Cardinal (U.S.A.) / 1921
Corporate background:
The label originated from New York City,
one of many to spring up following the expiration in 1919 of
Victor and Columbia’s patents on recording technology.
Label scan courtesy of UK music researcher
and collector Bill Dean-Myatt, who notes: “This is one of the first
issues, recorded March 1921.”
Design: The
illustration depicts the well-known North American bird, which
has bright red plumage and is named for the red cloaks of the
dignitaries of the Roman Catholic church.
A sound, well-balanced design.