Pathé Phonograph & Radio Corp.

US record company, established after the went bankrupt in 1922. It gradually phased out production of vertical-cut records and expanded its production of lateral-cut records, eventually re-branding these as discs. Also during 1922, the company introduced the label as a budget line to boost record sales and compete with other economy labels such as and . Pathé did not publicly acknowledge its connection to , and instead marketed and distributed these records as the . However, the and had identical addresses and catalogs, discs had identical couplings to discs, and original catalog numbers are clearly seen on pressings.

In July, 1929 the was formed. It was a holding company, owning stock of its constituent corporations that included , , and . Although each company maintained individual legal status, this was in effect a merger. Record production moved from the Pathé factory in Brooklyn, NY to Scranton. In 1930, the label was dropped, leaving to carry on as the only label with a Pathé history.