Vogue Picture Record Featuring Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra (1940's)

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Here is a really nice "Vogue Picture Record" from the 40's. This 78 r.p.m. record features "Basin Street Blues" and "Sugar Blues" by Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra (#707). Like most of the 10" records of the time It contain  one two- to three-minute performance per side.  It has great visionary graphics. Both side has a few scratches, due to it's age.

This would also be nice framed.

Measures: 10"D Collector's Treasure

Vogue Picture Records Detroit, Michigan Vogue Picture Records are collected mainly for the picture and the small number of records to be collected, explains the University of California at Santa Barbara. Vogue Picture Records were produced with a printed piece of colorful artwork trapped inside the vinyl, making them popular when compared with the black vinyl of the majority of vinyl records. As there are only 74 known recordings, collectors have an opportunity to collect every record to complete a collection.

History

Vogue Picture Records were produced in post-World War II America in Detroit, Michigan, and according to the University of California at Santa Barbara, they reflected the optimistic mood of the nation following the dark outlook of the war years. The Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors reports the records were produced by Sav-Way Industries for a short period of time, with the first record released in May 1946. used an aluminum platter as his base, adding a color drawing that completely covered the aluminum. The platter was then laminated with clear vinyl, into which the music was encrypted.

The finished product was shipped in opaque sleeves through which the record could be seen. Vogue records featured a wide variety of artists, hit parade star Joan Edwards and popular singer Marion Mann  to country acts like Lulu Belle and Scotty, Patsy Montana, and the Down Homers. Dance bands and orchestras were a major force in the music of the time, and sweet bandleaders Clyde McCoy, Art Kassel, Art Mooney, Shep Fields, Frankie Masters, and Sonny Dunham all recorded for Vogue.

Latin rhythms and dances were enjoying popularity then, so Vogue released two albums of rhumba lessons. A third album of 'Society Rhumbas' featured Dick LaSalle and His Society Orchestra. As well as sambas courtesy of Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra. Sales of Sav-Way products boomed for a short period, but the inability of Sav-Way to attract known bands and performers saw the boom end quickly with production of Vogue Picture Records ending in April 1947. The company entered receivership in August of the same year.

Types

The prices of records on the modern market can vary greatly due to condition and rarity of the record and are usually split into eight types, according to The Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors. The most common records found easily by collectors carry serial numbers such as R707 and R733 with an average price of between $33 and $40. Vogue picture records that are popular but not common carry serial numbers such as R712 and R750 and are valued between $100 and $150. The Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors reports some records printed using two serial numbers such as R711 and R713 being valued at between $100 and $150. Some Vogue picture records are rare with values of over $2,000 such as those carrying the serial numbers R713 and R715 while the record numbered R784 carries a resale value around $5,000 or more.

Condition

There are no known records detailing the production and distribution of Sav-Way Industries recordings, The Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors reports. Serial numbers of vogue picture records run from R707 to R786, but not all the serial numbers between are accounted for. In fact only 74 records were produced by Sav-Way, making the entire collection particularly rare. Test pressings never intended to be released to the public usually bring the highest prices at auction due to the limited number of copies. The condition of the The condition of the records also plays an important factor in value. The Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors reports that very few collectors play their records, meaning the condition of the image is more important than the ability to play the record. Discoloration of the vinyl to a milky white or yellow has a great effect on the record value as does warping of the record above an eighth of an inch.

Vogue Picture Records Detroit, Michigan

 Vogue Picture Records were manufactured in Detroit, Michigan, at Sav-Way Industries during 1946 and 1947. The brainchild of inventor and entrepreneur Tom Saffady, Vogue records were designed to get attention. In an age of highly breakable, black shellac 78rpm records, Vogues were different. Saffady used an aluminum platter as his base, adding a color drawing that completely covered the aluminum. The platter was then laminated with clear vinyl, into which the music was encrypted.

The finished product was shipped in opaque sleeves through which the record could be seen. Vogue records featured a wide variety of artists, hit parade star Joan Edwards and popular singer Marion Mann  to country acts like Lulu Belle and Scotty, Patsy Montana, and the Down Homers. Dance bands and orchestras were a major force in the music of the time, and sweet bandleaders Clyde McCoy, Art Kassel, Art Mooney, Shep Fields, Frankie Masters, and Sonny Dunham all recorded for Vogue.

Latin rhythms and dances were enjoying popularity then, so Vogue released two albums of rhumba lessons. A third album of 'Society Rhumbas' featured Dick LaSalle and His Society Orchestra. As well as sambas courtesy of Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra.