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At this late date, I can't prove any of this, but I remember from my days 
selling Everest in Manhattan from shop to shop that there were two stores 
diagonally opposit one another at 4th St. and 1st or, possibly 2d Ave.  One 
was Metro Music, the other's name I can't recall.  An old NY phone book will 
supply the name.  They catered to Jewish clientelle. The owner of Metro 
owned Menorah and I think the other had a large financial interest in 
Banner.

Steve Smolian



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Lewis" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Query regarding ownership of 78s - posted by Mike 
Gray


No. This Banner was strictly a US Jewish-market label; although Wikipedia 
puts its founding in 1939, I always thought it was post-war. It is not 
related to ARC, and lasted into the LP era for at least 8 LP releases. They 
were the main label for the Barry Sisters until they signed with Roulette, 
and I had the idea -- don't know how -- that Mo Levy might have bought 
Banner in order to own their back catalogue. But the Barry Sisters' Roulette 
LPs seemed to have been new to that company and in stereo, whereas 
everything on Banner was in mono. Of course, Roulette was famous for 
gussying up mono recordings into fake stereo, but that does not provide 
closure to this question. Banner was in business at least 13 years, making 
Jewish records, and then they simply vanished; I have no idea if Mo Levy 
bought them or not. Anyone in the know?

David "Uncle Dave" Lewis
Assistant Editor, Classical
Rovi Corporation

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From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List 
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Art Shifrin
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Query regarding ownership of 78s - posted by Mike 
Gray

Is the Banner Records of the Plaza Music Group & later ARC the same as what
became Leisure Time Music?  My guess is no, but it'd be worth clarifying.

Art (Shiffy) Shifrin
www.shifrin.net