Bibletone Records

78rpm Bibletone label by The Bibletone Jubileers, catalog S-2000 side B

Bibletone Records was organized in 1942 in New York City by Arthur L. Becker.[1] In 1944 the company home office was listed as 354 Fourth Avenue, NY. Home office executives were Arthur L. Becker, home office president; C. B. Slade, executive manager; and George Shackley, musical director.[2]

The company was the first all-gospel label to release 331⁄3 rpm albums of their releases. It was also one of the first labels to release 10-inch as well as 12-inch long-play albums and one of the first companies to release their singles on 45, as well as 78 rpm.

  1. ^ Index of Trademarks Issued from the United States Patent Office. United States. Patent Office. 1946. p. 145.
  2. ^ The Billboard 1944 Music Year Book. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1944. p. 184.