Velvet Tone Records
1926-1932
Velvet Tones were recorded and pressed by Columbia as a budget label. They used the same masters as Harmony and were simply numbered 1000 higher with a "V" suffix substituted. Columbia had just built a new acoustic recording studio in 1924 when the electric microphone swept the industry the following year. To recover this investment, that studio continued to be used for Columbia's budget and client labels at least into late 1929. However, pressing quality was very good for the era, on par with Columbia's name-brand releases.
Encoded Speed: 192 Kbps
Acoustic Recordings

The St. Louis Blues	Farewell Blues
Gus Mulcay	Gus Mulcay
Velvet Tone 1408-V	Velvet Tone 1408-V
Matrix# 142316 1-A-4, Take 1	Matrix# 142317 1-B-4, Take 1
June 18, 1926	June 18, 1926
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn.	Note: Worn.

Rose of Monterey	Among My Souvenirs
Brown-Morris Orchestra	The Astorites (Fred Rich and His Hotel Astor Orchestra)
Velvet Tone 1528-V	Velvet Tone 1528-V
Matrix# 144887 1-B-5, Take 1	Matrix# 144891 2-C-6, Take 2
October 19, 1927	October 21, 1927
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Played at 78 RPM.

Big City Blues	Walking With Susie
Bert Lown & His Loungers	Lou Gold and His Orchestra
Velvet Tone 1920-V	Velvet Tone 1920-V
Matrix# 148178 2-B-2, Take 2	Matrix# 148430 3-C-11, Take 3
April 5, 1929	April 11, 1929
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Lamination cracks halfway in, not audible.	Note: Lamination cracks 1/4-way in, not audible.

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine	Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me
Golden Gate Orchestra (pseudonym for The California Ramblers)	Golden Gate Orchestra (pseudonym for The California Ramblers)
Velvet Tone 1947-V	Velvet Tone 1947-V
Matrix# 148663 1-C-3, Take 1	Matrix# 148664 1-C-3, Take 1
June 6, 1929	June 6, 1929
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Labels were affixed on wrong sides and have opposite matrix numbers printed on them.

Electrical Recordings

Exactly Like You	There's Danger In Your Eyes Cherie!
Lloyd Keating and His Music (pseudonym for Jack Albin and His Orchestra)	Lloyd Keating and His Music (pseudonym for Lou Gold and His Orchestra)
Velvet Tone 2132-V	Velvet Tone 2132-V
Matrix# 150101 3-A-5, Take 3	Matrix# 150122 3-A-7, Take 3
March 20, 1930	March 25, 1930
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Small lamination crack at start, very briefly audible.	Note: Small lamination crack at start, very briefly audible.

Dust	Girl Trouble
Hotel Pennsylvania Music (Jack Albin and His Orchestra)	Hotel Pennsylvania Music (Jack Albin and His Orchestra)
Velvet Tone 2160-V	Velvet Tone 2160-V
Matrix# 150450 2-A-4, Take 2	Matrix# 150451 2-B-1, Take 2
April 10, 1930	April 10, 1930
New York, New York	New York, New York

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