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Owners of New York label «Arka Records» were Yaroslav Pastushenko and Roman Poritok. Label is distinguishable by its repertoire that consisted exclusively of recordings of Ukrainian soloists and choruses, existed at that time. The only exception is a few recordings copied from Polish label “Syrena-Electro” in 1934. The paper labels were of different design and color, depending on series that started with 100 (numbers approximately up to 150 belonged to Canadian branch), 200, 400, 500 and 600. One can find records of such soloists as soprano: E.Mozgova, N.Andrusiv, tenors: M.Scala-Staritsky, O.Rusnak, V.Tisyak, baritone M.Minsky, New York chorus «Dumka», bandura ensemble of Levitsky and Yurevich, records with dance and light music. The total number of records «Arka» is about 100.[1]

In catalog series 500 (maybe not only in it) in the advertising catalogs in newspapers they included records of other companies as well. Moreover, the real and the bogus numbers are mixed up: for example, 520 and 526 are the real numbers of American Arka records, and between them are bogus numbers 521 ... 525 that correspond to CD1 ... CD5 of "Chwyli Dnistra" records.[2]

There is no information about Canadian branch.

References:

1. Stefan Maksymjuk. From The History of Ukrainian Sound Recordings and Discography., p.202, 204
2. Message of Mike G. Jurkevich on our forum.
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201A (201-A)
Zasumuj Trembito, soldiers’ song (bernikov)

 

201B (201-B)
Oh, willow on the field (Îé ó ... (bernikov)

 

401 A (AR-401-A) 04-1934 yr.
Black field is plowed-up (×îðíà ... (bernikov)

 

401 B (AR-401-B) 04-1934 yr.
And those who wants to know the ... (bernikov)

 

512A (AR-512-A)
Oh, down from the mountain a ... (bernikov)

 

512B (AR-512-B)
When the Strelets left Ukraine ... (bernikov)

 

516 A (AR-516-A) ~1934 yr.
Boh sia razdaje (Áîã ñÿ ðîæäàº), ... (Jurek)

 

516 B (AR-516-B) ~1955 yr.
Wistku holosyt’ (Âiñòêó ... (Jurek)

 

522
Indian Summer (bernikov)

 

522
Golden and Dear (bernikov)

 

I like to watch (bernikov)
525
I like to watch (bernikov)

 

Let me hear from you (bernikov)
525
Let me hear from you (bernikov)

 

528A (X-AR-528-A)
Hey, fields (Îé ïîëÿ, âè ïîëÿ), ... (bernikov)

 

528B (X-AR-528-B)
Sleep, my baby (Ñïè, äèòÿòêî ... (bernikov)

 

529A (X-AR-529-A)
Hopes (Íà䳿), song (bernikov)

 

529B (X-AR-529-B)
Song (ϳñíÿ) (bernikov)

 

532A (AR-532-A)
Oh, I go to the mill (Îé, ï³äó ÿ ... (ckenny)

 

532B (AR-532-B)
Horobci (Ãîðîáö³), folk comic ... (ckenny)

 

535 A (AR-535-A) ~1955 yr.
Medley of Ukrainian folk songs ... (mgj)

 

535 B (AR-535-B) ~1955 yr.
Good night, my darling ... (mgj)

 

539 1955 yr.
Yearning (Òóãà), tango (mgj)

 

539 1955 yr.
After sunset (ßê çàéäå ñîíöå), ... (mgj)

 

581
I go by meadow (Ëóãîì ³äó), folk ... (bernikov)

 

581
Hey, Dnepr (Îé, Äí³ïðå), folk ... (bernikov)

 

596A (AK-596-A)
The street (Âóëèöÿ) (bernikov)

 

596B (AK-596-B)
Blow the winds, folk song (bernikov)

 

600A 1951...1952 yr.
People arise! (Âñòàâàé, ... (bernikov)

 

600B
Iz-za Czornoho Morja Zza Lymanu ... (bernikov)

 

601A (AK-601A)
Today I have something really ... (bernikov)

 

601B (AK-601B)
Mower goes in the field, folk ... (bernikov)

 

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