From Brunswick To Warner Bros., Decca, CBS, Sony, Universal, MCA, Matsushita, Seagram, Polygram, Philips, Vivendi and NBC

BRN1A: Pop (1920)	BRN1B: Pop Early '20s
BRN1P: Pop Celebrity and re-issues (1920)	BRN1Q: Pop Celebrity and re-issues (1920-21. Note darker color)
BRN1Z: Ethnic Early '20s	BRN1C: Pop Early '20s
BRN2A: Pop Early-Mid '20s	BRN2U: Classical Mid '20s
BRN2C: Pop Early-Mid '20s (Nothing under B)	BRN2T: Classical "Hall Of Fame" Mid '20s
BRN2Cp: Personal Mid '20s	BRN2S: Race/Hillbilly Mid '20s
BRN2Z: Ethnic Mid '20s (Nothing under B) (Italian)	BRN2R: Race/Hillbilly Late '20s
BRNM1: Mood Accompaniment Library -Theater use Late '20s	BRNM2: MAL Red Late '20s
BRN2E: Ethnic Late '20s (Patent under B) (Jewish)	BRN2M: Pop Late '20s (Pat and Pw/R R*R under B)
BRN2F: Pop late 1931/1932 (Warner Brothers)	BRN2H: Pop Early '30s
BRN3A: Pop Mid '30s	BRN3B: Pop Mid-Late '30s
BRN3C: Pop Late '30s - 1940	BRN4A: Collectors Series" Jazz re-issues from the BBC days (Issued 1944-Mid '40s)
BRN4J: Jazz and Jazz re-issues from BBC days (Late '40s - Early '50s)	Modern Jazz Early '50s
Modern Jazz (DJ) Early '50s	BRN5: Pop 1958
Canada pressing (late '20s - 1940?)	Canada pressing (1944 - '50s?)
English pressing	Indian pressing
The last one from the Muskegon, Michigan pressing plant

1845 Brunswick-Balke-Collender founded - manufacturers of billiard and bowling alley equipment

1916 B-B-C makes disk players and vertical-cut records in Canada

June, 1919 B-B-C enters the US record business, now producing lateral-cut records

April, 1930 B-B-C sold it's record and radio divisions to Warner Brothers Pictures. Read elsewhere about Vocalion's involvement and the operations in Canada

Dec 3, 1931 WBP licensed Brunswick/Vocalion to American Record Corp (which is owned by Consolidated Film Industries) forming Brunswick Record Corp. BRC is now a subsidiary of ARC, but is ultimately owned (royalties and the like) by WBP. BRC had lots of weird stipulations in this agreement, like not selling Brunswick records for less than 75 cents and production quotas. CFI would go on to purchase the Columbia label in 1934

Dec, 1938 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) buys BRC/ARC from Consolidated Film Industries

Sept, 1939 CBS revives Columbia label. Brunswicks were issued less and less

April, 1940 Brunswick label discontinued by CBS. This put CBS in violation of the WBP/BRC/ARC/CFI license. Rights to the Brunswick name went back to the radio division, which were still owned by WBP.

May 2, 1941 WBP sold Brunswick Radio Corp, the name, Vocalion, and all masters made before November 17, 1931, to Decca.

1944 Decca uses the Brunswick label mainly as a reissue label for the old Brunswick/Vocalion jazz and blues masters it now owned. Within a few years, the label was then used to issue newer jazz and then rock-and-roll.

1952 Decca buys Universal International

1962 MCA (Music Corporation of America, founded 1924) buys Universal from Decca

Early '60s MCA buys Decca. Brunswick label discontinued (according to Sutton's book)

1970? Brunswick Record Corp now run independantly from MCA

1974 Decca label discontinued

1977? The last Brunswick record
" The latest Brunswick I've seen was from 1977, credited to the Brunswick Record Corp. of Chicago, IL. This company seemed to operate independently of Decca/MCA from about 1970 until at least 1977. It was run by one Nat Tarnopol and had such soul acts as the Chi-Lites, the Counts, and Young-Holt Unlimited. Mr. Tarnopol was profiled in Frederick Dannen's excellent book "Hit Men" which describes his and Brunswick's involvement in the 1974 payola scandal, which also involved Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International label. My guess is that Mr. Tarnopol, who was responsible for producing Jackie Wilson's records when Brunswick was a Decca subsidiary, had enough power to gain control of the Brunswick name when Decca was swallowed by MCA and ran it independently (perhaps with continuing MCA distribution support, although the labels don't say this) until the payola scandal made the Brunswick name a poor one with which to do business. A graceless end to a great label." --Mark Hendrix

