United Records operated in the years before World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. The label was owned by the United Talking Machine Company of Chicago, Illinois, which produced the double-sided lateral cut disc records

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 with an unusually large spindle hole (just slightly smaller than that used by the 45rpm records that appeared after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

), and wind-up phonograph

Phonograph

The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...

s with large spindles for playing the records.

Most of the masters for United Records were recorded by Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

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The name "United" has been used by other record companies, most notably one that operated in Chicago in the 1950s. (For this later company, see United Records

United Records

For "United Records", see United Records United Records was in business from July 1951 to December 1957. It was operated by Chicago businessman Leonard Allen, initially in collaboration with Lew Simpkins...

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Discography

A236 - Abide With Me - George Alexander (baritone solo)
Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight? - (tenor solo) (no artist listed)

A820 - Old Dog Tray - Carroll C. Clark (baritone solo)
b-side unknown

A1023 - Baby Rose - Collins and Harlan (baritone and tenor solo)
Hannah Won’t You Smile A While On Me -
Elisa Stevenson and Walter VanBruni (soprano and tenor duet)

A1025 - Amoureuse Waltz - Guido Gialaini
La Traviata - Guido Gialaini (whistling solo)

A1246 - Oh, You Little Bear - Collins and Harlan (duet)
When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam - unknown artist