Medallion Records was a record label (1919–late 1921 or early 1922) owned by the Baldwin Piano Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio. Most Medallion issues were pressed from masters leased from

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, whose catalogue included early jazz recordings by the

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and

Eubie Blake James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote '' Shuffle Along'', one of the first B ...

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Kapp Medallion

At least four LPs were issued in the 1960s on the Kapp Medallion label. Kapp Records, Inc., was a firm in New York City that had no association with the original Medallion label.

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Kapp Medallion

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