catalogs. Posters. Press releases. Promotional materials. Trade catalogs. Administrative Information Collection Acquisition

The collection was transferred from the Library of Congress Music Division to the Recorded Sound Section at an unspecified time.

 Provenance

The Record Industry Publicity Collection is formed of promotional materials that were mailed from record label publicity departments to the Library of Congress Music Division during 1940s through the 1970s. The Music Division later transferred the materials to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, where it was processed as a collection.

 Additions

No further additions to the collection are expected.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Maya Lerman and David Jackson, with assistance from Marsha Maguire, in 2010.

 Use Restrictions

Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.

 Access Restrictions

The Record Industry Publicity Collection is open for research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707- 7833.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [Container number, eg., Box 3], Record Industry Publicity Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.

 Scope and Content

The collection includes press releases, disc catalogs, scripts from radio programs, monthly publications about new record releases, and promotional posters. The materials were originally created to promote recordings issued by labels such as Capitol, Columbia, Decca, and RCA Victor; broadcasters such as NBC; and performance rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged in 14 series:

Series 1: ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Series 2: BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) Series 3: Capitol Records Series 4: Columbia Records Series 5: MGM Series 6: NBC (National Broadcasting Company) Series 7: Peters International Series 8: Decca Records Series 9: Epic Records Series 10: RCA Victor Records Series 11: RCA Victor Argentina Series 12: Independent Record Labels Series 13: Radio Companies Series 14: Concert and Festival Programs and Announcements http://lccn.loc.gov/2010616902 Container List 1/1-4 Series 1. ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Radio Program Service, 1942 .5 linear feet RPA 00353 (box 1)

The series consists of scripts from ASCAP's Radio Program Service. Programs represented are "Music Just for You," "Music...As You Like It," and "You Shall Have Music."

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Series 2. BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), 1946-1952 5 linear feet RPA 00354-00363 (boxes 2-11)

Publicity material for Broadcast Music, Inc., including individual series publications entitled Bulletin and Concert Music. Concert Music includes Concert Pin-up Sheet, Today in Music, and Your Concert Hall. Also includes script sheets for the BMI-sponsored radio shows Inside Story, Milestones, Spotlight on a Star, and According to the Record.

Materials are arranged according to publication type, starting with publicity material and followed by scripts for radio series. Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 Bulletin 2/1 1946 2/2 1948 2/3 1949 Concert Music 2/4-5 1951 2-3 1952 2 (2 folders) 3 (1 folder) 3/2-3 1953 3/4 1954 Inside Story 3/5 Scripts 1-48, 1947-1948

Lacking scripts 13-24.

 3/6 Scripts 49-84, 1948 4/1 Scripts 85-120, 1948 4/2 Scripts 121-144, 1948 Inside Story, 2nd series 4/3 Scripts 145-180, 1949 4/4 Scripts 181-204, 217-228, 1949

Lacking scripts 205-216.

 4/5 Scripts 229-264, 1949 4/6 Scripts 265-300, 1949-1950 4/7 Scripts 301-336, 1950 5/1 Scripts 337-372, 1950 5/2 Scripts 373-408, 1950 5/3 Scripts 409-456, 1951 Milestones 5/4-5 1954 5/6 1955 6/1-2 1956 6/3 1957 6/4 1958 6/5 Pin-up sheets, undated 6/6 Record Bulletin, 1950, 1952 Spotlight on a Star, 2nd series 6/7 Nos. 37-48, 73-108, 1950 6/8 Nos. 109-192, 1950 6/9 Nos. 193-288, [1950?]-1951 7/1 Nos. 289-360, 1951 7/2 Nos. 361-432, 1952 7/3 Miscellaneous published memos and newsletters, 1952, 1954, and undated

Material includes It's Touchdown Time, BMI Music Memo, BMI Newsletter, and Vital Changes.