1980 Polygram buys Decca (According to http://www.ketupa.net/vivendi2.htm)

1987 Sony Corp of America buys CBS music division. Eventually taken over by Sony Corp. of Japan.

1990 MCA Music Entertainment Group buys GRP Record and decides to close down MCA's old internal jazz staff and transfer control of all jazz catalog to GRP. What this means is that any Decca jazz titles are GRP - any Decca rock would be MCA Records, and any Decca Country would be MCA Nashville (which, I believe, re-activated the Decca label for new country recordings). Here is the person at Decca to contact concerning all re-issues.

1990 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Japan) buys MCA/Universal

1995 Seagram buys MCA/Universal from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Japan) and renames it Universal Studios

1998 Seagram buys Polygram from Philips

2000 Vivendi (France) buys Seagram, becoming Vivendi Universal

2003 NBC agress to buy Vivendi Universal.

August 5, 2004 The music divisions of Sony Corporation and German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG (BMG: RCA Victor, Bluebird, etc.) merge. The new company, Sony BMG, will be based in New York City and will be owned 50/50 by the two partners. Excluded from the deal are music publishing as well as disc manufacturing and distribution. Sony's Japanese music business, SMEJ, is excluded.

What has become of the original master recordings? A local discographer informed me that all non-Decca owned Brunswick masters were tossed out a few years ago. Even sadder, at that time, no legers or files for the accoustical recordings could be found.

Many thanks to Will at WAMS, Jon Vanhala at MCA, and the "Directory of American Disc Record Brands and Manufacturers, 1891-1943" - by Allan Sutton (1994), and Mark Hendrix

Tim Gracyk has other introductory and advanced, early articles on Brunswick at his site.

Preliminary List of

BRUNSWICK & GREY GULL LABEL TYPES

CODE	DESCRIPTION

BRN1A	Large; "PATENT APPLIED FOR" under Brunswick title; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", Line 2 is "U. S. A."; Label is flush with playing surface (un-recessed)
BRN1B	Large; Nothing under Brunswick title; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", Line 2 is "PATENT APPLIED FOR"; Label is flush with playing surface (un-recessed)
BRN1C	Large; "REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE" under Brunswick title; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", line 2 is "PATENT APPLIED FOR"
BRN1D	Large; Two lines under Brunswick title: Line 1 is "REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE", line 2 is "M. DE F. MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", line 2 is "PATENT APPLIED FOR"
BRN1P	Large; Gold on purple; Nothing under Brunswick title; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", Line 2 is "PATENT APPLIED FOR"; Label is flush with playing surface (un-recessed)
BRN1Q	Large; Gold on purple; "REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE" under Brunswick title; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", Line 2 is "PATENT APPLIED FOR"; Label is flush with playing surface (un-recessed)
BRN1R	Large; Gold on purple; Staff, key signature, and notes under Brunswick title; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", Line 2 is "PATENT APPLIED FOR"; B above Brunswick title does not have red bars; Un-recessed
BRN1S	Large; Gold on bluish-purple; Nothing under Brunswick title; Two lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", Line 2 is "PATENT APPLIED FOR"; Label is flush with playing surface (un-recessed)

