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Since c. 1910, Beka, Odeon and Parlophon(e) were all owned by the Carl 
Lindstrom AG, and material from one label could appear on the other(s).

Other Lindstrom labels included Fonotipia, Favorite, Dacapo, Lyrophon, etc. 
which all started life as independent companies.

Pekka


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From: "Roger Kulp" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Beka numerical listings now online


>I know about Beka through the early operatic records I have sold on the 
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> Is there a connection between Beka and Odeon/Parlophon(e) ?
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> From: Dick Spottswood <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 7:18:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Beka numerical listings now online
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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.
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> 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
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> The Lindstr�m project is an international effort to document the entire
> output of the Carl Lindstr�m 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 Lindstr�m activities in several regions - for
> more information see the GHT website www.phonomuseum.at
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> 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 secondar
> For this reason, we welcome additions and
> corrections to the listings. Every little piece helps
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Pekka Gronow
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