 BMI Presents According to the Record 8/1-4 1948 8-9 1949 8 (2 folders) 9 (2 folders) 9-10 1950 9 (3 folders) 10 (1 folder) 10/2-5 1951 11/1-2 1956 11/3-5 1957 Series 3. Capitol Records, 1944-1959 2 linear feet RPA 00364-00367 (boxes 12-15); RPC 00013 (box OSC 1)

The series includes publicity material for Capitol Records, including individual series publications entitled From Capitol Records Information Bureau, Classical Programming Service, and Platter Patter from the Corner of Sunset and Vine. Further includes a numbered series of cards featuring new releases (which are listed below as New Capitol Records pamphlets and Capitol new releases cards), as well as a series of indexed Reviewer's Reference Cards (which are numbered by release) and ephemera.

Materials are arranged according to publication type, starting with publicity material and followed by new release cards and pamphlets. Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 Capitol Records Information Bureau 12/1 1947 12/2 1948 12/3 1949-1950, and undated Classical Programming Service 12/4 1954-1955 12/5 1956 12/6 1957 12/7 1958-1959 12/8 Platter Patter from the Corner of Sunset and Vine, 1950 New Capitol Records pamphlets 13/1 1944, and undated 13/2 1945-1946 13/3 1947 13/4 1948 13/5 1949 Capitol new releases cards 13/6 1950-1951 13/7 1951-1954 Reviewers' Reference Card 14/1 Nos. 71-80, 1947 14/2 Nos. 81-90, 1947 14/3 Nos. 91-96, 1947 14/4 Nos. 98-103, 1948 14/5 Nos. 104-110, 1948 14/6 Nos. 111-117, 1948 14/7 Nos. 118-120, 142-144, 1948 15/1 Nos. 145-150, circa 1948 15/2 Nos. 151-156, circa 1949 15/3 Capitol Records Artist Bio Filecards, 1948 15/4 Capitol Records releases, 1950 15/5 The Gazette, 1949 15/6 Capitol Telefunken Classical Release, 1949 15/7 Tennessee Ernie's Anticipation Blues, 1949 15/8 Latest Additions to Capitol's Catalog, 1949, and undated 15/9 Miscellaneous press releases and publicity, 1945-1953, and undated Capitol Records ephemera 15/10 1940s, and undated 15/11 1940s-1950s OSC 1/1 Full Dimensional Sound liner notes, 1955 Series 4. Columbia Records, 1943-1957 4.5 linear feet RPA 00368-00376 (boxes 16-24)

Series 4 includes publicity material and press department releases for Columbia Records, including individual series publications entitled News about Columbia Records, Speaking of Records, Columbia Records Biographical Service, Columbia LP Masterworks News, and News about Columbia Popular Records. The series also contains monthly supplements to the Columbia Numerical Catalog.

