Record Labels - Pathé Records

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Pathé Records

Pathé records were produced by the French Pathé Freres and initially produced large, verically cut records. The Actuelle line was introduced in 1920 as laterally cut records sold in the United States. In 1929 Pathé was involved in the merger that created the American Record Corporation, and production ceased in 1930.

An early 1920s Actuelle label. This example dates to 1922.

A later 1920s Actuelle label. This example dates to 1928

Perfect Records

The Perfect label first appeared around 1922, and was a great success, outlasting its parent label into the 1930s. See American Record Corporation for later issues.

A Perfect produced by Pathé. The design is very similar to the initial ARC design, but lacks the word electric at the top, and has a company identification at the bottom. This example dates to 1926.

Sleeves

A Pathé Actuelle sleeve from the early 1920s.

A somewhat tattered pre-ARC Perfect sleeve from the 1920s listing some of their popular artists of the era, as well as the blatant lie, 'Better Records Can't be Made.'

All images on this page created by R. Connor Montgomery, please do not reproduce without permission.