[78-L] Questions on German labels

[Kristjan Saag]

Beka was an independent record label that Lindstrom aquired around 1910 (at 
the time Lindstrom started to produce records and also aquired the 
International Talking Machine Co labels, like Odeon Fonotipia).
The Beka label was founded in Berlin in 1903 by Heinrich Bumb and Max Koeing 
(Be is the German pronunciation of the letter B, as in Bomb, and Ka stands 
for the K in Koenig ) They had previously manufactured gramophones and 
postcard discs and had also been German representatives for International 
Zonophone. When that company was sold to The Gramophone Co. Bumb & Koenig 
started their own label, but using the same catalogue and mx series as 
Zonophone.
>From 1903 Beka issued cylinders and from 1904 discs. It also had 
representation in France, Italy, Scandinavia etc, sometimes with local label 
names.
More (in German) at
http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:U19oBnfNt18J:217.89.69.204/internet-links/FB252/doc/VMA-Faltblatt%2520Februar.pdf+beka+k%C3%B6nig+bumb&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=se
Kristjan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Aherne" <leotolstoy_75 at yahoo.com>
To: <78-L at 78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 6:51 PM
Subject: [78-L] Questions on German labels


I'm rather curious about the years of production for Tri-Ergon, Vox, 
Clausophon
and Beka. The first three were active at least in the mid-late 20s; Beka was 
of course
a Lindström brand active in the early 20th century to at least 1929-ish. If 
anyone knows
more precise details, I'd be grateful for them.

Ultraphon, from my understanding, was in production in Germany from 1929-32
at which time it was replaced by Telefunken--I think. The label still 
existed in France
in 1934-35, when the Quintette du Hot Club appeared on it; does anyone know 
how
long the label was used there?

I also might as well ask about the Homocord label used in the later 20s; an 
example
is at http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/images/homocord.gif .
What is the obelisk-like structure supposed to represent? (and of course, I 
know
I'm just asking for Freudian-inspired answers ;-), but it's certainly an 
attractive and
distinctive label).

More info on Homokord/Homocord can be found at
http://www.russian-records.com/details.php?image_id=3193
(for corporate history) and
http://www.slba.se/03mediearkivet/documents/dating_german_homocord.pdf
(for matrix and catalogue series).

-Harold



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