OKeh Bibliography

Discography of OKeh Records, 1918-1934, compiled by Ross Laird and Brian Rust.

The discographical listings  which make up the bulk of the information in this volume were compiled mainly from the surviving company file cards for recordings made from 1926 onward, and from data taken from copies of the actual records for most material recorded before 1926 (in the absence of original company files which were apparently destroyed or discarded long ago). Some additional details were provided by the contemporary published sources which are listed below.

Company Catalogs and Other Related Sources

OKeh Record Catalog, 1919. New York, Otto Heineman Phonography Supply Co., Inc., 28 pp.

OKeh Records, Fourth Bulletin, 1919. New York, Otto Heineman Phonography Supply Co., Inc., 12 pp.

OKeh Records, December Supplement, 1921. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 24 pp.

OKeh Record Catalog, 1922. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 52 pp.

OKeh Records, January supplement, 1922. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 6 pp.

OKeh Records: (A numerical catalog of Okeh records and rare record importations… containing selections up to and including July 1923). New York, General Phonograph Corp., 80 pp.

OKeh and Odeon Records: (Domestic numerical catalog...containing a complete and revised list of active records issued up to and including May 1924). New York, General Phonograph Corp., 72 pp.

OKeh Complete Catalog, 1925. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 92 pp.

OKeh and Odeon Records: (Domestic numerical catalog… containing  a complete and revised list of active records issued up to and including May 1925).  New York, General Phonograph Corp., 95 pp.

OKeh and Odeon Records: (Domestic numerical catalog… containing a complete and revised list of active records issued up to and including March 1927). New York, OKeh Phonograph Corp., 56 pp.

OKeh and Odeon Records: (Domestic numerical catalog… containing a complete and revised list of active records issued up to and including March 1928). New York, OKeh Phonograph Corp., 44 pp.

Okeh Neue Deutsche Schallplatten: (Gesamtnachtrag zum Hauptkatalog 1924). New York, General Phonograph Corp., 8 pp.

Odeon: Der deutsche Heimatsrekord: Haupt Katalog, Juni 1924. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 60 pp.

OKeh, Complete catalog, 1925. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 92 pp.

OKeh Irish Records, 1925. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 4 pp.

Odeon and OKeh Foreign Records: (Numerical catalog... containing, in numerical order, a complete list of active Okeh and Odeon foreign records issued up to, and including July 1926). New York, General Phonograph Corp., 128 pp.

OKeh Dischi ltaliani, General Catalog, 1926. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 29 pp.

OKeh-Odeon Discos Mexicanos-Cubanos-Puerto Riqueños, 1926. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 24 pp.

Odeon: Der Deutsche Heimatsrekord: (Deutscher Haupt Katalog, 1926. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 61 pp.

Odeon Greek Records, Complete List, 1926. New York, General Phonograph Corp., 8 pp.

Odeon and OKeh Foreign Records: (Numerical catalog... containing a complete and revised list of all foreign records issued up to and including May 1928). New York, OKeh Phonograph Corp., 60 pp.

OKeh Nuevas Discos Mexicanos, 1928. New York, OKeh Phonograph Corp., 8 pp.

Advance Record Bulletins in The Talking Machine World, 1918-1930.

New Records lists in Canadian Music Trades Journal, 1918-1923.

Contemporary Periodical Sources

“Heineman ‘OKeh’ Record Now Ready for the Trade.” The Talking Machine World, May 15, 1918, p. 95.

“Otto Heineman's 20th Anniversary in Industry.” The Talking Machine World, December 15, 1922, p. 16.

“Unusual OKeh publicity drive.” The Talking Machine World, May 15, 1923, p. 150.

“New Selling Plans Stimulate Odeon Business.” The Talking Machine World, December 15, 1923, p. 43.

“First OKeh Record by Southern Orchestra.” The Talking Machine World, May 15, 1924, p. 106.

“‘Cajan’ Folk Song Recorded by General Phono Corp.” The Talking Machine World, July 15, 1925, p. 12.

“OKeh Company May May Records Here.” Asheville "Citizen," August 26, 1925, p. 100.

“Mountain Folk Songs Recorded by B. L. Lunsford of Asheville.” Asheville "Citizen," August 30, 1925, p. 5.

“Orchestra Will Record in City.” Asheville "Citizen," September 2, 1925, p. 20.

“Public recording of OKeh dance record at Roseland The Talking Machine World, October 1 5, 1925, p.92)

R.S. Peer made OKeh General Sales Manager.” The Talking Machine World, December 15, 1925, p. 1.

“W. A. Timm OKeh Manager of Foreign Record Dept.” The Talking Machine World, December 15, 1925, p. 6.

“OKeh record by Victoria Spivey in Public Favor.” The Talking Machine World, July 15, 1926, p. 1.

“Columbia Co. Buys OKeh/Odeon Record Division of General Phonograph Corp.” The Talking Machine World, October 15, 1926, p. 18.

“T. G. Rockwell Now With the OKeh Recording Labs.” The Talking Machine World, January 1 5, 1927, p. 6.

“General Phonograph Mfg. Corp. Chartered—Otto Heineman President of New Firm.” The Talking Machine World, March, 1927, p. 6.

“Charles L. Hibbard Recording Director, OKeh Phonograph Corporation.” The Phonograph Monthly Review, April, 1927, p. 307.

“Contributions from veterans in the phonograph industry [Mr. Otto Heineman].” The Phonograph Monthly Review, June, 1927, pP. 379-80.

“Echoes from the OKeh Recording Studio,” by Peter P. Decker. The Phonograph Monthly Review, December, 1927, p. 86-88.

“Hibbard solves pitch variation problem.” The Phonograph Monthly Review, October, 1928, p. 15.

“Columbia's ‘New Process’ records.” The Phonograph Monthly Review, December, 1928, p. 96.

“General review.” The Phonograph Monthly Review, July, 1 929, p. 327.

Published Secondary Sources

Avery, Harry. “The American Parlophone-Odeon Series.” The Jazzfinder, December 1946,  pp. 13-16.

Laird, Ross. The American Odeon ONY- Series. Melbourne: Exact Science Press, 1983.

Sutton, Allan. The Origins of OKeh. Mainspring Press, 1998.

Sutton, Allan. Odeon in the U.S. Mainspring Press, 1998.

Vernon, Paul. Odeon Records: Their ‘Ethnic’ Output. Musical Traditions, 1997.

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Discography of OKeh Records, 1918-1934 . Compiled by Ross Laird and Brian Rust. Reprinted by permission.