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Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892, best known as the producer of Coca-Cola. The drink industry company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. The company's stock is listed on the NYSE and is part of the DJIA and the S&P 500 and S&P 100 indexes.

The soft drink was developed in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. At the time it was introduced, the product contained cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts which together acted as a stimulant. The coca and the kola are the source of the product name, and led to Coca-Cola's promotion as a "healthy tonic". Pemberton had been severely wounded in the American Civil War, and had become addicted to the pain medication morphine. He developed the beverage as a patent medicine in an effort to control his addiction.

In 1889, the formula and brand were sold for $2,300 (roughly $71,000 in 2022) to Asa Griggs Candler, who incorporated the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1892. The company has operated a franchised distribution system since 1889. The company largely produces syrup concentrate, which is then sold to various bottlers throughout the world who hold exclusive territories. The company owns its anchor bottler in North America, Coca-Cola Refreshments.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: sponsor

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MS-76102 16-in. 5/8/1933 Coca-Cola. Program no. 1 Warren Foster ; Howard Smith Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with male vocal quartet, piano, and dubbed recordings sponsor  
Victor MS-76103 16-in. 5/8/1933 Coca-Cola. Program no. 2 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with male vocal quartet, and piano sponsor  
Victor MS-76104 16-in. 5/8/1933 Coca-Cola. Program no. 3 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk sponsor  
Victor MS-76105 16-in. 5/8/1933 Coca-Cola. Program no. 4 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk sponsor  
Victor MS-76149 16-in. 5/18/1933 Coca-Cola. No. 2 Warren Foster ; Howard Smith Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with vocal ensemble and dubbed recordings sponsor  
Victor MS-76150 16-in. 5/18/1933 Coca-Cola. No. 3 Warren Foster ; Howard Smith Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with vocal ensemble and dubbed recordings sponsor  
Victor MS-76340 16-in. 5/25/1933 Coca-Cola. Production no. 2 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recording sponsor  
Victor MS-76341 16-in. 5/25/1933 Coca-Cola. Production no. 2 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recordings sponsor  
Victor MS-76342 16-in. 5/25/1933 Coca-Cola. Production no. 2 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recording sponsor  
Victor MS-76446 16-in. 6/13/1933 Coca-Cola. Production 3 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk sponsor  
Victor MS-76447 16-in. 6/13/1933 Coca-Cola. Production 3 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recording sponsor  
Victor MS-76448 16-in. 6/13/1933 Coca-Cola. Production 3 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recording sponsor  
Victor MS-77420 16-in. 8/4/1933 Just between ourselves. Production 4 Harrison Jones ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with male vocal quartet and piano sponsor  
Victor MS-77421 16-in. 8/4/1933 Just between ourselves. Production 4 Harrison Jones ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk sponsor  
Victor MS-77422 16-in. 8/4/1933 Just between ourselves. Production 4 Harrison Jones ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk sponsor  
Victor MS-77427 16-in. 8/4/1933 Just between ourselves. Production 4 Miles Hollister ; Harrison Jones Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with announcer sponsor  
Victor MS-77428 16-in. 8/4/1933 Just between ourselves. For managers only. No. 1 Miles Hollister Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with announcer sponsor  
Victor MS-77429 16-in. 8/4/1933 Just between ourselves. For managers only. No. 2 Miles Hollister ; Harrison Jones Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with announcer sponsor  
Victor MS-77907 16-in. 9/8/1933 Through the eyes of your dealers. Production no. 5 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with announcer and dubbed recording sponsor  
Victor MS-77908 16-in. 9/8/1933 Through the eyes of your dealers. Production no. 5 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with announcer sponsor  
Victor MS-77909 16-in. 9/8/1933 Through the eyes of your dealers. Production no. 5 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with announcer sponsor  
Victor MS-77910 16-in. 9/8/1933 Through the eyes of your dealers. Production no. 5 Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with announcer and dubbed recording sponsor  
Victor MS-78600 16-in. 11/2/1933 It had to be good to get where it is Coca-Cola Company Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with vocal quartet, piano, and announcer sponsor  
Victor MS-78601 16-in. 11/2/1933 It had to be good to get where it is Coca-Cola Company Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with vocal quartet, piano, and announcer sponsor  
Victor MS-78771 16-in. 12/18/1933 Visomatic news release Coca-Cola Company ; Basil Ruysdael Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recording sponsor  
(Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Coca-Cola Company," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102699.

Coca-Cola Company. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102699.

"Coca-Cola Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102699

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