BRN2A	Large; Gold on black; 2 lines under Brunswick title: "REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE" and "M. DE. F. MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA" ; 2 lines along label bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company" and "MADE IN U.S.A"
BRN2B	Large; Gold on black; Nothing under Brunswick title; 3 lines along label bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", "MADE IN U.S.A", and "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2C	Small; Gold on black; Nothing under Brunswick title; 3 lines along label bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", "MADE IN U.S.A", and "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2Cp	Small; Gold on black; Personal Record. Nothing under Brunswick title; No text lines along label bottom.
BRN2D	Small; Gold on black; Nothing under Brunswick title; "Light-Ray Elec. Rec." on left; 3 lines along bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", "MADE IN U.S.A", & "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2E	Small; Gold on black; "U.S. PAT. 1,637,544" under Brunswick title; 3 lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", 2 is "MADE IN U.S.A", 3 is "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2F	Small; Gold on black; 2 under B:"MADE IN U.S.A...U.S. PAT. 1,637,544", "Radio w/Panatrope, Radio, Records"; Bottom: "BRUNSWICK RADIO CORPORATION", "SUBSIDIARY OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES, INC.", "U.S. PAT. OFFICE....M.DE.F. MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA."
BRN2H	Small; Gold on black; 2 under B:"MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast"; Bottom edge: "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORPORATION", ".U.S. PAT. 1,637,544 M DE F MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"; Matrix in parens on label
BRN2I	Small; Gold on black; "MADE IN U.S.A. U.S. PAT. 1,637,544" under B; "Not Licensed For", "Radio Broadcast" above matrix (in parens) at 9:00; 2 bottom lines: "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORPORATION" and "U.S. PAT. OFFICE....M.DE.F. MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2J	Small; Gold on black; 2 under B: "MADE IN U.S.A. U.S. PAT. 1,637,544" & "Not Licensed For Radio Broadcast"; 2 bottom lines: "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORPORATION" and "U.S. PAT. OFFICE....M.DE.F. MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA."; Matrix in parens at 9:00
BRN2K	Small; Gold on black; "Made in U.S.A. U.S. PAT. 1,637,544" under Brunswick title; 2 lines on bottom edge: "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORPORATION" & "U.S. PAT. OFFICE M DE F MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2L	Small; Gold on black; 2 under B:"MADE IN U.S.A...U.S. PAT. 1,637,544", "Radio w/Panatrope, Radio, Records"; 2 bottom lines: "BRUNSWICK RADIO CORPORATION", "U.S. PAT. OFFICE....M.DE.F. MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA."
BRN2M	Small; Gold on black; 2 under B: "U.S. PAT. 1,637,544", "Panatrope with Radio * Radio * Records"; 3 bottom lines: "THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY", "MADE IN U.S.A.", "REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA."
BRN2N	Small; Gold on black; 2 under B: "U.S. PAT. 1,637,544", "Panatrope with Radio Radio Records"; 3 bottom lines: "THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY", "MADE IN U.S.A.", "REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA."
BRN2P	Large; Dark purple on black; "NEW HALL OF FAME POPULAR SERIES" under Brunswick title; 3 lines along label bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", "MADE IN U.S.A", and "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"; Recessed label
BRN2Q	Small; Gold on black; "MADE IN U.S.A. U.S. PAT. 1,637,544" under Brunswick title; "Not Licensed For Radio Broadcast" at 9:30; 2 bottom lines: "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORPORATION" and "U.S. PAT OFFICE....M. DE F MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2R	Small; Gold on black; "U.S. PAT. 1,637,544" under Brunswick title; Lightning bolts; 3 lines along label bottom: Line 1 is "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", 2 is "MADE IN U.S.A", 3 is "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2S	Small; Gold on black; Nothing under Brunswick title; Lightning bolts; 3 lines along label bottom: 3 Lines along label bottom edge "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", "MADE IN U.S.A", and "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"
BRN2T	Large; Black on gold; "NEW HALL OF FAME CLASSIC SERIES" under Brunswick title; 3 lines along label bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", "MADE IN U.S.A", and "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"; Recessed label
BRN2U	Large; Black on Gold; 2 lines under Brunswick title: "REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE" and "M. DE. F. MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA" ; 2 lines along label bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company" and "MADE IN U.S.A"
BRN2Z	Small; Gold on dark Purple; Nothing under Brunswick title; 3 lines along label bottom: "The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company", "MADE IN U.S.A", and "REG.U.S.PAT.OFFICE. M.DE.F.MARCA INDUSTRIAL REGISTRADA"

BRN3A	Silver/black; Bars & "FULL- RANGE RECORDING" above Brunswick title; Below B title: "MADE IN U.S.A. - NOT LICENSED FOR RADIO.."; Matrix in parens on label; Pat#, Spanish pat. warning, & "C BRUNSWICK RECORD CORP." along bottom edge; Run-in groove
BRN3B	Silver/black; Bars & "MADE IN U.S.A" & "FULL- RANGE RECORDING" above B. title;Below B: "Distributed in U.S.A. by BRecC" & "Produced by Master Records,I"; Matrix in parens;Many warnings/pats along edge;"C Brunswick Record Corp,New York";Run-in groove
BRN3C	Silver/black; Bars & "MADE IN U.S.A" & "FULL- RANGE RECORDING" above B. title; Matrix in parens; Multiple warnings and patents along entire label edge. C Brunswick Record Corporation, New York; Run-in groove

