Clarion (7)

Short-lived American record label, active between September 1921 and early 1922. Clarion was founded by Jacques Kohner in 1921. Kohner previously had worked for Majestic Record Corporation, Paroquette and Lyraphone Company Of America. The first Clarion (7) releases appeared in September 1921, according to a Clarion ad in the October 1921 Talking Machine World. The last Clarion ad appeared in the same trade journal in December 1921; in January 1922, the Talking Machine World briefly mentions the company one last time, claiming that it has increased its capital from $5,000 to $100,000. Despite its short duration, though, the label released up to 150 titles of dance music. Soon after their original release on Clarion (7), many of the same titles were re-issued on other labels such as Cardinal (11), Cleartone Record, Melva (3), Meteor (16), Phantasie Concert Record, and Royal (23).