Autograph Records

Autograph Records
Parent companyMarsh Laboratories
Founded1920s (1920s)
FounderOrlando R. Marsh
StatusDefunct
GenreJazz
Country of originU.S.
LocationChicago, Illinois

Autograph Records was an American record label in the 1920s owned by Marsh Laboratories of Chicago, Illinois, which was owned by Orlando R. Marsh, an electrical engineer.

Marsh made recordings by his own experimental methods. Autograph was the first U.S. record label to release recordings made electrically with microphones, as opposed to the acoustical or mechanical method that was more commonly used.[1] According to author Brian Rust, Marsh's first electrical records were made in 1924.[2]

  1. ^ Holmes, Thom (2006). The Routledge guide to music technology. CRC Press. p. 97.Columbia Graphophone marketed electrical 12-inch in early 20s.
  2. ^ Rust, Brian. "Autograph, a glimpse into the past." Storyville 1972; 40: 124-126.