BRN4A	Gold on black; "COLLECTORS SERIES" banner above B. title; Decca-style border; "MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. by BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP."; Original issue info incl.; Matrix in parens on label; Multiple warnings and patents along entire label edge; Run-in added
BRN4B	Gold on black; 2 lines under B title: "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. * MARCA REGISTRADA * MADE IN U.S.A." and "BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP. A SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC."; Matrix in parens at 9:00; 3 str. lines under the 2 text lines under B; Time below Cat# @6
BRN4C	White on black; DJ; 2 lines under B: "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. * MARCA REGISTRADA * MADE IN U.S.A." and "BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP. A SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC.";Matrix in parens;3 lines under the 2 lines under B title;Song time, music co. on lbl
BRN4D	Gold on black; 2 lines under B title: "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. * MARCA REGISTRADA * MADE IN U.S.A." and "BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP. A SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC."; Matrix in parens @3:00; 3 str. lines under 2 worded lines under B title; Time@6:00 ocas.
BRN4F	Gold on black; Decca-style border; "REG US PAT OFF" and "MARCA REGISTRADA" under B title; "MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. by BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP." under entire B title; Matrix in parens on label; Multiple warnings & patents along most of label edge
BRN4G	Gold on green; Decca-style border; "REG US PAT OFF" and "MARCA REGISTRADA" under B title; "MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. by BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP." under entire B title; Matrix in parens on label; Multiple warnings & patents along most of label edge
BRN4H	White on black; DJ; Under B: "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. * MARCA REGISTRADA * MADE IN U.S.A." and "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORP. - A SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC.";Matrix in parens;3 straight lines under the 2 lines under B title;Song time, music co. on lbl
BRN4I	White on black; DJ; Under B: "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. * MARCA REGISTRADA * MADE IN U.S.A." and "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORP. - SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC.";Matrix in parens;3 straight lines under the 2 lines under B title;Song time, music co. on lbl
BRN4J	Gold on black; 2 lines under B: "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. * MARCA REGISTRADA * MADE IN U.S.A." and "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORP. - SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC.";Matrix in parens;3 lines under the 2 lines under B title; Time at 6:00 occas.
BRN4K	Gold on black; 2 lines under B: "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. * MARCA REGISTRADA * MADE IN U.S.A." and "BRUNSWICK RECORD CORP. - SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC.";Matrix in parens @9:00; 3 lines under 2 text lines under B; Cat# @6:00; Time under Cat# occas.

BRN5A	Gold on maroon; Line under B: "BRUNSWICK RADIO CORP MARCA REGISTRADA"; Along bottom edge: "A SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA RECORDS, INC. * MADE IN U.S.A.";Matrix in parens; Gold horizontal ribbon under first line: "BRUNLITE Unbreakable under normal use"

BRNM1	Small; Mood Accompaniment Library; Color: Black on light cream; Patent number under title, made by BBC as stated in line 1 along label bottom, "Made in U.S.A." is line 2, and the usual patent warning as line 3. No artist credits; Same both sides
BRNM2	Small; Mood Accompaniment Library; Color: Orange on light cream; Patent number under title, made by BBC as stated in line 1 along label bottom, "Made in U.S.A." is line 2, and the usual patent warning as line 3. No artist credits; Same both sides

BRNP1	Small; Yellow on red; Brunswick over larger "Polydor" as title; "FULL-RANGE-RECORDING" along top edge; "MADE IN U.S.A.-NLFRB" under title; "Recorded in France" at 3:00; Matrix in parens at 9:00; "TRADE MARK REC. LABEL COPY.1937 BY B RECORD CORP. PAT.