Materials are arranged according to publication type, starting with publicity material and followed by the numerical catalog. Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 News about Columbia Records 16/1-2 1949 16/3-4 1950 16/5 1951, and undated News from Columbia Records 17/1 1943, 1947-1948 17/2 1948 17/3 1948-1949 Speaking of Records 17/4 1949-1950 17/5 1951-1953 17/6 1954, and undated 17/7 1955 17/8 1956-1957 Columbia Records biographical service 18/1 1950-1954 18/2 1955 18/3 1956-1957 18/4 undated 18/5 Dateline Columbia Masterworks, 1956-1957 18/6 News about Columbia Masterworks Records, 1955 Columbia LP Masterworks News 18/7 1952 18/8 1953 18/9 1954 18/10 Columbia Masterworks, 1947, and undated 18/11 News of the Stars on Columbia Masterworks Records, 1947 18/12 News: Columbia Masterworks, 1955-1956 News about Columbia LP Records 19/1 1948-1949 19/2 1950 19/3 1951, and undated Columbia Records News 19/4 1945 19/5 1946 19/6 1947, and undated News about Columbia Popular Records 19/7 1952 19/8-9 1953-1954 19/10-11 1955-1957 20/1 New Releases: Columbia Records, 1943-1945 20/2 Columbia Records Publicity Bulletin, 1947 20/3 Columbia Records Children's News, 1952, 1955, and undated 20/4 Columbia Popular Records, 1945 20/5 Columbia Okeh Popular Records, 1943-1944 20/6 News of the Stars on Columbia Records, 1946-1947 20/7 Advance News from Columbia Records, 1954 20/8 News: Columbia Records Trade, 1956 20/9 Coming Up!, 1944-1945 20/10 5th Anniversary Special LP News from Columbia Records, Inc., 1953 20/11 Leonard Bernstein, 1956 20/12 The Philadelphia Orchestra, "The World's Greatest Orchestra," 1945/1955, 10th Anniversary on Columbia Records, 1955 20/13 Dateline Broadway, 1956 20/14 Dateline Christmas, 1956 20/15 Dateline Columbia Pops, 1956-1957 Columbia press department releases 21/1 1953-1954 21/2 1955-1956 Publicity releases 21/3 1949-1956 21/4 undated Columbia Recording Corporation publicity material 21/5 1944-1945, and undated 21/6 1945-1947 21/7 Miscellaneous Columbia releases, 1943-1945, and 1956 21/8 Miscellaneous promotional material, 1940s-1950s 21/9 Ephemera, 1951, 1953, and undated 21/10 Assorted pamphlets and catalogs, 1954-1955 22/1 Numerical catalog, replaced sheets, 1945-1946 Numerical catalog 22/2-5 1948

Each folder represents a monthly installment from May through August.

 22/6-12 1949

Each folder represents a monthly installment from June through December.

 22-23 1950 22 (5 folders) 23 (3 folders)

Each folder represents a monthly installment including January, June through September, and October through December.

 23/4-13 1951

Each folder represents a monthly installment from January through April, and August through December.

 24/1-12 1952

Each folder represents a monthly installment for the entire year.

 24/13-18 1953

Each folder represents a monthly installment from January through June.

 24/19 Numerical catalog supplement, 1953 Series 5. MGM Records, 1948-1955 1.5 linear feet RPA 00377-RPA 00379 (boxes 25-27)

Series 5 contains press releases, including individual titles such as Disk Data, New Releases, and News from MGM Records.

Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 Disk Data 25/1-2 1949 25/3-4 1950 25/5-6 1951 26/1-2 1952 26/3 1953 26/4 1954 26/5 1955 New Releases 26/6 1949 26/7 1950 26/8 1951 26/9 1952 27/1 1953 27/2 1954 27/3 1955 27/4 undated News from MGM Records 27/5 1948 27/6 1949 27/7 1950 27/8 1951 27/9 undated 27/10 Miscellaneous, 1949, 1953 Series 6. NBC (National Broadcasting Company), 1944-1953 .5 linear feet RPA 00380 (box 28)

Series includes publicity material, including individual titles such as Music News from NBC, NBC Music Round-up, and University of the Air.

Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 Music News from NBC 28/1 1944-1949 28/2 1950-1953 28/3 NBC Music Round-up, 1945-1951 28/4 University of the Air, 1945 28/5 Information...from NBC Public Affairs and Education, 1950 28/6 Television News, 1945 and 1953 Series 7. Peters International, 1969-1979 1.5 linear feet RPA 00381-RPA 00383 (boxes 29-31)

The series consists of promotional correspondence and various catalogs, including individually entitled series such as Grapevine, Peters International Illustrated Catalog, and New Releases.

Materials are arranged according to publication type, starting with promotional correspondence and followed by catalogs. Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 29/1 Promotional correspondence, 1972, and undated 29/2 Arion, 1976 29/3 Catalogs of recordings grouped by country or region, undated

Separate catalogs for African, East Indies, Indian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern recordings. In addition, there is one catalog from the Philips/Fontana group of world music labels arranged alphabetically by country.

