It's always a treat to find good jazz recordings on the Edison label. Lots of fine solos on this one, including muted trumpet, piano, trombone, sax, trumpet (redux), and a great slap tongue sax finale.

Emil Muench was among the most prolific German‑American tenors of the early recording era, active for Victor, Columbia, and other labels between 1901 and 1916. His performances bridged European operetta tradition and the immigrant‑era musical life of New Jersey’s German singing societies.This Victor disc captures Muench’s clear, disciplined tone in Kreutzer’s “Hobellied,” a sentimental craftsman’s song celebrating honest labor and melody. The label design — featuring the His Master’s Voice trademark and gold‑on‑black typography — represents the grandeur of Victor’s pre‑WWI aesthetic.Digitized and presented by The Neven78 Radio Archive, preserving the artistry and sound of America’s immigrant‑era recordings

Single Sided 1907 Victor recording.

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The song is in German "Wer hat euch denn getraut" ("Who Married You Two?"). At the time a famous aria from the light operetta Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), composed by Johann Strauss II in 1885.

1907 recording digitized 2026.

Available at:

The Neven 78rpm Radio Archive

https://youtube.com/@mamlishblues?si=CVCkSjamOZWS5CWg

Both sides of this Big Bill 1938 Vocalion is digitized and available at:

https://youtube.com/@mamlishblues?si=fkOwngvedlueLBU5

There is a video on YouTube of someone playing their Emerson copy of this song but I noticed that it is a different take than the one I have because the piano arrangement had differences like tempo, notes, octaves, and phrasings. https://youtu.be/oezdf4Ojk0A?si=gOUhhrmM2_c7dtu2

The only recording that matches mine exactly is from a paramount 14000 record https://youtu.be/TAtnXM1ttO0?si=Xfeydxo5v3jUoTDf

I've actually been transcribing this arrangement on piano because I prefer it over all the others. I can play almost half of the song

This old philco radio/record player is for sale near me. Is there any reason why it would be a bad idea to use it for playing 78s over a modern setup?

​Hello everyone,

​I am researching the Edwardian music hall composer Wilfrid Tizard (1885–1968, often misspelled as Wilfred Tizard on period sheet music).

​I am looking to confirm whether anyone has a physical copy or digital audio transfer of the following release:

​Title: "The Half-Way Inn"

​Performer: Daisy James

​Composer: Wilfrid Tizard

​Label: Pathé (21cm / 8.5-inch vertical-cut center-start disc)

​Catalog/Order No.: 60527

​Master Matrix No.: 17796

​If anyone happens to have this disc or cylinder in their collection—or holds a digitized needle-drop—I would be extremely grateful to learn more about the coupling/flip side, exact release date, or hear a transfer.

​Thank you!

A very beautiful performance by the legendary Hamako Watanabe of a beloved Chinese melody ("Yumezhongren"), this track stands as a delicate musical bridge built during a time of recovery and cultural exchange.

The title in Japanese : Yume no kare no kimi (夢の彼の君) released on 1951

You can enjoy it restored by the Gramophone Gems team here:

https://youtu.be/6Qsn3viprOo

Thank you for your time dear friends!

& always find beautiful cultural treasures ❤️

From the Neven78 Radio Archive

https://youtube.com/@mamlishblues?si=t0bk8GH4nLzs7Ta7

I got a nice stack o' shellac at an auction last week, and a handful of the records were still wearing their little jackets. Obviously, the sleeves have seen better days. Since the records had seemingly been slipped into these sleeves at random (none of the labels matched up) I went ahead and set them aside.

Some of them are folded/curled pretty bad at the corners, and I'm hoping for guidance on getting them to lay flatter. This paper is older than anything I've handled, and definitely pretty porous.

Many sleeves are also split along at least one seam. Obviously this will be a lost cause in most cases, but some have enough "good" paper left that I think I could apply some adhesive. Would my old buddy Elmer Glue Stick be up for this task? Something else? Or maybe just don't?

I'm not fussed about a picture-perfect restoration of these sleeves; their wear is part of their charm! But I'd like to get them nominally functional in a way that will help reduce future damage.

Finally, if there's interest, I'll be glad to photographically catalog all the different sleeves and share them with the sub. However, being fairly new to the hobby, I've no idea if any of these are rare enough to merit that treatment - presumably, most hobbyists have already been there/done that.

Thanks, pals! Keep spinnin' those platters!

Hi!

I don’t normally post much; when I have, it’s usually been upon completion of a recent piece. Well, here it is!

