Aco Records or ACO Records was a British

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active from 1922 through 1927. Aco was a budget label, producing 10 inch and 12 inch double sided

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s. Aco was a subsidiary of the Aeolian Company Ltd. of

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, which in turn was an affiliate of the

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based

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. The material was mostly popular dance tunes and songs of the day, together with some light

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and operatic selections. Aco seems to have made no recordings themselves, instead taking masters from both British and US Aeolian, as well as leasing masters from U.S.-based

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. Sometimes these re-releases on Aco had the recording artists listed on the label under various

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s. The discs were manufactured, alongside Aeolian Vocalion discs, at the factory of the Universal Music Company at

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. The brand was discontinued in 1927 and replaced by the Broadcast and

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brands. Artists on the label included the Broadway Band, Merrie's Dance Quintette, The Lyricals and the St. Hilda Prize Band.

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Dance Band Encyclopaedia listing
British record labels Record labels established in 1922 Record labels disestablished in 1927 {{UK-record-label-stub

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