[78-L] Prefixes on HMV, Columbia, Parlophone, etc.

[Sam Hopper]

This document has a large HMV prefix sequence in it (starting at page 76)
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/documents/1/64/78rpm-collectors-newsletter-the-discographer-february-2014

----- Original Message -----
From: bryan at claxtonola.com
Sent: 02/14/14 08:39 AM
To: 78-L at 78online.com
Subject: [78-L] Prefixes on HMV, Columbia, Parlophone, etc.

Can anyone explain (or point me to a source that can explain) the various letter prefixes used by HMV, Columbia, Parlophone, etc. in their non-US 78 rpm pressings of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s? I've begun cataloguing my British, Australian, and European records and I'm boggled by the array of single-letter and two-letter prefixes. (Columbia has C, DB, F, etc.; HMV has B, BD, JK, etc.; Parlophone has F, R, etc.) I assume there must be some rhyme and reason for the various prefixes, but so far, I can't figure it out. Thanks! Bryan W. _______________________________________________ 78-L mailing list 78-L at klickitat.78online.com http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l


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