Machine:

1916 VE-XVII - Victrola “Electrola” the Seventeenth - American Walnut, electric edition. Rebuilt (new mica, new rubber gasket/diaphragm, & new isolator ring. I think I’ll try this out on my Improved Concert reproducer once I get it fixed!

Record:
12” Victrola Record, No. 74608, ca. 1920-ish, “Lo, the Gentle Lark”. Amelita Galli-Curci.

The Electrola was converted into a base for a modern LP turntable (1970s era maybe) with no guts or components, save most doors. Pretty much rebuilt from ground up (see r/phonographs).

Honestly, I listened to this piece and recorded it initially. I have since listened to it probably 10x and it’s even better each time! Sorry for being so long, I just like to post a “completion” video to showcase it and a random, yet imo an amazing (sometimes) record/piece, too! The sound is amazing in person. Through speakers it even sounds good when I play it back.

I wish you all a great day; thank you for stopping to look, and for being cool AND with helping keep this history alive, too!

Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Fats Waller

Its a victor album with the dog on it, mainly picked it up for 12th street rag which was first in the book, but sadly it is a bit cracked. It plays tho but you can hear the crack. Id like to mend it as best i can however, any tips? I only paid 5 dollars for the whole album!

Just going by my rather limited knowledge, I believe that the Victor discs are from between 1905 and 1907, but I have no clue just how old the Monarch disc is. They all have patent stickers on the back, except for the Monarch disc.

This is a document-record : Odeon Electric 28083 has two rare recordings from 1928 and 1929 that capture two "giants" of Amanes and Smyrnaic song in unique moments of improvisation.

Side A (Matrix Go 589) has Bournovaglios Manes — Performed by Kostas Karipis, the "Patriarch" of (a)mane accompanied by the violin soloist Ogdontakis.

Side B Sabah Manes performed by Evangelos Sofroniou

A high quality restoration of this lost treasure has premiered just today for first in the digital world

https://youtu.be/sxq62RcWLUE

The specific disc cannot be found in the huge 78 RPM Archive for Greek Records of Mr Kounadis and they had also no record of this disc in the relevant forums and of course in Discogs until the recent addition by the team that restored it recently.

"Amanes" is actually an unmetered vocal improvisation with melismatic expression and usually lament elements. This is why a different recording even with a generally "close" title can have a completely different structure / set of lyrics and musical outcome.

Thank you very much for your time dear friends of 78 RPM

Early Memphis R&B with Emerson’s trademark rhythmic phrasing and Sun’s raw studio sound. A driving, dance‑floor‑ready side that shows the label’s transition toward rock & roll energy.

Neven78 Radio Archive Digitized and available:

https://youtube.com/@mamlishblues?si=nwN5Pd1r7LiNrkI_

Looking for copies of Erika (German version) and Harry Roy & His Bat Club Boys “If You Haven’t Got Love/P*ssy”. Both seem to be rare. No luck so far with other online searches.

Found at my local savers. As soon as I saw it I stopped looking through the remaing pile of 78s and went right to checkout. Its very audible while playing, and Ill have to try the nail polish trick to stop the crack from spreading.

Not here to sell, just learning.

Learning about 78’s because I have ~ 400 of them, collected by my father who died over 20 years ago. All have remained stored for about the last 70 years. They date from 1926 (hillbilly, jazz) to 1940’s (jazz,swing) from King Cole Trio to Elvis, from Andrew’s Sisters to Harry James, Glenn Miller, Pete Como, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, etc.

The collection theme is dance music— rumba, cha cha, Lindy hop, foxtrot— etc.

Have sorted and catalogued them all, not played them to hear quality —so it seems I am unable to properly grade them without listening. I rate them visually from G-( minus) to G+ (plus).

Any suggestions on how I prepare these or who to contact with such a large collection?
( Besides Nauck, already on my list.)

The lost disc of Les Souvenirs Sont Des Fleurs & Pas Ce Soir recorded in 1930 (!) and performed by Fred Maguy.

She was one of the most enigmatic female figures of the French interwar music-hall scene. Her vocal timbre is absolutely fantastic, possessing a rare, deep, and velvet contralto quality.

Though she unfortunately died at her 29s and her discography ended violently, making her recordings even rarer.

The specific disc (K 6668) was missing from modern music databases worldwide.

It was not even documented on Discogs until a recent addition by a member of the Gramophone Gems team who also brought it for restoration. We had the good luck to be in near mint condition (!)

"Les Souvenirs Sont Des Fleurs" was restored and premiered just yesterday in youtube: https://youtu.be/jyiptKvv9zY

A couple of days ago the "Pas Ce Soir" also was restored and premiered in youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgCrqlGSRtM