Empire

U.S. record label produced by several manufacturers for the of Chicago, Illinois, between 1917-1921. The earliest releases were produced by the and duplicated material and catalog numbers of releases on the label. Following the demise of the , a second series of Empire releases was introduced in 1918, using steel-needle vertical-cut dubbings of masters. By 1919, Empire was obtaining its material from the Company, which produced universal-cut dubbings of masters. These releases were anonymous, and duplicated couplings and catalog numbers of releases. The final series of Empire records was produced by .