Vox AG, officially Vox-Schallplatten- und Sprechmaschinen A.-G., was a German record label and public limited company founded in 1921 by Otto Klung, August Strauch and Curt Stille. It was established for the manufacture of phonographs and shellac records. Vox records feature a triangular label with a stylized depiction of a singer's side profile designed by the graphic and advertising artist . One source suggests that it issued the first electrical recordings in Germany in late 1924 or early 1925, presumably recorded by a method other than that of Western Electric, but notes that it did not generally adopt electric recording technology until some 18 months later. The company declared bankruptcy in 1929 due to significant competition from larger record labels in Germany.
Selected sessionography + Sam Wooding and His Orchestra The Chocolate Kiddies Matrix MusicTitle Composer(s)lyricist(s) CatalogNo. "O Katharina" L. Wolfe Gilbert (words)Richard Fall (music) "Shanghai Shuffle" Larry Conley (w&m)Gene Rodemich (w&m) audio "Alabamy Bound" Ray Henderson (music)Buddy DeSylva (words)Bud Green (words) audio "Alabamy Bound"(alternate take) Ray Henderson (music)Buddy DeSylva (words)Bud Green (words) Jazz Panorama LP20 "By the Waters of Minnetonka" Thurlow Lieurance (w&m) "O Katharina" L. Wolfe Gilbert (words)Richard Fall (music) "Shanghai Shuffle" Larry Conley (w&mGene Rodemich (w&m) "Alabamy Bound" Ray Henderson (music)Buddy DeSylva (words)Bud Green (words)
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See also List of record labels
External links Online discography A discographical look at German Vox
References General
<li> "A Discographical Look at German Vox," by Björn Englund (sv) (born 1942) July 29, 2003
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