BRNR1	Small; White label; Large Light blue number 1 in background on label with a light blue V within the 1 and another at the top and to the right on the 1; "Made in U. S. A" on bottom of label, under the catalog number; No matrix in wax; One-sided; 12"

BRNW	Small; White label with no printing - test pressing
BRNW1	Small; Black on White; Picture of the artist at 9:00; Brunswick title at bottom-right of label in a straight line with a line going thru it; Full artist credits along top of label; Outter rim of label like type BRN3A

GG1A	Oldest type with fancy scroll work around the entire edge

GG2_M	Maroon label; Large gull in front of sun at top above "Grey Gull"; Other characteristics unverified to better place it in a category
GG2_P	Pink label; Large gull in front of sun at top above "Grey Gull"; Other characteristics unverified to better place it in a category
GG2AM	Maroon label; "BOSTON" on label at 9:00; "U-S-A-" on label at 3:00; Large gull in front of sun at top
GG2AP	Pink label; "BOSTON" on label at 9:00; "U-S-A-" on label at 3:00; Large gull in front of sun at top; Matrix under catalog number on label
GG2BM	Maroon label; "Use STEEL NEEDLES";"Change Needle Every";"Playing" at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" in fancy box at 3:00; Matrix in parens at 6:00; Gull over sun over GREY GULL at top
GG2CM	Maroon label; "Use steel needles" "change needle every" "playing" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" in fancy box and "Boston, U.S.A." under it on label at 3:00; Matrix in parens at 6:00; Gull over sun above Grey Gull
GG2DM	Maroon label; "BOSTON" on label at 9:00; "U<>S<>A<>" on label at 3:00; Large gull in front of sun at top; Matrix on label at 6:00
GG2DP	Pink label; "BOSTON" on label at 9:00; "U<>S<>A<>" on label at 3:00; Large gull in front of sun at top; Matrix on label at 6:00
GG2EM	Maroon label (early); Thick circle on the outside of the normal thin gold circle on the rim; "BOSTON" on label at 9:00; "U-S-A-" on label at 3:00; "Boston" and "U-S-A-" close to center hold; Large gull in front of sun at top

GG3_S	Scarlet label w/GG in small block font and gull over sun under GG title at top and line separating GG and gull from everything else
GG3AB	Gold on blue; "Use steel needles", "change every time" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 3:00; "Grey Gull" above the gull on label
GG3AL	Gold on light lavender (purple); "Use steel needles", "change every time" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 3:00; "Grey Gull" above the gull on label
GG3BB	Gold on blue; "Use Steel Needles", "Change Needle Every", "Time" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 3:00; "Grey Gull" above the gull on label; Matrix in parens at 6:00 on label
GG3CB	Gold on blue (song info is black); Orange schellac; "Use steel needles", "change every time" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 3:00; "Grey Gull" above the gull on label
GG3DB	Gold on blue (song info is black); Orange schellac; "Use Steel Needles", "Change Needle Every" "Time" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 3:00; "Grey Gull" above the gull on label; Matrix in parens at 6:00 on label
GG3DG	Gold on scarlet (song info black); GG in small block font over gull over sun at top; Gold line divides top stuff from all else; "Use Steel Needles" "Change Needle Every" "Time" at 9:00; "Recorded By Grey Gull" in fancy box at 3:00;Matrix in parens @6
GG3DL	Gold on light lavender (purple); "Use Steel Needles", "Change Needle Every", "Time" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 3:00; "Grey Gull" not fancy and above the gull and line on label; Matrix in parens; Orange schellac
GG3DP	Gold on pink (song info is black); "Use Steel Needles", "Change Needle Every", "Time" on label at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 3:00; "Grey Gull" above the gull on label; Orange schellac
GG3EG	Green label; "Use Steel Needles" and "Change Needle Every" and "Playing" at 9:00; "Recorded by Grey Gull" and "Boston, U.S.A." at 3:00; Large gull in front of sun at top
GG3FS	Scarlet label w/GG in large block font and gull at bottom edge of label plus a large gull under GG title at top

GG4_S	Scarlet w/GG in fancy font & gull at bottom edge; Grey Gull and circle are white with gold border (?); "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 9:00; "Boston,U.S.A." on label at 3:00; Title, artist, numbers are black; Matrix in parens on labl
GG4AS	Scarlet w/GG in fancy font & gull at bottom edge; Non-black figures have additional peach thin outline;"Recorded by Grey Gull" at 9:00; "Boston,U.S.A." at 3:00; Grey Gull & circle are white w/gold border; Title, artist, #s are black; Matrix in parens
GG4BS	Scarlet w/GG in fancy font & gull at bottom edge; "Recorded by Grey Gull" on label at 9:00; "Boston,U.S.A." on label at 3:00; Grey Gull and circle are white with gold border; Title, artist, numbers are black; Matrix in parens on labl

