Cylinder Lists: Columbia Brown Wax, Columbia XP, Columbia 20th Century, and Indestructible (2000)

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Afro. 15, 1924 i HL. A ALUin Snirlork. Wuh . D. C. / Elch». N. T. f The finest negro talent ever assembled! Columbia rightly claims leader- ship in the negro record field. For, where is there a more popu- lar—yes, worshipped celebrity than Bessie Smith, who records exclu- sively for Columbia? It’s a fact that the police have to be mobilized to handle the crowds waiting outside the theatre where she is to appear. And when she sings—well, her audi- ence is in a trance of ecstasy. Then there is Clara Smith and her Jazz Band, who keep the S. R. O. sign on the job when they take pos- session of a theatre. And you will travel over many continents before you can find a team of entertainers who can beat George Williams and Bessie Brown. Edith Wilson, too, is a headliner who can dominate any audience. The fact is that the finest talent among colored artists records exclu- sively for Columbia. You are always sure to have just the music you want, when you want it, for your custom- ers. Now is the time to get your orders in for these wonderful selling records. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., Inc. 1819 Broadway, New York City Columbia NEW PROCESS RECORDS