 29/4 Classical Catalog - Checklist, 1974 29/5 Complete Catalog Listing, 1972-1975 29/6 Dealers Confidential Information, 1969 Grapevine 29/7 1970-1972 29/8 1972-1973 29/9 1973 29/10 1974 29/11 1974-1975 30/1 1975-1976 30/2 Illustrated Catalog/Imported Classical, 1970s 30/3 Illustrated Catalog/Imported Jazz-Pop, Blues-Rock, 1976 Illustrated Catalog 30/4 circa 1960s and 1976

Includes Imported French and Imported German catalogs.

 30/5 1976-1977, and undated

Includes Indian, Israeli, Italian, and Mid-East catalogs.

 30/6 Illustrated Catalog/Tapes, 1973 New Releases 30/7 1974-1975 31/1 1975 31/2 1975-1976 31/3 1976 31/4 1976-1977 31/5 New Releases, Numerical, 1976 31/6 Numerical Catalog Listings, 1975-1976 Records & Tapes from around the World 31/7 1978 31/8 1978-1979 31/9 Religious Recordings, circa 1970s Series 8. Decca Records, 1939-1979 1 linear foot RPA 00384-RPA 00385 (boxes 32-33)

Series 8 includes a numbered series of cards featuring new releases for Decca Records and subsidiary labels, such as Commodore and the British Decca company, numbered by release; also includes press releases such as the individually titled series From Decca Records; further includes a series of pamphlets containing notes for album sets issued by Decca; press releases for Decca Distributing Corporation; and ephemera, including advertisements and catalogs.

Materials are arranged according to publication type, starting with new release cards and pamphlets, followed by press releases and catalogs. Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 New record releases 32/1 1942-1943 32/2 1944 32/3 1945 32/4-5 1946-1948 32/6 Catalog release cards, undated 32/7 Full Frequency Range Records Imported from England, 1947-1948, and undated 32/8 Commodore Records (released through Decca distributing corporation), 1947 32/9 Ephemera, 1943-1947, and undated From Decca Records 33/1 1944-1945, and undated 33/2 1946 33/3 Album series, 1943-1944 33/4 Best-selling Decca popular records, 1942-1943 33/5 Decca Brunswick News Letter, 1944 33/6 Decca distributing corporation, 1946-1947 33/7 Assorted record player equipment advertisements, 1939, and undated 33/8 Season's Greetings, undated 33/9 New Decca Records, 1940 33/10 Press releases, 1943-1944 33/11 Advertisements, 1940s 33/12 Assorted catalogs, 1978-1979, and undated Series 9. Epic Records, 1953-1956 .5 linear feet RPA 00386 (box 34)

Primarily publicity material, including the publications News about Epic Records, Dateline Epic Classics, and Dateline Epic Pops.

Arranged by publication title and chronologically within each publication.

 34/1 Press department, 1954, 1956 News about Epic Records 34/2 1954-1955 34/3 1956 34/4 New Epic Record Label Releases, 1953 34/5 Dateline Epic Classics, 1956 34/6 Dateline Epic Pops, 1956 34/7 Other popular epicgram, classical epicgram, 1956 Series 10. RCA Victor Records, 1941-1954, and undated 2 linear feet RPA 00387-RPA 00390 (boxes 35-38)

The series includes publicity material and press department releases for RCA Victor Records, including individual series publications entitled News about RCA Victor Records, News Information, and Victor Record Bulletin.

Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 News about RCA Victor Records 35/1-2 1946 35/3-4 1947 35/5-8 1948 36/1-4 1949 36-37 1950 36 (3 folders) 37 (2 folders) 37/3-5 1951 37/6 1952 37/7-8 1953 37/9-10 undated 38/1 RCA Communications, Inc., 1949 Announcing New Victor Red Seal Records 38/2 1943-1944 38/3-4 1945 38/5 undated News Information 38/6 1943-1944 38/7-8 1945 38/9 undated Victor Record Bulletin 38/10-14 1945 38/15 1946 38/16 Ephemera, 1940s, and 1954 38/17 Miscellaneous catalogs, undated 38/18 Miscellaneous, 1941-1949 Series 11. RCA Victor Argentina, 1947-1953 .5 linear feet RPA 00391 (box 39); RPC 00013 (box OSC 1); RPE 00003 (box OSE 1); and RPM 00011 (map case)

Series includes publicity serial entitled Discos RCA Victor. Oversize material consists of accompanying promotional posters for individual record releases.