GG5_S	Scarlet label w/GG in large block font and gull at bottom edge of label plus a large gull under GG title at top

1845	Brunswick-Balke-Collender founded - manufacturers of billiard and bowling alley equipment
1916	B-B-C makes disk players and vertical-cut records in Canada
June, 1919	B-B-C enters the US record business, now producing lateral-cut records
April, 1930	B-B-C sold it's record and radio divisions to Warner Brothers Pictures. Read elsewhere about Vocalion's involvement and the operations in Canada
Dec 3, 1931	WBP licensed Brunswick/Vocalion to American Record Corp (which is owned by Consolidated Film Industries) forming Brunswick Record Corp. BRC is now a subsidiary of ARC, but is ultimately owned (royalties and the like) by WBP. BRC had lots of weird stipulations in this agreement, like not selling Brunswick records for less than 75 cents and production quotas. CFI would go on to purchase the Columbia label in 1934
Dec, 1938	Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) buys BRC/ARC from Consolidated Film Industries
Sept, 1939	CBS revives Columbia label. Brunswicks were issued less and less
April, 1940	Brunswick label discontinued by CBS. This put CBS in violation of the WBP/BRC/ARC/CFI license. Rights to the Brunswick name went back to the radio division, which were still owned by WBP.
May 2, 1941	WBP sold Brunswick Radio Corp, the name, Vocalion, and all masters made before November 17, 1931, to Decca.
1944	Decca uses the Brunswick label mainly as a reissue label for the old Brunswick/Vocalion jazz and blues masters it now owned. Within a few years, the label was then used to issue newer jazz and then rock-and-roll.
1952	Decca buys Universal International
1962	MCA (Music Corporation of America, founded 1924) buys Universal from Decca
Early '60s	MCA buys Decca. Brunswick label discontinued (according to Sutton's book)
1970?	Brunswick Record Corp now run independantly from MCA
1974	Decca label discontinued
1977?	The last Brunswick record " The latest Brunswick I've seen was from 1977, credited to the Brunswick Record Corp. of Chicago, IL. This company seemed to operate independently of Decca/MCA from about 1970 until at least 1977. It was run by one Nat Tarnopol and had such soul acts as the Chi-Lites, the Counts, and Young-Holt Unlimited. Mr. Tarnopol was profiled in Frederick Dannen's excellent book "Hit Men" which describes his and Brunswick's involvement in the 1974 payola scandal, which also involved Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International label. My guess is that Mr. Tarnopol, who was responsible for producing Jackie Wilson's records when Brunswick was a Decca subsidiary, had enough power to gain control of the Brunswick name when Decca was swallowed by MCA and ran it independently (perhaps with continuing MCA distribution support, although the labels don't say this) until the payola scandal made the Brunswick name a poor one with which to do business. A graceless end to a great label." --Mark Hendrix
1980	Polygram buys Decca (According to http://www.ketupa.net/vivendi2.htm)
1987	Sony Corp of America buys CBS music division. Eventually taken over by Sony Corp. of Japan.
1990	MCA Music Entertainment Group buys GRP Record and decides to close down MCA's old internal jazz staff and transfer control of all jazz catalog to GRP. What this means is that any Decca jazz titles are GRP - any Decca rock would be MCA Records, and any Decca Country would be MCA Nashville (which, I believe, re-activated the Decca label for new country recordings). Here is the person at Decca to contact concerning all re-issues.
1990	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Japan) buys MCA/Universal
1995	Seagram buys MCA/Universal from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Japan) and renames it Universal Studios
1998	Seagram buys Polygram from Philips
2000	Vivendi (France) buys Seagram, becoming Vivendi Universal
2003	NBC agress to buy Vivendi Universal.
August 5, 2004	The music divisions of Sony Corporation and German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG (BMG: RCA Victor, Bluebird, etc.) merge. The new company, Sony BMG, will be based in New York City and will be owned 50/50 by the two partners. Excluded from the deal are music publishing as well as disc manufacturing and distribution. Sony's Japanese music business, SMEJ, is excluded.