Early record catalogues
Number of items in collection: 175
Short description:
These early catalogues cover discs produced by record companies for the British market during the acoustic era from 1898 to 1926. In addition to the major record companies, smaller companies are represented such as Aco and Homochord as well as foreign companies such as Odeon and Pathé who were producing discs in the UK at the time.
Long description:
These early catalogues cover discs produced by record companies for the British market during the acoustic era from 1898 to 1926. In addition to the major record companies, smaller companies are represented such as Aco and Homochord as well as foreign companies such as Odeon and Pathé who were producing discs in the UK at the time.
HMV is represented by nearly all of the annual catalogues as well as fascinating illustrated monthly bulletins for the years preceding the First World War. Vocalion catalogues from the 1920s and a selection of Zonophone catalogues are also included.
The British Library Board is grateful to EMI Group and to HMV Group for supporting the inclusion of these valuable catalogues on this site and acknowledges the intellectual property rights of EMI Group and HMV group.