Arranged chronologically within each publication.

 Discos RCA Victor 39/1 1947 39/2-3 1948 39/4-7 1949 39/8-9 1950 39/10 1951-1952 39/11-15 1953 39/16 1954 39/17 Miscellaneous, 1947-1953 Promotional posters OSC 1/2-5 1950s OSE 1/1 undated OSE 1/2 Los Ultimos Exitos en Discos RCA Victor, 1950-1953 map case Nuevos Discos RCA Victor, 1948-1950 Series 12. Independent Record Labels, 1937-1957, 1973, and undated 1 linear foot RPA 00392-RPA 00393 (boxes 40-41)

Series 12 consists of promotional material from mail order record clubs such as American Recording Society, Concert Hall Society, Music Treasures of the World, and Disc of the Month; independent record labels such as Asch Records; overseas labels such as Columbia Graphophone Company; general record industry releases such as Vanguard News; market research material from Muzak Corporation and Copyright Office of Research, Inc.; and record retailers such as Steinway & Sons Record Shop and Gramophone Shop, Inc.

Materials are arranged by company name.

 40/1 American Recording Society, undated 40/2 Asch Records/Folkways materials, 1945, and undated 40/3 The Boston University Anthology of Recorded Music, 1957 40/4 Classophone, Inc., 1947 40/5 Columbia (EMI), 1940s-1950s 40/6 Concert Hall Society, Inc., 1946, and undated 40/7 Contemporary Records, Inc., 1953, and undated 40/8 Copyright 1948, Office of Research, Inc., 1948 40/9 Disc of the Month, 1946 40/10 Enrichment Records, 1955-1956 40/11 Gramophone Shop, Inc., 1937, 1943, and undated 40/12 Mercury, 1953, and undated 40/13 Music Treasures of the World, 1957, and undated 40/14 Muzak Corporation, 1946, and undated 40/15 Steinway & Sons Record Shop, 1940s 40/16 Vanguard News, 1954-1956 40/17 Phonograph equipment ads from various companies, 1940s 41/1 Miscellaneous independent record label ephemera, 1939-1953, and undated 41/2 Casa Bautista de Publicaciones, Catalogo Especial, 1973 41/3 Miscellaneous record industry press and media materials, 1948-1953, and undated 41/4 Miscellaneous mail order record club fliers, 1940, 1947, and undated 41/5 Miscellaneous non-English language ephemera, undated 41/6 Miscellaneous record retailers, 1937, 1940, and undated 41/7 Miscellaneous indices and catalogs, 1966, 1971, and 1976 Series 13. Radio Companies, 1944-1946, and undated .25 linear feet RPA 00393 (box 41)

This series consists of press releases from the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and scripts from various radio programs, such as Music of the Jazz Bands, Music of the Theatre, Outpost Concert Series, and Radio Symphonies of America.

Materials are arranged according to program name.

 41/8 Press releases for American Broadcasting Company (ABC) "serious music" radio and television programs, 1948-1949 41/9 For Release, 1946 Benton & Bowles, Inc. Music of the Jazz Bands continuity [U.S. Office of War Information?], Overseas Distribution Section 41/10 No. 53, circa 1945 41/11 No. 54, circa mid 1940s 41/12 Music of the Theatre, nos. 49-50, undated [U.S. Office of War Information?], Radio Outpost Division 41/13 Outpost Concert Series, no. 28, undated [U.S. Office of War Information?], Radio Outpost Division 41/14 Radio Symphonies of America, nos. 35-37, 46, 1944-1945 41/15 Series 14. Concert and Festival Programs and Announcements, 1944-1956 .1 linear feet RPA 00393 (box 41)

Consists of announcements, fliers, and releases about concerts and festivals.