Scala Records

Scala label c. 1911

Scala Records was a British record label which was in business between 1911 and 1927.^[1] The source firm was the Scala Record Co. Ltd., based in London. Pressings were from Germany until the First World War, then from London, with masters from Beka and others. A number of American masters were used, such as those from Vocalion and Gennett.^[2] The repertoire was jazz, popular music, and vocal. A second label, Scala Ideal, offered the same popular material between 1923 and 1927.^[2]

References

1. Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 172. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
2. Marco, Guy, ed. (1993). Encyclopedia of recorded sound in the United States. New York u.a.: Garland. p. 611. ISBN 0-8240-4782-6.