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Mainspring Label Gallery / Photos adapted from ARLIE

THE MUSIC HOUR
(1928)

Pathé's 'Music Hour' label, c. 1928

The Pathé Phonograph & Radio Corporation produced The Music Hour only briefly, probably in mid-to-late 1928. The sample shown was recorded around March 1928 and was released under the identical catalog number on the Pathé Actuelle label. Interestingly, several vocal blues from Pathé's short-lived race-record series also appeared on The Music Hour under their original numbers in 1928. No trace of a retailer or distributor for this rare label has been found.