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Re: [ARSCLIST] Beka numerical listings now online
Dick Spottswood
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Congratulations--it looks like a heavy hitter to me. Here in Yankeeland
we think Beka is a mis-spelling of Decca.
Out in California I once bought a number of late-1920s Columbia/OKeh-style
electric laminated orange-label Beka records of Chinese music. They
appeared to have come from the US, maybe from the Oakland, California
presses. Orange labels, pretty exotic. Before I moved I sold them,
along with a few dozen Chinese Victors, to a Chinese-American violin
teacher who wanted to start a 78 rpm collection.
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[ARSCLIST] Beka numerical listings now online
Pekka Gronow
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The Lindström project is an international effort to document the entire
output of the Carl Lindström company and associated labels (Odeon, Beka,
Parlophon, Fonotipia, etc) during the 78 rpm era. The project is
coordinated by the Gesellschaft fur historiche Tontrager in Vienna. Two
project reports have already been published, and a third volume will
appear in May 2011, covering Lindström activities in several regions - for
more information see the GHT website www.phonomuseum.at
A new feature on the website is a numerical listing of Beka recordings,
starting with the 1904-1907 period. The listings are compiled by Christian
Zwarg and will eventually cover all Beka, Parlophon and Odeon 78 rpm
recordings worldwide. Researchers should note that only a small part of
the original Lindstrom recording ledgers exist today, and most of the
listings are derived from surviving discs, and secondary sources such as
catalogues, advertisements etc. For this reason, we welcome additions and
corrections to the listings. Every little piece helps
At the moment, the listings are not so easy to navigate, but click the
Lindstrom logos on the right hand side and you will eventually get to
listings such as
http://www.phonomuseum.at/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Beka060001.pdf
A small part of the original Lindstrom recording ledgers is still
preserved in Germany. The ledgers mostly cover sessions held in Germany.
The project also plans to scan these ledgers and make them available on
CD-ROM - this will be announced in due time.
The next project meeting will be held in Hildesheim, Germany on May 27 -
29 in connection with GHT's annual Discographentag. Anyone interested in
the project or the meeting is welcome to contact me offline.
Pekka Gronow
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