Conqueror Records

American record label

Record label

Conqueror Records
Conqueror Record in original paper sleeve
Founded	1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Defunct	1942; 82 years ago (1942)
Status	Inactive
Distributor(s)	Sears, Roebuck and Company
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States

Conqueror Records was a United States-based record label, active from 1928 through 1942. The label was sold exclusively through Sears, Roebuck and Company.^[1]

History

Conqueror was originally owned by the Plaza Music Company, then became part of the American Record Corporation family of labels. Most of the issues are of standard dance tunes and popular songs of the era, although there are jazz recordings by Louis Armstrong and Glenn Miller.

The audio fidelity of Conquerors is average for the era, pressed into somewhat below average shellac. The record sleeves state that the proper playing speed for Conqueror Records is 80 rpm.

Selected artists

Dick Messner
Harry James
Bing Crosby
Fletcher Henderson
Jack Pettis (de)
Lizzie Miles
Sam Lanin
Devine's Wisconsin Roof Orchestra
Fred Hall
Ernie Golden
Ted Wallace and his Orchestra
Horsey's Hot Five
Irving Mills
Hal Kemp
Fred Rich
Duke Ellington
Adrian Schubert
Chick Bullock
Ben Pollack
Jack Teagarden
Varsity Eight
Cab Calloway
Red Nichols
Beale Street Washboard Band (see Herb Morand)
ARC Studio Bands^[2]
Gene Kardos
Joe Haymes
Dick Robertson
The Radio Imps
Murray and Scanlan

References

^ Allan Sutton (2007). "The Sears, Roebuck & Company Record Labels (1905-1950)". Mainspring Press.
^ Bunny Berigan: Elusive Legend of Jazz, by Robert Dupuis (born 1926), Louisiana State University Press (1993), p. 22 OCLC 475285612

Source for Selected Artists: Tom Lord (ed.), The Jazz Discography Online, Lord Music, (retrieved May 10, 2018; subscription required; accessible at many libraries); OCLC 690104143